“The Year of the Dog” Viewing

Award-winning, independent feature film, The Year of the Dog, a poignant story about two strays— a loner alcoholic struggling to maintain sobriety and a rescue dog with an unusual athletic gift—opens in Bakersfield at Reading Cinemas Valley Plaza on March 10, 2023 for a minimum 2-week run. The film’s lead dog is a husky rescue named Caleb. In honor of Caleb, the film will donate 5% of the ticket sale net profits to the Bakersfield SPCA.

WATCH THE TRAILER: https://trailers.apple.com/…/indep…/the-year-of-the-dog/

MORE ABOUT THE FILM:  Matt, a loner alcoholic at rock bottom, struggles to maintain sobriety for 30 days so he can honor his mother’s dying wish, to visit her in hospice, sober. His book-thumping AA sponsor, Fred, offers him refuge at his farm, where Matt finds Yup’ik, a stray husky with a unique talent. The man and dog relationship is precarious at first, but with the help of a close-knit Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull through to the finish line.

THE TEAM

Director: Robert Grabow, Michael Peterson, Andrew McGinn

Writer: Robert Grabow

Actors: Robert Grabow, Michael Spears, Jon Proudstar, Alyssa Groenig, Jeff Medley, Aaron Finley