Facing the storm : story of the American bison / Big Sky Pictures presents a Montana Public Television co-production ; a High Plains film ; directed by Doug Hawes-Davis ; produced by Rita Pastore and Doug Hawes-Davis ; [a production of High Plains Films in association with ITVS & Montana PBS].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hawes-Davis, Doug, film director, film producer, director of photography, editor of moving image work.

Pastore, Rita E., film producer.

Carr, Drury Gunn, director of photography, editor of moving image work.

Furrow, Ken, director of photography.

Big Sky Pictures, production company.

MontanaPBS, production company.

High Plains Films, production company.

Independent Television Service, production company.

Bullfrog Films, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American bison.

American bison--Conservation.

Human-animal relationships--High Plains (U.S.).

Human-animal relationships.

Wildlife conservation--High Plains (U.S.).

Wildlife conservation.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (78 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences

Other Title:

Story of the American bison

Place of Publication:

[Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2019]

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

The 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.

Credits:

Camera and sound, Drury Gunn Carr, Ken Furrow, Doug Hawes-Davis ; editors, Greg Snider, Drury Gunn Carr, Doug Hawes-Davis ; original score, Mike Grigoni, Ned Mudd, Ivan Rosenberg.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: High Plains Films, [2010].

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed December 13, 2019).

Publisher Number:

bf-hpfts Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.