On Thursday, April 6th, the Bozeman Doc Series presents the Montana premiere of the critically acclaimed new documentary, Deep Rising. The screening will be held at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture and begins at 7pm.
Directed by Matthieu Rytz (Anote’s Art, Sundance 2018), this exquisite fly-on-the-wall environmental doc is also a gripping and up-to-the-minute tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue that exposes the destructive machinations of a secretive organization empowered to extract massive amounts of of metals from the deep seafloor. Narrated by Jason Momoa, Deep Rising illuminates the vital relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth.
Deep Rising world premiered this January at the Sundance Film Festival.
“Incisive… fascinatingly complex… a clarion call to rethink how we interact with the ocean.” – The Playlist
Following at 7pm on Thursday, April 20th, at the Emerson Center, the Doc Series and Gallatin Valley Earth Day present the award-winning new documentary from Bozeman-based Grizzly Creek Films and director Eric Bendick, Path of the Panther.
The screening will be preceded at 6pm by a reception in the Emerson ballroom with music, food, drink, and the annual silent auction, as well as Earth Day information and opportunities from event sponsors.
Drawn in by the haunting specter of the Florida panther, a wildlife photographer, veterinarians, ranchers, conservationists and Indigenous peoples find themselves on the front lines of an accelerating battle between forces of renewal and destruction that have pushed the Everglades to the brink of ecological collapse.
In a struggle resonating across the globe, the panther’s habitat is becoming an island. Its lush territory transformed into subdivisions and roadways. A paradise paved over and nearly forgotten.
Perched on the edge of extinction, the panther is an emblem of our once connected world. Showing us how to protect the Earth’s last wild places. Or else, a harbinger, of what could befall our planet, if the ‘Path of the Panther’ becomes a dead end.
Finally, the Doc Series season concludes with a special Sunday night showing on April 30th at 7pm with the award-winning new documentary, The Lake at the Bottom of the World. Director Kathy Kasic and scientists profiled in the film will be in attendance and participate in a Q&A after the film.
An international team of scientists explores a subglacial lake buried 3,600 feet beneath the Antarctic ice to reveal hidden truths about our planet’s dynamic past. As they struggle against the ferocity of the ice and wind, they consider how our relationship with nature – and with one another – will impact humanity’s future and the future of all life on our rapidly changing planet.
Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are available at the door or before the show at www.bozemandocseries.org, where you can also learn more about the series and view trailers for upcoming films. Masks are now optional in the theater. •
