| Authors: |
High Plains Films.
Big Sky Pictures.
MontanaPBS.
Independent Television Service.
Hawes-Davis, Doug.
Pastore, Rita.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
American bison.
American bison -- Conservation.
Human-animal relationships -- Great Plains.
Wildlife conservation -- High Plains (U.S.)
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Nonfiction television programs.
Documentary television programs.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Missoula, Mont. : High Plains Films, ©2011. |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 78 min.) : sd., col. w/ b&w seq. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Notes: |
Edited version of film originally broadcast on television by PBS as a part of the film series Independent Lens. |
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Includes feature and broadcast versions of film. |
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Special features: deleted scene ; companion films ; trailers. |
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DVD |
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In English. |
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Camera and sound, Drury Gunn Carr, Ken Furrow, Doug Hawes-Davis ; original score, Mike Grigoni, Ned Mudd, Ivan Rosenberg ; editors, Greg Snider, Doug Hawes-Davis, Drury Gunn Carr. |
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Winner, Isla Earth Award, 2011 Santa Catalina Film Festival. |
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| 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. |