yosemite-valley-painting

THE LAST CATHEDRAL

Logline

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir clash over the future of Yosemite during a 3-day camping trip that forges a history-making friendship.

Genre

Feature

Drama

About

The Last Cathedral is a love letter to Yosemite National Park, one of my favorite places on Earth. It's a political drama based on a true story, and is essentially a two-hander in a bottle. Were this film ever produced, I'd want it to be shot entirely on location with its small cast, because the landscape in this one is truly a main character.

Comps include TRAIN DREAMS and FROST/NIXON.

roosevelt-and-muir-yosemite
john-muir
yosemite-valley

THE LAST CATHEDRAL

Logline

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir clash over the future of Yosemite during a 3-day camping trip that forges a history-making friendship.

Genre

Feature

Drama

About

The Last Cathedral is a love letter to Yosemite National Park, one of my favorite places on Earth. It's a political drama based on a true story, and is essentially a two-hander in a bottle. Were this film ever produced, I'd want it to be shot entirely on location with its small cast, because the landscape in this one is truly a main character.

Comps include TRAIN DREAMS and FROST/NIXON.

roosevelt-and-muir-yosemite
john-muir
yosemite-valley

© Brian Patterson 2026

© Brian Patterson 2026

© Brian Patterson 2026