Sweetwater Program Highlights
Program Description
In the mid 1850s, thousands of Latter-day Saint emigrants crowded the docks of Liverpool, dreaming of a new life in the Salt Lake Valley. After an arduous ocean voyage and an overland trip to Iowa, they loaded their belongings into handcarts, which they then began pulling the nearly 1300 miles to the Salt Lake Valley. But for the Willie and Martin companies, numerous delays in an already late start led to a near-catastrophe, as the Saints found themselves running out of provisions and stranded in treacherous snowstorms on the high plains of Wyoming. Now documentary filmmaker Lee Groberg tells the story of those who were stranded and those who came to their rescue in one the greatest acts of heroism of the 19th century. Watch "Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie and Martin Handcart Story," coming to PBS December 18, 2006.
Logline
Sweetwater Rescue: The Willey and Martin Handcart Story tells of 1200 emigrants from England and Europe who longed to join with those of their faith in the Salt Lake Valley. But, after becoming stranded on the high plains of Wyoming in late October, 1856, these pioneers were rescued in one of the greatest acts of heroism in the 19th century.
Production Credits
Producer and Director: Lee Groberg
Written by Heidi S. Swinton
Chief Cinematography and Editing by Mark Goodman
Music by Sam Cardon
Presented in conjunction with KBYU Television and WETA
Running time: 56:46
Product Offer and Companion Volume:
- Sweetwater Rescue: The Willie and Martin Handcart Story, by Heidi S. Swinton and Lee Groberg (Covenant Communications, Inc.). $29.95
- Full-length DVD, featuring 90 minutes of bonus material. $21.95.
- Ordering information: 888-513-1847
Web Site: www.sweetwaterrescue.com
Closed captioned, stereo, product offer tag, no web tag. Offered in SD and HD
On-air promos: :20 and :30
PBS Rights:
- SD—6 releases over 2 years, beginning December 2006.
- HD—unlimited, one year
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