[MCN] 13th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Feb. 19-28), Day 8

Jim Parker westridge at montana.com
Fri Feb 26 01:47:23 EST 2016 

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

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*/Today’s Update: Friday February 26, 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/2016/02/26

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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 #8//

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      Special Events

*Rocky Mountain School of Photography, 9:00am – 5:00pm.*

Retrospective director Lucy Walker’s virtual-reality film, /The History 
of Cuban Dance/. Organic, spontaneous, sexy dances progress 
chronologically through Afro-Cuban Santería rumba, mambo, cha-cha-chá, 
salsa, breakdancing and reggaeton, all in amazing 360° perspective!


*_BSDFF AWARDS PARTY!!_* The winners of all four awards categories – 
Feature, Short, Mini-Doc and Big Sky Award – will be announced at the 
awards party at

The Loft, 6:00pm. */Free and open to the public!/*

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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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9:00am

Transmedia for Social Change 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/transmedia_for_social_change/2016/02/26> 
- /Holiday Inn/


10:45am

WITNESS: Global Human Rights Empowered through Film 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/witness_global_human_rights_empowered_through_film/2016/02/26>- 
/Holiday Inn///

Seminar - WITNESS trains and supports activists and citizens around the 
world to use video safely, ethically, and effectively to expose human 
rights abuse and fight for human rights change. We identify critical 
situations and teach those affected by them the basics of video 
production, safe and ethical filming techniques, and advocacy 
strategies. Speaker: Kelly Matheson, Witness Video as Evidence


3:00pm

Interviewing: Tricks of the Trade 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/interviewing_tricks_of_the_trade/2016/02/26> 
- /Don Anderson Hall, University of Montana/


4:10pm

Ondi Timoner: How to Make a Great Documentary 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/events/ondi_timoner_how_to_make_a_great_documentary/2016/02/26>- 
/UC Theatre///

Masterclass - 2x Sundance Grand Jury Prize­-Winning Filmmaker, Ondi 
Timoner (DIG! & WE LIVE IN PUBLIC) deconstructs the process of making a 
powerful nonfiction feature. As a director, producer, camerawoman and 
editor of six award-winning feature-length films & hundreds of shorts, 
an entrepreneur, founder of atotaldisruption.com and the producer & host 
of the only documentary talk show in the world, BYOD (Bring Your Own 
Documentary) for 4 years now, Ondi pushes the boundaries of non-fiction 
storytelling in all its forms. In this onstage Masterclass, Ondi will 
take you through her best practices, both technically and 
psychologically, of how to make extraordinary films and release them. 
Speaker: Ondi Timoner

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*_Today's films_**:*

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

12:00pm, Wilma

Sonic Sea 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/sonic_sea> - /60 
minutes/

A study of the impact of industrial and military noise on whales and 
other marine life. Narrated by Rachel McAdams and featuring Sting.

A Way of Life 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/way_of_life> - 
/5 minutes/

Portrait of book binders and their work to preserve written history.

12:00pm, Crystal

*Ondi Timoner retrospective continues with a block of three short films*

The Last Mile 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/last_mile> - /16 
minutes/

Library of Dust 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/library_of_dust> 
- /17 minutes/

Obey the Artist 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/obey_the_artist> 
- /14 minutes/

1:30pm, Wilma

Operation Popcorn 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/operation_popcorn> 
- /81 minutes/

1:30pm, Crystal

Country: Portraits of an American Sound 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/country_portraits_of_an_american_sound> 
- /88 minutes/

3:15pm, Wilma

*Fusion Doc Challenge winners! Filmmakers from around the world were 
given five days to create a short documentary film. The top 12 of those 
films screen***

A Day In The Life Of A Pedestrian Crosswalk Button 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/a_day_in_the_life_of_a_pedestrian_crosswalk_button> 
- /minutes/

A Perfect Record 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/a_perfect_record> - 
/5 minutes/

A Place for Lidia 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/a_place_for_lidia> 
- /5 minutes/

Do You See What I See 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/do_you_see_what_i_see> 
- /5 minutes/

Don't Call Me Cute 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/dont_call_me_cute> 
- /5 minutes/

Everyone In Between 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/everyone_in_between> 
- /5 minutes/

Hateful 48 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/hateful_48> - /5 
minutes/

Lift Like a Girl 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/lift_like_a_girl> - 
/5 minutes/

Oh I Get It 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/oh_i_get_it> - 
/5 minutes/

Renewed <http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/renewed> 
- /5 minutes/

Robin Brown 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/robin_brown> - 
/5 minutes/

Timeshifters 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/timeshifters> - 
/5 minutes/

3:30pm, Crystal

3 Still Standing 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/3_still_standing> - 
/90 minutes/

4:00pm, Roxy: *Schoolhouse Docs!*

Zoe <http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/zoe> - /3 
minutes/

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

Pickle <http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/pickle> - 
/15 minutes/

Finconceivable 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/finconceivable> 
- /4 minutes/

Welcoming Arms 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/welcoming_arms> 
- /9 minutes/

Giovanni and the Water Ballet 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/giovanni_and_the_water_ballet> 
- /17 minutes/

5:30pm, Wilma

Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/tear_the_roof_off_the_untold_story_of_parliament_funkadelic>- 
/60 minutes///

Members of P-Funk open up about the unorthodox methods they were paid 
and exploited, as well as the creative force that drove the growth of 
funk music. This is the untold story of the rise and fall of the 
greatest funk band ever. */World Premiere./*

5:30pm, Crystal

Left on Purpose 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/left_on_purpose> 
- /85 minutes/

6:00pm, Shakespeare & Co.

The Lost Aviator 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/lost_aviator> - 
/90 minutes/

7:00pm, Wilma

El Chivo 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/el_chivo>- /78 
minutes///

Ultra runner Will Harlan is known as “El Chivo” to the indigenous 
Tarahumara of Mexico’s Copper Canyons, a nickname earned after he won 
their renowned 50-mile Ultra race.

*World Premiere, /Feature Competition/.*

Laps <http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/laps> - /17 
minutes/

7:30pm, Crystal: *SHORTS BLOCK!*

Sandorkraut 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/sandorkraut> - 
/12 minutes/

Heavy Fog Tonight 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/heavy_fog_tonight> 
- /19 minutes/

Last Refuge of the Troublemaker 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/last_refuge_of_the_troublemaker> 
- /5 minutes/

Sounds of No Time 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/sounds_of_no_time> 
- /14 minutes/

Operation Allie 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/operation_allie> 
- /8 minutes/

Bob Swann 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/bob_swann> - /9 
minutes/

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

The House is Innocent 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/house_is_innocent> 
- /12 minutes/

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

Woodfire 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/woodfire> - /8 
minutes/

8:30pm, Shakespeare & Co.

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

Revival: The Sam Bush Story 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/revival_the_sam_bush_story> 
- /98 minutes minutes/

9:15pm, Wilma: *Ondi Timoner retrospective*

Brand: A Second Coming 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/brand_a_second_coming> 
- /100 minutes/

Comedian and author Russell Brand evolves from addict and Hollywood star 
to an unexpected political disruptor and newfound hero to the underserved.

9:45pm, Crystal

Frame by Frame 
<http://www.bigskyfilmfest.org/festival/films-2016-peak/frame_by_frame> 
- /85 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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