Libby, Montana (USA: 2004, 116 mins.)

Thursday September 25, 2008, 5:30pm & 7:30pm
Directed by Drury Gunn &Carr Doug Hawes-Davis
Produced in Missoula by High Plains Films

Nominated for 2008 Emmy News & Documentary Award

Nestled below the rugged peaks of the Northern Rockies and along the crystal-clear Kootenai River lies the small logging town of Libby, Montana - an ironic setting for a town where many hundreds of people are sick or have already died from asbestos exposure.

"If the political pressure to prosecute W.R. Grace's executives to the full extent of the law persists, it will be due in part to this deeply moving film. Many critics have praised the "objectivity" of filmmakers Doug Hawes-Davis and Drury Gunn Carr; what they mean is that the directors let the headlines, residents, and Lovick tell the story. This time-tested documentary technique seems fresh in the wake of last year's much-more-publicized and vocally political Fahrenheit 9/11, but at its root is the recognition that Libby, Montana isn't a red-state or blue-state story. It is a story about American democracy and American capitalism, and the battle that must constantly be waged to keep the latter from consuming the former." - San Antonio Current

Produced here in Missoula, MT by High Plains Films.

Special Guest Speaker: Film Maker Doug Hawes-Davis & Drury Gunn Carr
Co-Sponsored by the UM Environmental Studies Department

Discussions to Follow Each Screening. Please join us.

Producer's Web Site: www.highplainsfilms.org/fp_libby.html