YOSEMITE Trailer Debut Here is the new YOSEMITE trailer! The film, written and directed by Gabrielle Demeestere (The Color of Time), stars James Franco. YOSEMITE will be released in theaters on January 8. It’s the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.