Dead of Winter The Donner Party (2015)

What starts out as a voyage to the West in pursuit of the American Dream quickly turns deadly for the Donner party after a series of bad decisions and severe weather Trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains this group of nearly 80 settlers fell prey to subzero temperatures torrential rainfalls extreme heat and tenfoot snow drifts Punishing storms trapped the party with nearly no food or shelter for 5 months in the Sierra Nevada mountains Many died some succumbed to cannibalism to survive and others delved deeply into their faith while waiting to be rescued The Donner Party explores this exciting journey through a hybrid of firstperson narration remarkable reenactments expert interviews CGI and archival materials