Bozeman Film Society kicks off a new season with a screening of the critically acclaimed dramedy, Ghostlight. The event will be held at Downtown Bozeman’s Ellen Theatre on Wednesday, September 4th. Directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, the film will screen at 7:30pm.
O’Sullivan and Thompson’s moving, gently comic collaboration is about the power of live theater to make sense of our offstage dramas and personal narratives. Ghostlight centers on Dan (Keith Kupferer), a melancholic middle-aged construction worker grieving a family tragedy. Cut off from his devoted wife, Sharon (Tara Mallen), and talented but troubled daughter, Daisy (Katherine Mallen Kupferer), Dan finds comfort and community in a misfit company of amateur actors. While moonlighting in a low-rent production of Shakespeare’s most protean tragedy, Dan is forced to confront his buried emotions. Real-life family Keith, Tara and Katherine Mallen bring tenderness and authenticity to this poignant portrait, while Dolly de Leon – last seen stealing the scene in Triangle of Sadness – is hilarious as Dan’s irascible, improbable co-star [Sundance Film Festival]. Rated R, the film runs 115 minutes.
“Ghostlight becomes a love letter to the power of theater, to the power of the timeless written word, to move us, to make us feel, to change us.” – Chicago Sun-Times
Following on Friday, Sept. 13th, is period piece Widow Clicquot. The film screens at 7:30pm at the Ellen and is directed by Thomas Napper.
The film is based on the true story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century. After her husband’s untimely death, Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot (Haley Bennett) flouts convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she defies her critics and revolutionizes the champagne industry to become one of the world’s first great entrepreneurs. Rated R, the film runs 90 minutes.
“A worthy, if abbreviated, toast to the woman behind one of the most iconic Champagnes in the world.” – Tribune News Services
Politically charged documentary and New York Times Critics Pick War Game lights up the big screen at 7:30pm on Wednesday, Sept. 18th. The film is directed by Jerry Moss and Tony Gerber with appearances by Governor Steve Bullock, General (Ret.) Wesley Clark, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman and more.
A real-life political thriller set on January 6th, 2025, War Game imagines a nation-wide insurrection in which members of the US military defect to support the losing Presidential candidate, while the winning candidate and his advisors – played by an all-star roster of senior officials from the last five administrations – war games the crisis in the White House situation room. They have 6 hours to save democracy as the country teeters on the brink of civil war. Not Rated, the film runs 94 minutes.
“This film is a fascinating and dynamic investigation of American politics. It does more with the documentary form than I thought possible.” – Film Threat
Ghostlight, Widow Clicquot and War Game screen on Sept. 4th, 13th and 18th, respectively, at the Ellen. Wine, beer and concessions will be available prior to the screenings. Find ticketing access and learn more about the current season at www.bozemanfilmsociety.org – and Keep ‘Em Flickering! •
