Bitterbrush
Guests Expected
Director Emelie Mahdavian is expected to attend.
Description
Seasonal cattlewomen Hollyn and Colie contemplate their itinerant lives as they herd livestock through the majestic mountain ranges of the American West in this illuminating observational documentary. Director Emile Mahdavian chronicles the quotidian rhythms of these women’s lives nearly six years into their professional partnership as they hit crossroads that could upend their nomadic existence. Through stream-of-consciousness banter during daily rides and quiet moments on the ranch, each woman’s personality and motivation reveals itself. Hollyn enjoys the work but questions whether she can continue once she starts a family, while Colie harbors ambitions to be her own boss. Slowly, they tame a new colt and challenge the idea of manifest destiny as quintessentially masculine terrain.
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Emelie Mahdavian is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning director, writer, producer, and editor. Her films include a feature, After the Curtain (2016), and a short, Intangible Body (2016). Midnight Traveler (Festival 2019), which she wrote, produced, and edited, won numerous awards, including a Prize of the Ecumenical Jury – Special Mention from the Berlin International Film Festival and SFFILM Festival’s Best Documentary Feature Golden Gate Award. DOCNYC named Mahdavian to its 2020 “40 Under 40” list.
Film Details
LanguageEnglish
Year2021
PremiereCalifornia
Runtime91
CountryUSA
DirectorEmelie Mahdavian
ProducerSu Kim, Emelie Mahdavian
Executive ProducerLaurene Powell Jobs, Davis Guggenheim, Jonathan Silberberg, Nicole Stott, Jenifer Westphal, Joe Plummer
EditorCurtiss Clayton, Emelie Mahdavian
CinematographerDerek Howard, Alejandro Mejía
MusicAnderson & Roe
Print SourceMagnolia Picturesdmccarthy@magpictures.com http://www.magpictures.com
Closed CaptionsClosed captions are not available for this screening.
Audio DescriptionAudio description is not available for this screening.
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is not currently scheduled for this event. For more information about ASL interpretation at our events, e-mail ADA@SFFilm.org.
