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Sahkanaga
''Sahkanaga'' is a 2011 feature film written and directed by American filmmaker John Henry Summerour. The film uses the true events of the Tri-State Crematory scandal as its setting and backdrop, though the central characters are fictional. Background and development Summerour began working on the film script after learning that over 300 bodies had been dumped in the woods near the Tri-State Crematory instead of being Incineration, incinerated by the operators. A 15-minute short film was adapted from the full script and shot in 2007. The short production cast local, non-professional actors as a "litmus test" to determine if local talent (many of whom were directly affected by the incident) could be used without resulting in awkward and exaggerated performances. Full-length feature ''Sahkanaga'' follows the story of Paul (played by Trevor Neuhoff), the son of the owner of a funeral home in rural Northwest Georgia (U.S.), Northwest Georgia. Paul stumbles upon a decomposing corpse n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tri-State Crematory Scandal
The Tri-State Crematory scandal was a scandal at a crematorium in the Noble community in northwest Georgia that came to national attention in 2002. Nearly three hundred and fifty bodies that had been consigned to the crematory for proper disposition were discovered to have never been cremated, but instead dumped at several locations in and around the crematorium's site. This led to civil litigation and criminal prosecutions. Background The crematorium was founded by Tommy Marsh in the mid-1970s and was located in the Noble community, north of the city of LaFayette in northwest Georgia. It provided cremation services for a number of funeral homes in Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee, and made cremation an option for people in communities where it had previously been difficult to obtain. Marsh was a respected businessman. He once ran for Coroner of Walker County, losing by fewer than 100 votes. Marsh also ran other businesses offering tent rentals and vault construction. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
