BZN Film Rodeo features encore screening of N. Scott Momaday profile
On Tuesday, October 15th, the BZN International Film Festival will present a special repeat screening of Words from a Bear, the recipient of the BZN 2019 Ted Turner Award for Environmental Stewardship. This is the first stop on the BZN Film Rodeo, a regional tour of BZN’s award-winning films.
Words from a Bear examines the enigmatic life and mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Navarro Scott Momaday, one of Native America’s most celebrated authors of poetry and prose.
Journey into the mind and soul of Native America’s most celebrated author of poetry and prose. Words from a Bear visually captures the essence of Momaday’s writings and storytelling, relating each written line to his unique Kiowa/American experience representing ancestry, place and oral history. The story takes audiences on a spiritual journey through the expansive landscapes of the West, when Momaday’s Kiowa ancestors roamed the Great Plains with herds of buffalo, to the sand-painted valleys of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, where his imagination ripened and he showed superior writing skills as a young mission student.
The evening begins with a reception at Old Main Gallery from 5:30–7pm. Open to all ticket-holders, this portion of the event will include complimentary lite bites and libations. The film screening and discussion follow at the Rialto beginning at 7pm. Tickets are $15.
Purchase tickets and learn more about BZN, as well as additional Film Rodeo stops, by visiting www.bozemanfilmcelebration.com/film-rodeo. •