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Best of the Big Sky – Apr. 19th
The Bozeman Doc Series has once again teamed up with the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival to present a special event at the Emerson Center in Bozeman. On Thursday, April 19th, The Best of the Big Sky will present a selection of the very best short films screened at the recent edition of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, and will feature a reception in the Emerson lobby. The reception begins at 6pm, and the films begin at 7pm.
The largest cinema event in Montana and the premiere venue for non-fiction film in the American West, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has steadily risen in prestige over its fifteen years, and now presents an impressive collection of quality films from all corners of the globe. Currently wrapping up its fourth season, the Bozeman Doc Series presents the best new documentaries of the year at the Emerson Center every other Thursday between October and April.
The reception will include free appetizers, beer and wine at a cash bar, music, and a silent auction fundraiser for the Bozeman Doc Series in the Emerson lobby before and briefly after the films. The silent auction will feature items from Bozeman Doc Series sponsors such The Saffron Table, Bozeman Spirits, The Lark, Movie Lovers, and more.
Tickets are available at the door or before the event at Cactus Records and Movie Lovers. Tickets are also available online at www.bozemandocseries.org, where you can learn more about the event and the series.
THE LINEUP
THE LAST HONEY HUNTER
In the mist-shrouded mountains of Nepal’s Hongu River valley, the Kulung people carve their lives out of the land and practice an ancient form of animism structured around the god Rongkemi. There, a wiry and unassuming man named Mauli Dhan Rai is believed to be chosen by the gods for the perilous rite of honey harvesting.
DRUMMER GIRL
Losing her eyesight did not stop the prodigious rock n’ roll drummer, Renee Kelly, from pursuing her passion. Moving between past reflections and future dreams, Renee’s story reveals a fervent and determined artist set to a bold musical score.
WILD NEXT DOOR
A portrait of the beauty of Montana’s landscape and its’ enchanting backyard wildlife.
THE WOMAN WHO WAS IN LOVE WITH SEASHELLS AND OTHER STORIES
In the fight to make ends meet in the uphill battle against fishing regulations, a changing climate, and their own geographical isolation, multiple generations of the residents of Atlantic, NC tell stories about their home and its environment.
COMMUNITY PATROL
Detroit is notorious for being a hotspot for crime. Following the intimate story of a minister in one of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods, COMMUNITY PATROL shows a community that comes together in order to push back against a drug house, in an inspiring display of collective action.
INHALE
Through his work with horses, a man finds a way to come to terms with tragedy in his life. INHALE explores the infinite momentum of the life of a man who’s relationship with pain and grief transforms with time.