FOUR FILMS PLUS CRAFT BEER!
OUR LOCAL EPIC CAST LEGACY THE IMPORTANT PLACES
DOORS 6:30PM FILMS 8:00PM
May 12 – Shane Lalani Center – Livingston, Montana
May 26 – Emerson Center for the Arts – Bozeman, Montana
June 11 – Bull & Bear Saloon – Red Lodge, Montana
American Rivers and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition will host the Wild Rivers Film Tour in Livingston on May 12, Bozeman on May 26, and Red Lodge on June 11. The film tour celebrates the 40th anniversary of Montana’s four Wild and Scenic Rivers and is meant to inspire Montanans to take action to protect more of the state’s iconic rivers.
The Wild Rivers Film Tour showcases four provocative and soulful films that weave adventure, conservation, angling and paddling into one night of entertainment. The tour includes three short films – Legacy, Cast, and The Important Places – as well as a feature-length film, Our Local Epic. Our Local Epic chronicles the harrowing first descent of a class V whitewater canyon by a team of kayakers that includes Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard and one man’s mission to protect the Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River from being dammed, ultimately leading to Wyoming’s first Wild & Scenic River designation. Our Local Epic was an official selection in the 2016 Wild & Scenic Film Festival and the 2015 Telluride Mountain Film Festival. Additional short films highlight a father-son connection to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, a beautifully shot story about sense of place and family through fly fishing the Wise River in the Big Hole Valley, and a legendary fishing guide’s quest to protect the Snake Headwaters around Jackson, Wyoming.
Proceeds from the Wild Rivers Film Tour will benefit Montanans for Healthy Rivers – a coalition of businesses, sportsmen and conservation groups working together to designate new Wild & Scenic Rivers in Montana. Montanans for Healthy Rivers has galvanized support for Wild & Scenic River protections for over a dozen of Montana’s most cherished streams, including East Rosebud Creek, the three forks of Rock Creek, the Gallatin, Madison, Smith and Yellowstone rivers. The film tour also coincides with the 40th anniversary of the last, and only, Wild & Scenic Rivers bill passed in Montana in 1976, which protected the three forks of the Flathead River and the Upper Missouri River through the Breaks.
“This inspiring collection of river films features stories shot on location in the Greater Yellowstone. They pull at our heart strings and encourage us to consider the value of conserving Montana’s streams,” says Charles Wolf Drimal, Waters Conservation Associate for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. “As the angling and boating season begins, the film tour sparks an excitement for returning to the waters while reminding Montanans that the places where we play deserve protection for future generations,” adds Michael Fiebig, Associate Director of the American Rivers Northern Rockies office.
American Rivers and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition both contribute to the leadership of Montanans for Healthy Rivers. American Rivers works to protect and restore the nation’s rivers and streams. The Greater Yellowstone Coalition is dedicated to protecting the lands, waters and wildlife of the 20 million acre Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The Wild Rivers Film Tour is proudly supported by Neptune’s Brewery, 406 Brewing Company and Red Lodge Ales.
Teaser: A trailer for Our Local Epic can be found at: https://vimeo.com/162846668
Presented by: American Rivers and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Cost: $10. Tickets available at the door or in advance at www.greateryellowstone.org/events
