On Thursday, April 4th, at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture, the Bozeman Doc Series continues with the Montana premiere of the critically acclaimed new documentary, Every Little Thing. The film screens at 7pm.
Amid the glamour of Hollywood, Los Angeles, a woman finds herself on a transformative journey as she nurtures wounded hummingbirds, unraveling a visually captivating and magical tale of love, fragility, healing and the delicate beauty in tiny acts of greatness.
A film of joy and wonder, Every Little Thing offers profound truths in a deceptively simple story. What does it mean to care for another, and what impact does this act have on us? In tending to these fragile yet resilient hummingbirds, Terry Masear finds a sense of healing from her own past. Her diminutive patients – brought into sharp focus through breathtaking, beautifully detailed photography – become memorable protagonists in their own right. The viewer becomes emotionally invested each of them, celebrating their small victories and lamenting their tiny tragedies. The compassion and empathy that Masear shows her Lilliputian charges serves as a lesson to us all – a reminder that in the smallest of acts, and in the tiniest of creatures, we might find grace.
Every Little Thing world premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January to widespread critical acclaim.
“Every Little Thing is not just a deeply affecting portrait – it offers a vision of compassion as a way of life. The way Aitken and her ace team have made a handful of these birds, into compelling screen characters is, well, no small thing.” – The Hollywood Reporter
Following at 7pm on Thursday, April 18th, the new documentary 399: Queen of the Tetons screens at the Emerson in collaboration with Gallatin Valley Earth Day.
The film follows the life of the most famous bear in the world, Grizzly #399, as she attempts to raise an unusually large litter of four cubs to adulthood. Amidst a warming climate, human encroachment and the looming threat of losing protected status under the Endangered Species Act, a mother bear makes increasingly unexpected – and consequential – choices to protect her family.
The screening be part of our annual Earth Day event and will be preceded at 5:45pm by a reception in the Emerson ballroom with food and drink, as well as Earth Day information and opportunities from event sponsors Gallatin Valley Earth Day, Broken Ground Permaculture and others. The reception will also feature our annual Bozeman Doc Series silent auction with items from sponsors such as Red Tractor Pizza, Bozeman Spirits, Reintegrative Massage and many more.
Doors open at 6:30pm ahead of each screening. Tickets for Every Little Thing and 399: Queen of the Tetons are available at the door or in advance at www.bozemandocseries.org, where you can also buy Season Passes and 7-film punch cards, learn more about the series and view trailers for upcoming films. The series will continue every other week through April. •
