Presented April 13 and 14 at the Bombay Club, Islander Nate Martin's documentary The Ochopee Skunk Ape, a full-hour film featuring Southwest Florida's gift to folklore, attracted over 100 interested onlookers during the two-day event. The debut also featured the appearance of Dave Shealy, who has spent over 30 years of his life tracking the skunk ape, a creature akin to Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman , and the Jersey Devil."Things like this really interest me, and I find them to be very exciting," said Bill Fischer from Pittsburgh, Pa. "We don't have too many legends like this floating around in the Pittsburgh area, so I thought I'd show up tonight and see what it was all about. I have to tell you, I certainly got my money's worth."The skunk ape, which, according to Shealy, is about six feet tall, and covered with fur, received its name as a result of its distinctive odor."It's like the smell of a hundred skunks covered with goat dung," Shealy said.It allegedly makes its home in the sulphur-laden pools of the Big Cypress Swamp.The film itself essentially follows Shealy on many of his adventures in the Everglades while rendering numerous eyewitness testimony based on some of Ochopee's residents."The photography was magnificent, and the environmental shots and angles were very professionally done," added Frank Bowman from Duluth, Minn. "You can see a lot of work and crafting went into the making of the movie and the settings were just beautiful."
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