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Luna OVERVIEW Genre: Drama Language: English Country of Origin: USA Production Status: In Development CAST & CREW Producer: Ed Saxon, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin SYNOPSIS LUNA is based on the true story of Julia “Butterfly” Hill, a drifter turned environmentalist who galvanized the movement in the early 90’s to save the redwood trees in Northern California from deforestation. Julia Hill was a young woman without direction or purpose whose travels brought her to Northern California and the quiet majesty of the ancient Redwood trees. At that time, junk bond king Charles Hurwitz was leading a campaign to clear cut the redwoods via his newly acquired company Pacific Lumber to ensure maximum profits. Eager to protect the trees she had come to love, Julia agreed to work with a small environmental agency called Earth First to stage a tree “sit” which involves living up in the trees for days at a time to prevent the trees from being cut down. Days became months and months turned into years, as Julia refused to come down from her tree until she knew the Redwoods would be protected. She braved fierce weather, injury and attacks from lumber men to save her tree, Luna, and the old growth trees around her. Julia’s struggle drew massive media attention and she became an eloquent spokesperson for the Redwoods and the environmental movement.
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