From filmmaker Nathaniel Brislin, creator of Pine State Phantoms, comes Eyes from the Pines: The Pine Ape Project



I understand that there are people who are skeptical of the existence of sasquatch and it’s perfectly fair to have that mindset. I am very easily able to put aside my personal bias in order to objectively analyze evidence to discover what the truth is, wether it proves or disproves the claim. It is everyones right to have a skeptical mindset which should be encouraged especially when confronted with a phenomenon such as this. I am attempting to gather true evidence to either prove or disprove this claim in a scientific manner.



I never have claimed to definitively know the answers to things like this. As an investigator of anomalous phenomena I collect evidence, analyze data, match up similarities to make correlations, and present my findings. As a researcher I objectively study this phenomenon without an agenda to push. I do not know nor do I pretend to know the answers to these questions. All I do is present the evidence that I find and the correlations that I see.



EYES FROM THE PINES



“Eyes from the Pines: The Pine Ape Project” follows me, investigator/filmmaker Nathaniel Brislin, and a group of fellow researchers on several expeditions to a cabin deep within the woods of central Maine where sasquatch activity has been reported. The documentary takes an empirical and research-based look at the sasquatch phenomenon in the most densely forested state in the nation. Utilizing leads from local accounts, expert opinions shared through interviews (the likes of Michelle Souliere, Michael Merchant, Loren Coleman and more) as well as my personal experiences in the field, “Eyes from the Pines” looks to peel back the veil to reveal whatever is peering back through the foliage of New England's Pine Tree State.



THE PINE APE PROJECT



"The Pine Ape Project" refers to the actual fieldwork or "boots-on-the-ground" research, as some would call it, that is documented throughout “Eyes from the Pines.”



Over the course of three weeks in the mid-summer of 2020 an elaborate multi-camera, bait, and scent lure trap will be employed in central Maine within an area where alleged sasquatch activity has persisted for the past decade. The goal of this experiment is to draw in a potential sasquatch using a specially built primate scent lure and bait consisting of local ripened fruits. The scent lure, proposed to me by Doug Hajicek of MonsterQuest, uses a combination of putative human and non-human ape pheromones. This compound formula was utilized on the successful "Skookum Expedition” which yielded not only the infamous “Skookum Cast” but footprints, dermal ridges, and hair; all of which are yet unexplained.



The mixture of ape pheromones are impregnated into a specialized plastic that holds and emanates the scent for approximately three weeks in the field. Ideally this timeframe would be a long enough amount of time to draw in a curious cryptid creature to the bait location. The location itself, near a prime forested water source, consists of terrain suitable for preserving a clear and castable trackway. Other physical evidence collecting methods to be utilized in the vicinity include noninvasive hair snares for potential DNA collection and analysis and a material around the bait employed with the intent of collecting potential fingerprints. All of this will be overlooked by a multi-trail camera setup.



FUNDING & DONER BENEFITS



100% of the funds donated to the Pine Ape Project will go directly to essential equipment and materials needed for the experiment and expedition. Equipment includes additional fieldwork tools and materials necessary for the project, custom primate pheromone scent lures, and general travel expenses.



- Donors who contribute $10 or more will receive an official holographic Pine Ape Project sticker (pictured above).



- Donors who contribute $20 or more will receive a sticker as well as get their name featured in the credits of the film.



- Donors who contribute $30 or more will receive a sticker, film credit, and receive their very own credit on IMDb as a backer to the documentary.



- Donors who contribute $50 or more will receive a sticker, in-film credit, IMDb credit, and ensures you a copy of Eyes from the Pines when it releases on DVD.



Become a supporter of the Pine Ape Project today to be forever memorialized in this potentially historic undertaking within the field of sasquatch study looking to answer the question: Are the eyes of apes peering back from beyond the pines?



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