Highway Goat Productions sets motion to its first feature documentary film to bring you the beginning and end of one of our fondest fairytales - the hobo's journey.  

Dan Skaggs (rail name Skeeter), Kentucky born and dreadlocked, has logged ten thousand miles on America's railroads.  Now, after a brief hiatus, he's ready to catch out once again, this time accompanied by an experienced film crew.  Freeload is his vision.

"We are going to bring you the people that you may see in your town and never even knew existed - the train riders of America"

Freeload shows the life of contemporary hobos, living in an age that's turning them into myths.  

They're lost breeds, gone from the orthodox, subscribed to rattling around America courtesy of its railways.

We set our goal at $5000.  Highway Goat Productions consists of three film units in production simultaneously  - one by rail, one by road and one back home.  Every beat of our ride becomes your movie. 

Our production costs include one more camera, external hard drives, memory cards, batteries and gasoline.  

There's Director 

Dan Skaggs. Born and raised in the hills of Kentucky.

B.A. in environmental studies, University of Montana - Honors & President's Award for Excellence and Achievement, no less.  And he panned for gold, and he made it rich.

Editor

There's Ryan Seitz.  Born and raised in Billings, Montana.

B.A. in media arts, University of Montana - and the 

Presidents Outstanding Senior Recognition Award, of course.  W

orked as a cinematographer and editor for dozens of independent films, of course.  H

e's shootin' from the road, and he loves his mother, of course.

Editor

Mather McKallor was born and raised in Seattle, Washington.

B.A. in media arts, University of Montana.  Completed the New York Film Academy's summer workshop in Los Angeles, Calif.  And -the maestro of sound editing- has a presidential head of hair.

Director of Photography

Charlie Moore, born and raised in Connecticut.  Studied in Spain and Italy and graduated from the University of Montana with a B.A. in sociology.  Knows things from traveling more than he should have when he was young.  Lived in Missoula until now.  No longer allowed inside any of the bars or casinos.      

Producer

And there's Neil LaRubbio.  Born in Youngstown, Ohio - raised in Houston, Texas.

B.A. in radio-television-film from the University of Texas.  Then he got the M.A. in journalism from the University of Montana, and he finally got that dream job, but he never did get braces.