TRACING COWBOYS

Directed and produced by Jason Wulfsohn TRACING COWBOYS is a classic road movie that tells the story of two individuals searching for their own identity, while separated from each other. Ethan is a young Englishman obsessed with his hero John Wayne and intent on becoming a Country and Western singer. When his girlfriend Debi leaves without explanation, Ethan travels down to Mexico during the festival of the Day of the Dead intent on finding her. The only map he has is contained within photographs Debi has taken during her journey, and no matter how far he travels the whereabouts of Debi remain elusive, until her photos point Ethan toward the film's surprising and dramatic conclusion.

From Metropolitan Los Angeles, through the desert south west and down the scarcely populated Baja California inner coastline, the film explores the indigenous traditions of love, life and death in this haunting poetic romance. On the final day of shooting, lead actor Sacha Grunpeter was killed in a tragic car accident. TRACING COWBOYS stands as testament to his vision for the film, a convergence of art and life. Recipient of the prestigious AFI HDNet Award for Best Feature, as well as the award for Best Cinematography at the Nashville International Film Festival, TRACING COWBOYS was released to significant critical acclaim by Vanguard Cinema in 2010.

"Director Jason Wulfsohn and his two leads achieve unvarnished naturalism and raw emotional intensity in scenes that hint at influences as diverse as Antonioni, Bergman and Cassavetes." Joe Leydon/Variety

"Sensuous, surreal and impressionist piece of filmmaking. For the lover of offbeat, imaginative independent cinema." John Meyer/Pegasus News

"Beautiful HD lensing by David Morrison infuses the Baja Peninsula locations with an almost palpable sense of melancholy and loss." Joe Leydon/Variety

“Gorgeous viewing. A very moving ending.” Ernest Hardy/The LA Weekly

“Tracing Cowboys is one of those extraordinary films; a shining example of the power of cinematic artistry to convey a story of beauty, one of life and death, and one that speaks to us all.” Bullet Film

“A strong, intriguing storyline. Tracing Cowboys is definitely worth seeing. Keep this on your radar.” Nashville Edge

“Whether it’s the staggering expanse of the Mexican landscape or close-ups on weathered faces, the cinematography gives Tracing Cowboys a meditative beauty.” Ernest Hardy/The LA Weekly

"Ambitious and handsomely photographed." Jim Ridley/Nashville Scene

"A decidedly original take on the classic road picture. The cinematography is beautiful and laden with magic hour light." Indie Blockbuster

“Like Michel Gondry’s terrific “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” filmmaker Wulfsohn plays around with the story only allowing us glimpses of what happened before.” Jonathan Hickman/Einsiders

"Grunpeter's passionate performance." Jonathan Hickman/Einsiders

“Poetic, dreamlike and quite beautiful.” Maureen Lipman/The Guardian

“Reminiscent of Terence Malick’s Badlands, Tracing Cowboys is a meditative road movie whose characters are all, in their own way, searching: for answers, for love and for themselves.” Bullet Film

“Fans of Wong Kar Wai might want to check out the evocatively photographed Tracing Cowboys.” Philip Martin/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette