The Gallatin Wildlife Association is proud to bring the film Elemental – Reimagine Wildfire to Bozeman’s Crawford Theater at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture on Wednesday, July 26th. Doors open at 6pm with the film beginning at 6:30pm with a panel discussion to follow.
Filmed across the West and narrated by Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actor David Oyelowo, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire takes viewers on a journey with the top experts in the nation to better understand fire. The film follows the harrowing escape from Paradise, California as the town ignited from wind-driven embers and burned within a few hours of the fire’s start. It then continues to the even more recent fires of the last two years, when Oregon, California and Colorado suffered their worst wildfires in recorded history.
The film includes the voices of climate experts, Indigenous people and fire survivors, and asks us to reimagine our relationship with wildfire as we prepare for an increasingly hotter future.
Former United States Forest Service Chief Michael Dombeck says of the documentary, “Elemental is an outstanding film that deserves the widest possible viewing. In a visually stunning manner, it distills what we’ve learned about wildland fire over the decades and provides a road-map for badly needed changes that will benefit thousands of people, particularly in fire prone communities.”
“Having seen the film myself, I firmly believe that the paradigm of wildfire management needs to adhere to the best practices of fire and forest management,” said Clinton Nagel, President of the Gallatin Wildlife Association. “This film is timely and very appropriate to be shown in the Bozeman community and showcases how forest fire management needs to be altered to fight fires of the 21st century.”
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire runs 84 minutes. The screening event and post-film panel discussion are open to the public. Learn more about the documentary at www.elementalfilm.com. •
