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The American Frontier was Wild and Unpredictable. Yet Not Everyone Who Traveled It Carried a Six-Shooter.
An Industrious Family Original Series
FUNDING
End of the Santa Fe Trail - The Series
Many stories about Billy the Kid have already been told. This one hasn’t.
End of the Santa Fe Trail is a Western miniseries based on the true encounters between Billy the Kid and Sister Blandina Segale — moments when a unassuming nun influenced the outlaw to step out of character.
Now, you can help bring the rest of the story to life.
Why This Project Matters
Why This Project Matters
This is not your typical Western.
It doesn’t rely on flashy storytelling or modern reinterpretation.
Instead, it tells a grounded, historically inspired story that highlights:
- Courage without spectacle
- Faith in action
- Real human confrontation
This is the kind of storytelling that is becoming harder to find — and all the more important to support.
What Your Support Does
What Your Support Does
End of the Santa Fe Trail is an independent movie about Billy the Kid made possible through direct support from those who believe this story deserves to be told.
The first episode is complete and now streaming on Industrious Family Theater.
Your support helps fund:
- Future episodes in the miniseries
- Continued production and filming
- Original scoring and post-production
- Expanding the audience reach
What Your Support Does
End of the Santa Fe Trail is an independent movie about Billy the Kid made possible through direct support from those who believe this story deserves to be told.
The first episode is complete and now streaming on Industrious Family Theater.
Your support helps fund:
- Future episodes in the miniseries
- Continued production and filming
- Original scoring and post-production
- Expanding the audience reach
How You Can Help
How You Can Help
Currently being distributed is the first episode of End of the Santa Fe Trail. The crowdfunding goal to complete distribution is $2,400. This helps us wrap up the costs associated with post-production and spearhead getting the film out to audiences. At each level of contribution, you help us cover one of these areas.
Each $1000 contribution
- Covers half of the first episode's score
- Covers the cost of our premiere venue
- Begins to cover production for the next episode
Each $500 contribution
- Covers a quarter of the first episode's score
- Covers the remainder of our entire advertising budget for the first episode
Each $250 contribution
- Covers one month of advertising for the first episode
- Covers a print ad in a Catholic publication
- Helps us cover a portion of the score
Each $100 contribution
- Covers two weeks of our online advertising
- Covers half of the cost of running a print ad
- Helps us cover a portion of the score
Each contribution under $100
- Makes up a portion of our advertising budget
- Helps us cover a portion of our post-production costs
From Our Fans
The camera shots and angles were enticing and quite professional looking and the costumes appeared authentic, especially the sisters' habits. Wow!
-A priest from Ohio
In this short film, Industrious Family Films brings to life the story of that humble but courageous woman, whose love would touch those of even the hardest hearts.
-A monk from Kentucky
Be Part of the Story
Be Part of the Story
This is more than a series.
It’s an effort to bring Catholic, true storytelling to the Western genre.
If this is a story you believe Sister Blandina's story should continue to be told on the screen…
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Our Mission
We believe storytelling has the power to shape souls. In a world where mainstream media often undermines faith and virtue, we are dedicated to reclaiming the art of filmmaking for Christ and His Church. Our mission is simple yet bold: to populate the movie industry with good, Catholic films that inspire, uplift, and ignite a love for truth and beauty.
Populating the movie industry with good, Catholic films that inspire, uplift, and ignite a love for truth and beauty.