KALISPELL, MT – “What if the last generation of American ranchers walked off the land?” That’s the tag line of a new documentary called “The Real Yellowstone”.
It’s not about John Dutton and the Hollywood version of ranching; the film takes a deep look into North Central Montana where American Prairie has been buying ranches to create one of the largest nature reserves in the country.
Director Tom Opre interviewed representatives of American Prairie as well as some of the ranching families who’ve worked the land for generations.
Over a recent weekend theater audiences in Bozeman, Glasgow and Lewistown were invited to view the film premiere for The Real Yellowstone.
Opre is an outdoor filmmaker based in the Flathead Valley who turned his lens on rural Montana after creating documentaries on safari hunting in Zimbabwe and the hunting traditions of the Scottish Highlands.
The Real Yellowstone spotlights the multigenerational ranching families of the American West and their vital role in conserving our land, wildlife, and way of life.
The film digs into one of the most controversial issues for Central Montana – the American Prairie’s goals to develop a nature reserve in the Missouri Breaks and the effect that has on the land, people and economy of the area.
Showings of the film will be available in Havre on July 14, Cut Bank on July 15, Dillon on July 24, and Polson on July 26.
More showings could be scheduled. For information as to dates, locations and times, see https://www.shepherdsofwildlifestore.com/pages/therealyellowstone.
