Project Brief
Company: Travelin Productions / Worker Studio
Initiative: Arkansas Traveler — 6 Ep Series
Role: Digital Marketing Producer / Theme Composer
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In the scorched aftermath of the Civil War, one soldier’s road home is paved with blood, ghosts, and the price of survival.
The Brief
The Brief
Arkansas Traveler is a gritty Civil War–era western from writer Sean Bridgers (Deadwood), adapted from his feature-length screenplay into a six-part web series.
Co-directed by Bridgers and Michael “Ffish” Hemschoot, the story follows Wayland McGlawhorn, a rebel soldier ensnared by the blood, death, and devil of war, whose only wish is to find his way back home.
Produced by Travelin’ Productions with Wide Awake Films and Worker Studio, the web series stands as both a compelling standalone narrative and a proof-of-concept for feature film development.
The Challenge
The Challenge
The ambition behind Arkansas Traveler was twofold:
🗡️ To craft an authentic Civil War western that evoked the grit and atmosphere of frontier storytelling.
🗡️ To use the web series format as a digital launchpad — reaching audiences online, proving market viability, and building momentum toward feature film production.
What I Did (Process)
What I Did (Process)
Digital Media Producer
Digital Media Producer
🗡️ Designed and implemented the digital launch strategy for the series’ six-part online release, coordinating release cadence, audience engagement, and social presence.
🗡️ Partnered with Alamo Drafthouse Denver to stage a premiere event (Dead Man with Arkansas Traveler), merging indie web release with theatrical culture.
🗡️ Promotional outreach and publicity, supported press kits, behind-the-scenes storytelling, and creative assets that extended the project’s reach.
Original Theme Composer
Original Theme Composer
🎻 Composed the original theme music, weaving a tonal signature of frontier melancholy and Civil War balladry into the fabric of the series.
Viewing Room
Viewing Room
"I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL APPEAL TO FANS OF THE DEPARTED HBO SERIES [DEADWOOD] AND IT’S FLYING A BIT UNDER THE RADAR, SO CONSIDER THIS A PSA TO WATCH IT ASAP."
-LAURA BECK, THE VILLAGE VOICE
"Thanks to its smooth-ta[L]king, whiskey-drinking, gun-slinging elements, Arkansas Traveler contains everything it needs to appeal to... western fans..."
-Sam gutelle, tubefilter
🎞️ Outcome and Impact
🎞️ Outcome and Impact
🪶 Released the six-part series on YouTube, where it continues to live as an indie western cult piece.
🪶 Strengthened visibility for Travelin’ Productions’ IP development pipeline.
🪶 Created a cross-disciplinary showcase of skills: digital strategy, event collaboration, and music composition.
🪶 The Alamo Drafthouse event fused cinema and web storytelling, giving the project theatrical weight and community connection.
✨ Reflecting
✨ Reflecting
Working on this with Travelin' Productions, felt like taking a living spark from the screenplay and shaping it into a new form, a chance to give the story breath online, through music and digital presence, while keeping its cinematic soul intact.
🙌 Shout-outs
🙌 Shout-outs
Michael “Ffish” Hemschoot
PRODUCER / Co-DIRECTOR / EDITOR
Sean Bridgers
PRODUCER / Co-DIRECTOR / SCREENPLAY / CAST
Shane Seley
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jon Derovan / Garret Dillahunt / Angela Bettis
FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS
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