As the world approaches Y2K, a quirky 12-year-old sets out on a journey to find songs on a mixtape crafted by her late parents. Along the way, she builds new friendships, opens up to her grandmother, and finds her own identity.
The setting is Spokane, WA
And of course filmed in Canada, Burnaby, BC
It also is set in 1999, which was a perfect reminder for me that my brother Randy had moved to Spokane over worries that the year 2000 would be the ending of the world as we know it. He got some acreage and raised some cattle, chickens and hogs. His wife thought I should do the same, but I told her I liked to pick up my meat in a wrapper from the grocery store. When I mentioned to his grown up kids recently why their parents had moved them across the state, they though I was joking. Nope. Year 2000
Mixtape is about finding a cassette tape with songs recorded onto it. We used to do that, though sometimes I do that with burned CD's as a type of mixtape. Especially good for parties with dancing. A sweet film to watch about young kids growing up and learning about the world.