“Beagle Boogie Babe” is a female “Into The Wild”, with Joan Carson being the Chris McCandless of the 70′s.
Joan was on the run from her past, and sought out adventure and community as her solace and family. Along the way she became a skydiving pioneer; the first woman to jump in Medford, Oregon where she started the Beagle Boogie Babes who along with the Beagle Boogie Boys would push the envelope for risky maneuvers both in the air and on the ground.
Ironically, Joan would be killed doing the very thing she loved most, skydiving. Her accident is a mystery.
While in Medford, Joan caught the eye of a rival skydiver from Kalispell, Montana who was wintering over along with his Osprey Parachute Club. She fell in love with him and migrated north to Montana. There she helped found Lost Prairie Skydive Center.
Joan’s dream was to live at the dropzone amongst fellow skydivers. She bought twenty acres and shortly before her death moved a cabin onto the property. Unfortunately she never realized her dream, and was only 30 years old when she died.
But Joan’s legacy lives on. Today many of the original Osprey members still live at Lost Prairie and it is one of the top five boogies in the country attracting skydivers from all over the country and world.
Beagle Boogie Babe reconstructs Joan Carson’s past while asking the following questions:
Why did she take the risks she did? What drove her to continue jumping after suffering two serious accidents? What events surrounded that fateful day?
Perhaps making a film about her would provide those answers and unlock the mystery of a dream Filmmaker Paul Gorman had about her death eight years before she died.
Joan’s story unfolded on its own in a manner that will make you laugh and cry and surprise.
The result is an emotional and thought provoking film full of mystery and secrecy.
You can watch the trailer above in HD and fullscreen by clicking on the controls at the bottom of clip.
You can watch the trailer above in HD and fullscreen by clicking on the controls at the bottom of clip.