Bozeman Film Society continues to present independent film under the Big Sky with a pair of upcoming titles. Next up, The Holdovers lights up the Ellen screen at 7pm on Wednesday, December 27th.
From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, the film follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them – a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) – and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da’Vine Joy Randolph). The film is Rated R with a runtime of 133 min.
“Paul Giamatti is absolute perfection as a Grinchy teacher who learns a hard lesson in empathy over a winter school break.” – Peter Travers, ABC News
Following on Wednesday, January 17th, catch adventure film Full Circle. The screening will be held at the Ellen and begins at 7pm.
Winner of the Grand Prize Award at Banff Film Festival, the documentary follows Trevor Kennison on a path towards post-traumatic growth with Barry Corbett, 50 years later. Their stories mirror each other, connected through time and space by common locations and motifs; injuries in the Colorado backcountry, rehab at Craig Hospital, fame in Jackson Hole; but also through their shared resiliency and refusal to let their zeal for life be limited by their injuries.
Barry Corbet shows that growth after spinal cord injury is possible for everyone, not just adaptive athletes. And yet his legacy paves the way for Trevor’s superhuman feats. Six years after his accident, Trevor returns to the site of his accident in the Colorado backcountry with the goal of landing the world’s first double backflip on a sit-ski – the culmination of his own personal growth and reinvention.
“Full Circle is a storytelling feat – a must-see movie that will push your understanding of what it means to be an athlete.” – Sofia Jaramillo, National Geographic
The Holdovers and Full Circle both screen at 7pm on Dec. 27th and Jan. 17th, respectively, at the Ellen. Reserved tickets are $13.50 for adults, with discounted admission available for seniors and students. 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! •