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It's finally time! It's here! Below you can catch all the action from Drive Thru Tree: A Documentary Webseries streaming in 5 parts. Episode 1 chronicles our arrival in Leggett and our first day looking for stories to share.

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Drive Thru Tree: A Documentary Webseries premieres tomorrow! We're so excited!

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We're so honored to have visited the memorial Jean's Grove with Billie atRedwood River Resort. This teaser goes out to all the names on the plaques of those who loved the redwoods.

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Happy Earth Day from the Drive Thru Tree: A Documentary Webseries team! What a treat to explore the beauty of Leggett and the Eel River.

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17 surprisingly real animals

No, we aren't playing tricks on you — these animals exist.

Is that a Chipalope we spot so far from Confusion Hill?!

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Our second teaser is here! While we interviewed Billie at Redwoods River Resort, Glenn discovered their beautiful river trail! Catch all the hilarity below.

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Director Becca Grumet's nephew Jordy tried on her beloved Drive-Thru Tree Park snapback last weekend on a visit to her hometown in Florida. One day he'll make it out to the redwoods!

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Check out our first of 3 teasers for Drive Thru Tree: A Documentary Webseries! Spend a couple minutes learning about the redwoods in Leggett with the locals who know them best. And thanks to Brett Fromsonand Max García Conover for their music!

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We are so humbled to have been able to collect the stories from the townspeople and drive-thruers in Leggett... consider using Dave Isay's and StoryCorps’ new app to record a story with someone you love, or even a stranger!

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the second night

today we almost went to the tree.

but i’m really glad we didn’t.

today was about learning to function as a crew, and getting to know the area.

first stop in the morning was to Garberville, about 16 miles north of Leggett, where we splurged on old timey flavored sodas and “wilderness flannel jackets.” we confirmed the pronunciation of Leggett, and it’s indeed not Leggett.

we made a quick lunch (sandwiches for the carnivores and ramen for the vegetarian/Lily) and decided while we waited to interview Billie, the lovable owner of our motel campground, to head to the Legend of Bigfoot gift shop to find more locals.

we got some great footage of gift shop clerk Dave, a twenty something from next town over Piercy, and Becky, who runs the store at an attraction down the road called Confusion Hill, home of the Gravity House.

Glenn headed down to the river, and the rest of us spent an hour with Billie, finding out more about her fascination with the trees and why she decided to move to the area first from Manchester, England, then the bay area with her son and daughter-in-law. she is truly a fantastic woman.

which brings tomorrow to the tree! we have a comprehensive 2 camera plan for shooting our first drive thru, and then it’ll be a full day of interviewing other drive thru-ers.

it’s been a treat living off the grid with virtually no phone service. the people here enjoy the quiet life, and while i’m not sure i could do it year round, it certainly is peaceful.

-Becca

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We had such a great time playing around inside the Gravity House at Confusion Hill (to be featured in Episode 3!) Here's a sneak preview inside. 

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A Los Angeles-based music blog. See the music you feel.

To find great artists for DTT, we turned to LA music expert Shabnam Ferdowsi and her blog Beating Lights! Have a kickback listening party!

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One of our favorite spots at Redwoods River Resort were the trails that led down to the beautiful Eel River. We had so much fun exploring and shooting footage by the water!

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This is the second post in our “meet the crew” series! This week we’re talking to our amazing film editor, Hunter.

Hi Hunter. Who are you? What are you working on? I’m Hunter. Human of Earth. Right now I’m mostly a freelance editor. I guess that’s how I make money. I’ve done a handful of...

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‪#‎TBT‬ to our original Indiegogo campaign video! Thanks to all of our fantastic donors for making this microbudget doc possible.

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Almost everywhere we went in Leggett, we saw the popular art of woodworking. Check out some examples from Confusion Hill, the Legend of Bigfoot giftshop, and Redwoods River Resort!

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Mark Duplass: 'There's no excuse not to make films on weekends with friends'

One half of the Duplass brothers used his SXSW keynote speech to promote grassroots film-making and offer a how-to for underground directors

Our series took a couple days longer than a weekend to shoot, but we agree!