Yachats prodigy Milo Graamans, 18, has been studying piano since he was 4-years-old and is an accomplished filmmaker as well. Letterland II, Graamans’ second film about an alternate universe consisting of numbers and letters who are constantly at war with one another recently premiered at the Yachats Commons(Photo by By Dylan McDowell)

Youth finds common ground with Yachats’ creative minds



Filmmaker, musician, and community activist Milo Graamans is postponing college for a year to continue his endeavors in the Yachats area. The 18-year-old is well known for his films, as well as his talents on the piano.

Growing up, he thrived on the creativity of Yachats and its inhabitants. Graamans’ filmmaking aspirations start to develop at a young age through his step-grandfather, Peter Vince. Vince is the video teacher at Toledo High School, and led a summer film class in 2003 that Graamans took part in. The film class created a short video exposing the beauty of Yachats and taught the students the process of making a movie.





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