Come to the North Country

We have recently received permission to transfer Sam’s last film Come to the North Country to a digital format. We have chosen a company that uses Lasergraphics, The Director, a motion picture film scanning system. You can find out more about the scanner at http://www.lasergraphics.com/director-features.html

We need your help to make it possible.

We were raising $775 to transfer Sam’s last 16mm film Come to the North Country to High Definition video using a professional motion picture film scanner ~ and just made a new connection that cuts the price by $275 to $500.

Your donation will help preserve his film for future generations & for $20.00 or more you will also received a copy of the film on DVD.

Deadline: 11:59 pm Friday, April 19, 2013

Make Your Donation Now

Come to the North Country – Teaser from Terry Dodge on Vimeo.

This short video is just a few scenes from Sam Campbell’s last film, ‘Come to the North Country’. These were transferred via a 16mm projector and a camcorder.

Quotable

"One of the inexplicable things in nature, at least to our present limited understanding, is the strange faculty of instinct found in both animals and men. In men instinct has been smothered and lost in self-consciousness and, with questionable benefit at times, compromised with reason."One of the inexplicable

"Fear is the screen that hides from our view the friendship native to the wild heart. Wildness is only a form of fear, for when kindness and patience have penetrated the veil, we see unmistakable evidence of the love in all forms of life."Fear is the screen

"It is within your sacred power to point thoughts of tired people to God." Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo and Still-Mo pg. 237It is within your

"A person must stand on holy ground to realize… that in himself are talents and the opportunities through which he must work out his salvation. Not in the world, but in his own character in his work. Success is not measured by comparing himself with his neighbor, but rather in the degree he cultivates and uses his natural ability." A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too‚ pg. 231A person must stand

"One need never be lonely in the great outdoors. There is satisfying companionship to be found among forest folk when we are worthy."One need never be

"In the depth of our true being, in love and Godliness and kindness, there resides an undisturbed harmony to which we may easily turn."In the depth of

"My inclination, after years of observation, is never to charge anything to chance in nature. It is all cause and effect. Intelligence, often a higher order then what we call reasoning, guides the people of the forest." A Tippy Canoe and Canada TooMy inclination

"I am often led to speculate on the evidence of Divine design there is even in the small events of our lives." Tippy Canoe and Canada Too‚ pg. 157I am often led

(Duke) "You don't really find peace until you get close to Him‚ some way, some how, I wish I know." Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo and Still-Mo pg. 39You don't really find

"How values change. A week ago these things (gas rations stamps) were more valuable to me then gold notes. Now they aren't even good wastepaper!" A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too‚ pg. 158How values change