Ghosts of Woodwards is inspired by a true historical event in Vancouver Canada in 2002; Woodsquat: Tent-City. At this time over 300 homeless persons and political activists illegally occupied three city blocks of downtown Vancouver for 92 days. This was the longest camp protest ever recorded in North America.
This suspense/drama begins at the Woodwards Tent-City occupation and follows Woodsquat, its aftermath and the lives of two fictitious characters: Destiny Calling and Rattlesnake Chief Feather.
Destiny is a humanitarian interested in helping people get off the streets. She is taken for millions leaving her virtually penniless and needing to piece together her own life. more
Rattlesnake is an indigenous man, homeless by choice - for the sake of the cause, who drifts in character from a man seeking emancipation for his people to a drug & lust-driven extortionist. more
Bette Midler as Natalie Green
Posted on 2:00 PM by Hazel Hoyle
Natalie Green is a down-to-earth, kind woman who runs a bed and breakfast on Sacred Island. She is a mother of grown children, but is eternally youthful and friendly. The writer saw Bette Midler’s face, when she wrote Natalie's character into the story.Natalie befriends Destiny during Destiny's greatest time of need and proves a great support to her throughout the movie. Natalie is a Christian enthusiast who tries unsuccessfully to persuade Destiny to shift her life into the Christian direction. This sparks an occasional (yet comedic) conflict between Rasta-spirited Destiny and trying-so-hard-to-be-kind Natalie.
Natalie is a good friend and although she can be a little meddling, she supports Destiny through her life while the mystery of embezzlement, corruption and kidnapping plays itself out.
With Bette Midler’s Las Vegas tour wrapping up soon, its a perfect time for her to become involved in this film production. Bette is absolutely stunning and is perfect for the supporting female role: the lovely Ms. Natalie Green.
Another reason Bette Midler is perfect for this project is because of her extensive musical talent. Rattlesnake does a brief musical performance of Bob Marley in the film and Destiny performs a few times in the story. Having someone of Bette’s musical caliber on the set would be inspirational and encouraging for the others.
One final reason we are choosing to consult Bette Midler about this project is because she is a powerful, influential woman. This screenplay was written by a woman and the lead role is to be played by a woman and it would be wonderful to complement these attributes with high level involvement of a successful woman such as (and none other than) Bette Midler.
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