LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Lee Ramsey grew up in Topeka, Kansas and spent 40 years as a petroleum engineer.<\/p>\n
His daughter eventually attended Texas Tech, leading him to make the journey to Lubbock.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe decided she followed me my whole career,\u201d Ramsey said, \u201cso she said when you retire, you need to follow me and Texas Tech, and Lubbock, Texas was the retirement location.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ramsey later invested in films and got more involved in the projects, leading to a new movie titled \u2018Under the Painted Sky\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s based on the book \u2018The Moccasin Speaks\u2019, which follows the German family after the Civil War in Georgia. They\u2019re told they can make better lives in Colorado, so the family of nine starts the arduous journey in 1870.<\/p>\n
Four years later, Native Americans from the Cheyanne tribe kill five of them and capture four daughters. The story focuses on their rescue and reunion.<\/p>\n
Ramsey says director Ken Spurgeon, along with his crew, really help bring stories like these to life.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a history professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and he\u2019s done a number of movies telling historical stories in Kansas,\u201d Ramsey said. \u201cHe has a team of producers that are involved in costumes, hair, realistic uniforms in terms of the military, realistic dress for the Indians.\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind the scenes, Ramsey says he has seen the project come to life and appreciates everything he\u2019s seen while on set.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll have a list of scenes that they\u2019re going to do for the day and see them replay them three or four times to try and get creative, maybe bring a drone shot into the thing,\u201d Ramsey said. \u201cAll the different ways they\u2019re going with cameras and getting creative and what you find is the people on set a lot of times make suggestions. They\u2019ve done several of these things, and people on set say \u2018have you thought about this?\u2019 There\u2019s a lot of creativeness going on out there in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n
This story holds significance to Ramsey personally, as he is a descendant of two of the girls in the story, Sophia and Addie German. He\u2019s hoping people see this movie to learn more about the story\u2019s historical impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a family position, these things are important to share,\u201d Ramsey said, \u201cbut I\u2019ve also recognized that if you come into the Lubbock area, many people don\u2019t know the story, and for sure if you take it coast-to-coast, this is a story people haven\u2019t heard.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Under the Painted Sky\u2019 is currently in post-production and is looking to hit theatres or streaming in the near future.<\/p>\n
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