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Company Awarded Option to Unravel the Mystery of Phoenixs Historic...

Reel Life, a Phoenix area dvd production company whose focus has been helping clients to tell their piece of visual history, recently acquired a 3 year option to produce a full-length documentary telling the story of Boyce Gulley and his Mystery Castle. The Mystery Castle is a Phoenix Point of Pride and is listed on the Phoenix Historic Property Register. 's8220;We are so honored and thrilled to be able to work on this special project,'s8221; commented Lisa Clayton, co-owner of Reel Life, 's8220;as a local architectural landmark it is important that we preserve the castle's8217;s history. We want to visually preserve the story of the Mystery Castle and showcase the innovative, fascinating man Boyce Gulley was,'s8221; she added.



The documentary will explore the background of the man who built the Mystery Castle as a labor of love for his daughter, MaryLou. While living in Seattle in the 1920's8217;s, Boyce Gulley spent many hours reading tales of princesses in castles to his daughter. In 1930 he was diagnosed with TB and left his family so as not to burden them with his illness. He ended up in Phoenix and began the 16 year building of his daughter's8217;s dream castle. On his deathbed in 1945 he sent his daughter a letter telling her about the castle and why he left. The 18 room castle employs architectural ideas that parallel green building and he made frequent use of recycled and salvaged materials such as clinker bricks discarded by the local brickyards. He often worked with local Native Americans on design concepts and traveled to Mexico collecting memorabilia that he would then build into the castle. Upon his death, MaryLou and her mother traveled to Arizona and moved in to the castle to make it their home.



's8220;Aside from the preservation aspect there is also a very personal reason that this story means so much to me,'s8221; stated Julia Palazzi, co-owner of Reel Life, 's8220;the first time I visited the castle I felt a strong connection to Mr. Gulley as he reminded me so much of my own father who died nearly 20 years ago. My father loved architecture, details, nature, ecology and art. He would have loved the castle and would have taken the time to absorb all of the unique beauty in its details. So, the castle, for me, serves as a spiritual connection to my father through MaryLou's8217;s father,'s8221; she concluded.



Palazzi brings over 20 years of video editing and creative production with the likes of Mr. Roger'ss Neighborhood and Silver Burdett Ginn Publishing, while Clayton'ss skills lie in her strong creative, business and legal expertise. Reel Life has been helping families tell their stories for over 4 years.



For more information about the Mystery Castle documentary or Reel Life, please contact Lisa Clayton at 480-650-5892 or visit www.reellifedvd.com

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