[MCN] 13th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Feb. 19-28), Day #4

Jim Parker westridge at montana.com
Mon Feb 22 09:31:24 EST 2016 

*Welcome back to one of Missoula’s signature events of the year!//*

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*/Today’s Update: Monday February 22, 2016/*

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*13^th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival /(Feb. 19-28)/*

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*For the full schedule please go to:*

http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/schedule/2016-schedule/2016/02/22

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We’ll post the daily films here and alert you to special events—/happy 
viewing!!/

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  _Today's Events_—Day #4//

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*Special Events*

No Special Events Today

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*DocShop *a 5-day conference for all media makers and enthusiasts.**

*IN 2016 WE ARE FOCUSING ON FILMS FOR CHANGE.* 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/docshop/docshop_2016> The 2016 DocShop 
will focus on media activism and documentary film as a catalyst for 
positive change.**

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12:30pm

The Making of Miss Representation 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/the_making_of_miss_representation/2016/02/22> 
- /UC Theatre/

*Monday, Feb 22nd @ 12:30 pm
Location - UC Theatre *

Presentation - Christine Wilcox Holmes was a founding member of what is 
now known as The Representation Project (formerly 
MissRepresentation.org). She will discuss how the documentary film Miss 
Representation became a catalyst for social change and how content can 
spark movements and social engagement. Speaker: Christine Wilcox Holmes

2:00pm

Story of Stuff 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/story_of_stuff/2016/02/22> - 
/UC Theatre/

*Monday, Feb 22nd @ 2:00 pm
Location - UC Theatre *

Presentation - Michael O’Heaney, the Executive Director of Story of 
Stuff, will walk us through how Story of Stuff became a Community of 
over a million change makers worldwide, working to build a more healthy 
and just planet, and how one short video become a global movement. 
Speaker: Michael O’Heaney

3:30pm

Ethics in Representation 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/ethics_in_representation/2016/02/22> 
- /UC Theatre/

*Monday, Feb 22nd @ 3:30 pm
Location - UC Theatre *

Panel - This panel discussion will hit on the challenges and 
implications of how you effect individuals and their story when they 
become a subject in your film or video. We will discuss challenging 
situations in representation, working with a variety of subjects (in a 
variety of situations) and case studies of successes and mistakes in the 
world of representation. The panel will consist of filmmakers and impact 
producers. Panelists include filmmakers from this year’s festival.

5:00pm

Waking in Oak Creek 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/waking_in_oak_creek/2016/02/22> 
- /UC Theatre/

*Monday, Feb 22nd @ 5:00 pm
Location - UC Theatre *

Screening & Case Study - The 30-minute film follows the heart wrenching 
story of a Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and a deadly hate 
attack that shatters their lives, but not their resilience. After six 
worshipers are killed by a white supremacist, the local community finds 
inspiration in the Sikh tradition of forgiveness and faith. This film 
was produced in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Justice COPS 
Office as part of the Not In Our Town: Working Together for Safe, 
Inclusive Communities Initiative. Patrice O’Neill, the filmmaker and 
founder of NOT IN OUR TOWN, will lead a discussion after the screening. 
Speaker: Patrice O’Neill; Moderator: Jenny Rohrer

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*_Today's films_**:*

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*/(NEW) /**Lunchtime Films!***

*12:00pm, Wilma*

Following Kina 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/following_kina> 
- /63 minutes/

*Sonia Goldenberg, 2015
World Premiere *
/Feature Competition/

When Kina Malpartida won her title as the first Peruvian World Boxing 
Champion, the country was struck by a female boxing fever. Inspired by 
her, two young women fight against all odds to sustain a dream and 
become the next champion. Without any official support, they are driven 
by passion and perseverance to succeed in a totally male-dominated sport.

*12:00pm, Crystal*

Makoshika 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/makoshika> - /50 
minutes/

*Jessica Jane Hart, 2015
World Premiere *

The rugged badlands crossing Montana and North Dakota have seen dramatic 
economic booms and equally devastating busts, from the homesteading days 
to waves of explosive oil development. Makoshika weaves stories of 
diverse communities and intriguing characters experiencing today’s oil 
boom, while looking to its history to understand this fascinating region.

1:30pm, Crystal

Indian Point 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/indian_point> - 
/94 minutes/

*Ivy Meeropol, 2015
Montana Premiere *

INDIAN POINT looks at nuclear power by going inside the core activities 
at an aging nuclear plant and posing the simple question: is this safe?

With over 50 million people living in close proximity to the aging 
facility, its continued operation has the support of the plant’s 
operators and the NRC — Nuclear Regulatory Commission — yet has stoked a 
great deal of controversy in the surrounding community, including a 
vocal anti-nuclear contingent concerned that what happened at Japan’s 
Fukushima nuclear plant could happen here.

In the brewing fight for clean energy and the catastrophic possibilities 
of government complacency, director Ivy Meeropol presents a balanced 
argument about the issues surrounding nuclear energy and offers a 
startling reality check for our uncertain nuclear future.

2:00pm, Wilma

The Witness 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/witness> - /89 
minutes/

3:30pm, Crystal

Catching the Sun 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/catching_the_sun> - 
/74 minutes///

*Shalini Kantayya, 2016
Montana Premiere *

Through the stories of workers and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and China, 
Catching the Sun explores the global race to lead the clean energy 
future. Their successes and failures speak to one of the biggest 
questions of our time: how will the U.S. actually be able to build a 
clean energy economy?

4:00pm, Wilma

Bluespace 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/bluespace> - /73 
minutes/

4:00pm, Roxy

Never Too Late 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/never_too_late> 
- /28 minutes/

El Cacao 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/el_cacao> - /20 
minutes/

Beyond the Horizon 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/beyond_the_horizon> 
- /8 minutes/

5:15pm, Crystal

Another Kind of Girl 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/another_kind_of_girl> 
- /10 minutes/

Nascent <http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/nascent> 
- /6 minutes/

Far Afield: A Conservation Love Story 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/far_afield_a_conservation_love_story> 
- /35 minutes/

The Crossing 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/crossing> - /6 
minutes/

My Aleppo 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/my_aleppo> - /18 
minutes/

The Montana Sessions 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/montana_sessions> - 
/4 minutes/

5:45pm, Wilma

Lost Conquest 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/lost_conquest> - 
/70 minutes/

7:30pm, Wilma

What Was Ours 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/what_was_ours> - 
/75 minutes///

*Mat Hames, 2015
World Premiere
*/Big Sky Award Competition/

A Shoshone elder, a powwow princess, and an Arapaho journalist discover 
their true purpose on the Wind River Indian Reservation as they seek 
lost sacred objects, collected from their ancestors long ago and boxed 
away in vast underground archives.

7:30pm, Crystal, /Shorts Block/

Calling the Cops on Jesus 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/calling_the_cops_on_jesus> 
- /8 minutes/

The Champion 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/champion> - /18 
minutes/

Kanada Girl 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/kanada_girl> - 
/11 minutes/

Home at Dawn 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/home_at_dawn> - 
/5 minutes/

Keeping Balance 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/keeping_balance> 
- /5 minutes/

Madness Made Me 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/madness_made_me> 
- /3 minutes/

Isabella 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/isabella> - /9 
minutes/

Impact: A Boxer's Story 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/impact_a_boxers_story> 
- /6 minutes/

Pink Boy 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/pink_boy> - /15 
minutes/

The Montana Sessions 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/montana_sessions> - 
/4 minutes/

8:00pm, Top Hat

The Fight to Follow 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/fight_to_follow> 
- /59 minutes/

9:30pm, Wilma

Missing People 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/missing_people> 
- /81 minutes/

9:45pm, Crystal

The Shore Break 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/shore_break> - 
/90 minutes/

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Download 2016 Program 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/documents/BSDFF-2016-Program.pdf>

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*/See everyone tomorrow!!/*

http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/

-- 
Jim Parker, Owner
WestRidge Creative
PO Box 8492
Missoula, Montana 59807
(406) 396-0985
www.WestRidgeCreative.com

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