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Big Sky Documentary Film Fest Announces 2007 Picks


By Courtney Lowery, 1-05-07

The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival will showcase 100 films from 32 countries when it takes over the Wilma Theatre next month.

Missoula's homegrown, internationally renowned festival kicks off February 15 and wraps up the 21st. Of the 100 screenings, 30 will be world or North American premieres.

Festival organizers announced their official picks Friday afternoon and the lineup is impressive to say the least.

There are seven divisions this year, including special screenings and "works-in-progress," which are three films from the legendary Les Blank. The full lineup is broad in scope, with films that drill into the likes of Jim Jones, the trial of Saddam Hussein, the history of milk, the Jewish-Arab conflict, the youth movement in conservative Christianity, auctioneers who sell of dwindling farms and closer to home, meth in Montana.

Click here to see the official picks. Tickets are on sale in advance online here or at the Wilma Box Office.



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