Sweetgrass / produced by Ilisa Barbash ; directors, Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
Published/​Created
[New York] : Distributed by the Cinema Guild, ©2010.
Description
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (7 pages ; 18 cm)

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    Summary note
    "[D]epicts the twilight of a defining chapter in the history of the American West - the dying world of Western herders, descendants of Scandinavian and northern European homesteaders. The film follows a group of modern-day cowboys as they lead an enormous flock of sheep on an arduous 150-mile up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. A project that took nearly a decade to complete, this astonishingly beautiful documentary intimately captures a way of life that has been integral to the fabric of human existence since the dawn of history" -- Container.
    Notes
    • This disc may not play on all machines or players.
    • Originally produced in 2009.
    • Special features : audio commentary with Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, additional scenes, photo gallery, theatrical trailer.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Editing, Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor ; recorded by Lucien Castaing-Taylor.
    Time and place of event
    Filmed 2001-2003, in Sweetgrass County, Stillwater County, Wheatland Couny and Park County, Montana.
    Target audience
    Not rated.
    System details
    DVD-R, NTSC, all regions ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround or stereo ; mastered on HD ; 16/9, compatible 4/3 anamorphic presentation.
    Awards
    Winner, Big Sky Award - Artistic Vision, 2010 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
    Participant(s)/​Performer(s)
    With John Ahern, Elaine Allestad, Lawrence Allestad, Pat Connolly.
    Contents
    • Extras: Optional audio feature commentary with Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor
    • Additional scenes: Elaine and the ornery ewe, Docking lambs, Irishmen, Norwegians, and Hutterites, In the cook tent, Phoning for help, Elk talk, Dog talk, Cutting out, Weighing in and trucking out, Come buck
    • Fan photo gallery
    • Theatrical trailer
    • Also available from Cinema Guild. Enclosed guide includes an essay by film critic Robert Koehler, Sweetgrass and the Future of Nonfiction Cinema.
    Other title(s)
    Sweet grass
    ISBN
    • 0781513316
    • 9780781513319
    Publisher no.
    • 2361
    • CG000112
    OCLC
    567957099
    Universal Product Code
    • 881164000224
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