MISSOULA - The nonprofit Big Sky Film Institute announced Friday the full lineup of official selections for the 18th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (BSDFF). The festival will take place as an online exhibition February 19-28, 2021 with the full program of over 75 films available to stream via Eventive, the festivalâs virtual cinema. Festival attendees can enjoy world premiere films, join live-stream Q&As with filmmakers, and interact through a series of community panels and more.
The film lineup includes 27 features and 50 short documentaries including 27 World Premieres and 12 North American Premieres. The program was selected from the 2021 open call which drew nearly 1,800 submissions from 86 nations. Featuring an extraordinary array of perspective and experience, the films reflect an historic moment through stories of cultural activism, criminal justice, human rights, immigration, arts & sciences, humor, aging and natural wonders. In addition to the official sel
A half-dozen Wilmington groups have issued a call for local leaders to condemn what the groups called the attempted coup of Jan. 6. That was the day last week when right-wing mobs stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to disrupt Congress from confirming the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election.
In a news release issued Monday, six groups New Hanover for All, Sunrise Wilmington, Equality in New Hanover County Public Schools, New Hanover Schools United for Students, Women Organizing for Wilmington and Working Films called on the city of Wilmington government, New Hanover County government, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s (Office), the Wilmington Police Department and Congressional representatives (to) issue a statement of their stance regarding the attack on our nation’s capital on Jan. 6.