Facing the storm [videorecording (DVD)] / story of the American bison / Big Sky Pictures presents ; a production of High Plains Films ; an ITVS / Montana Public Television co-production ; produced by Rita Pastore and Doug Hawes-Davis ; directed by Doug Hawes-Davis.
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Contents:
Feature version (78 min.) -- Broadcast version (57 min.) -- Deleted scene "Road blockade" (4 min.) -- Trailer #1 (3 min.) -- Trailer #2 (2 min.) -- Buffalo hunt (ca. 6 min.; directed by Doug Hawes-Davis ; produced by Rita Pastore) -- Big Medicine (5 min. ; an ITVS / High Plains Films co-production ; a film by Doug Hawes-Davis and Drury Gunn Carr ; original score, Ned Mudd, live music and drumming, Steven Small Salmon).
Summary:
"[T]he epic account of our tempestuous relationship with the iconic symbol of wild America. It details the inextricable relationship of the Plains Indians with the animal, and recounts the harrowing near-destruction of the species in the late nineteenth century -- from an estimated 30 million bison to a mere 23 individuals by 1885. It graphically exposes the annual slaughter of bison outside of Yellowstone National Park, where the largest genetically-pure herd remains in semi-captivity. Finally, the film explores the epic vision -- and monumental obstacles -- to restore bison to immense tracts of the Great Plains."--Production company press release, www.highplainsfilms.org.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.