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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Museum of the Rockies 600 W Kagy Blvd Bozeman, MT Price: Free |
"Not Yet Begun to Fight," which originally aired on PBS, was exclusively screened at the Museum of the Rockies for Headwaters Academy's Second Speaker Series. Headwaters Academy hosted Bozeman, Montana’s own filmmaker, Sabrina Lee, along with her co-director, Shasta Grenier, to show their latest film, Not Yet Begun to Fight. Not Yet Begun to Fight reveals how America’s wounded warriors heal their emotional scars and stress disorders through the tranquility of fly-fishing on Montana’s beautiful rivers. The story is told through the thoughtful replies of a group of young, struggling veterans and their mentor, retired Marine Colonel Eric Hastings, who heads “Warriors and Quiet Waters.“ Their candid responses expose their own afflictions, mentally and physically. Slowly, as the documentary unfolds, we see Colonel Hastings and other volunteers not only teach the veterans to catch and release the fish, but also meet all their needs so they can float down the river in nature’s splendor and seek freedom from within the prison of stress. Hastings explains that the soldiers learn to live despite their injuries and trauma. They go fly-fishing and celebrate life. This documentary reaches the soul. The critically acclaimed film, "Not Yet Begun to Fight," has won a number of prestigious festival honors and was selected by Roger Ebert in 2013 to be one of twelve films shown at his personal festival. |
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Headwaters Academy seventh grade students interact with Dr. Shawn C. Baker via Skype. He is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder of AllSeq, (formerly BlueSEQ) an independent guide for researchers outsourcing their DNA sequencing. Having received his Ph.D. at the University of California – Davis, he started his career as a Research Scientist at Illumina when it was a 15-person startup. After spending several years at the bench developing gene expression array products, he transitioned to Product Marketing where he led a team in charge of Illumina’s Expression and Regulation sequencing portfolio.
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The audience viewed the hour-long film and then John spent the rest of the evening in Q & A session engaging the audience at the Hager Auditorium. "Battle for the Elephants" aired in February 2013, tells the story of the world’s most majestic animal, as it fights for survival against the ivory tusk market. John Heminway and his crew go undercover to expose the illegal operatives, the people working to meet China’s demand. The film also reveals the elephant’s evolution — showing its society, intelligence, memory, communication, and ability to love. This beautiful, photographic tale affects all who view it and exposes the tragedy of what is happening in Africa.
Heminway, who lives in Bozeman and travels throughout the world, has been recognized for his talent in writing and film production through numerous awards. His film specials and series have been in collaboration with National Geographic, Discovery, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, Discovery HD, PBS Series, and ABC Sports. Currently, he has written his seventh book to be published this year in the UK. Flight: An African Icon and her Life In Secret, discloses the story of Dr. Anne Spoerry, who survived Ravensbrück Concentration Camp and saved the lives of tribal people by flying to the remotest corners of East Africa. |