Tecopa Lost
dir. Danny Mac Stayton
2020
Running time: 42:38
Winner: Special Jury Prize for Best Nonfiction Collaboration
Film
Tecopa is a small town in the middle of the Mojave Desert just outside of Death Valley. Most people drive right through, drawn like moths to the bright lights of Las Vegas and Los Angeles. But there is something special in this hot, dry place--something worth stopping for. Hot springs pool under the cloudless sky. This hidden gem of the desert is an oasis. But just who are the people who decide to stay and call this oddball paradise home?
Danny
Mac
Stayton
Danny Mac Stayton is a journalist, filmmaker and video editor from Los Angeles, California. In Spring 2020, Danny will be graduating from the University of Missouri with degree in documentary journalism and a minor in film studies. His first music video and directorial debut, Slick, premiered at the Kansas City Film Festival. Tecopa Lost is Danny's first documentary. Although the film took a year to make, it was the memories and shared moments of the past 4 years that helped sculpt the film into what it is today.