Not One Drop of Blood Returns Home for Harney County Screening

After years in the making and a journey across the country at national film festivals, Not One Drop of Blood (82 mins) will come home for a special community screening in Harney County in association with The Harney County Historical Society, Harney County Library & Western History Room, and Desert Historic Theatre.
 
Not One Drop of Blood is the feature-length directorial debut of Jackson Devereux and Lachlan Hinton, produced in collaboration with Anna King. Shot entirely in Harney County, Oregon over a period of several years, the film blends patient, observational storytelling with deep community trust to paint a vivid portrait of rural life in the American West. The film skillfully weaves oral history interview audio excerpts of Harney County pioneer, Roy Heinz, and interviewer Pauline Braymen as a unifying thread throughout the story, grounding the present with glimpses of the past.  The Heinz interview is but one of more than 500 oral histories of Harney County residents in the archives of the Claire McGill Luce Western History Room at the Harney County Library.

Not One Drop of Blood began with a mystery that drew headlines: a series of unexplained cattle deaths that shook the ranching community. But beyond the headlines, filmmakers Jackson Devereux and Lachlan Hinton discovered a deeper story. The documentary intimately follows the people of Harney County—ranchers, families, and community members—navigating questions of tradition, survival, and change in the modern American West.

“This film could not exist without the trust, generosity, and candor of the Harney County community,” said co-director Devereux. “It’s only fitting that the first place we bring it back is here, to the people whose stories it holds.”
 
The screening will take place at Desert Historic Theatre on Tuesday October 21st at 6pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers at The Palace. Admission is FREE.

Producer Anna King, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest and has long reported on the region, added: “This is more than a film about a mystery - it’s about people, resilience, and place. Sharing it here first is the most important step in its journey after film festivals.”
 
EVENT DETAILS:

•  What: Community screening of Not One Drop of Blood
•  When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025 - Doors 5pm - Screening promptly at 6pm
•  Where: Desert Historic Theatre, 68 N Broadway Ave, Burns, OR 97720
•  Admission: Free (Just support Tiny via concession purchases)
•  Filmmaker Q&A: Following the screening with Co-Directors, Jackson Devereux & Lachlan Hinton and Producer, Anna King, following the screening at The Palace (next door).

 
Anyone who would like to delve deeper into the cattle mutilation phenomenon in Harney County can read news items dating back to 1975 and other related documents in the files at the Claire McGill Luce Western History Room.

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