A lone family of Sasquatches make their way through the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest. Possibly the last of their kind, Sasquatch Sunset (2024) follows their journey from spring through winter as they navigate the ever-changing world around them. Directors David Zellner and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter) have created, if not the greatest, then at least the most unique Bigfoot film ever. Think Harry and the Hendersons (1987), only instead of the Hendersons you have a barely recognizable Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg in full body suits and prosthetics, communicating entirely through grunts and rudimentary hand gestures, struggling to put up with Harry’s baser instincts.
Shot entirely on location in Humboldt County in northern California, the film contains zero dialogue. The result is something along the lines of a faux nature documentary and an imaginative thought experiment taken to the extreme. Nevertheless, what makes Sasquatch Sunset worth checking out isn’t its absurdity or even its singularity; it’s the project’s sincerity and, ironically enough, truth.
