Documentary about 'Bigfoot Capital of Alabama' has been well received, garnered many viewers since release

Director Brandon Maughon reported earlier this week that his newly released documentary, “The Town That Loved Bigfoot,” has been well received and has garnered a lot of attention from viewers.

Released on June 9 by ZapruderFlix, “The Town That Loved Bigfoot” is described as a “down-home documentary that chronicles the struggles of a sleepy town in Alabama as it's sparked back to life by embracing local lore and learning to love Bigfoot. It covers the town's history, it's many Sasquatch sightings and how it became the Bigfoot Capital of Alabama.”

Maughon, a native of Monroe County, who now lives in New Orleans, said earlier this week that the movie “has been very well received so far. We’ve gotten a lot of great comments from people that have reached out on social media.”

Maughon visited Evergreen in February and March to conduct interviews for the film, shoot footage for the movie and to attend the Bigfoot Calling Contest at this year’s Collard Green Festival.

“The documentary has been a lot of fun to put together,” Maughon said. “It’s been fun to come back to Alabama and talk to a few people I hadn’t talked to or seen in a long time. All the subject interviews went better than I could have ever expected.

Brandon Maughon

“I was only planning on driving over from New Orleans once to film all my interviews and b-roll, but once I found out there was a Bigfoot Calling competition at the Collard Green Festival, I knew I had to come back to shoot the following weekend. There was no way I was going to miss that.”

The 1-hour and 13-minute-long movie can be viewed online on Amazon Prime and for free on Tubi TV. Conecuh County residents who watch the film will see a lot of familiar faces in the movie, including Evergreen Mayor Pete Wolff, Evergreen City Councilman Luther Upton, Evergreen dentist Mike Cartwright, local Bigfoot expert Ashley McPhaul, local Bigfoot Calling Champion Tony Kyles, local Bigfoot witnesses Wesley and Virgil Acreman, and Evergreen Courant Managing Editor Lee Peacock. Others appearing in the film are Bigfoot witness Glenda Bush, WPPG 101.1 FM radio personality Terry Dailey, Bigfoot Calling contestant Mary Katelyn Riley and Bobby Hamilton with the Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization (GCBRO).

In addition to his directing duties, Maughon also served as a producer and film editor on the movie. J. Horton also served as a producer and film editor. Veronica Ley served as associate producer, and Sean A. Reid served as coordinating producer.

Maughon has been involved in the film industry for years, but “The Town That Loved Bigfoot” was his first documentary. Now that he has one documentary under his belt, he’s moving on to even more.

“It’s been a great overall experience,” he said. “I’m starting pre-production on my next documentary now. I’m starting to get my rhythm. Looking forward to releasing more documentaries in the near future.”

For more information and updates about “The Town That Loved Bigfoot,” visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thetownthatlovedbigfoot.