Bozeman Magazine

Bringing the World to Us The Bozeman Doc Series

Joseph Montalbano

The Bozeman Doc Series is dedicated to showing the people of Bozeman world-class documentaries. Curated and presented by Jason Burlage of Devolution Films, these films offer a wide variety of subjects with the intent of broadening our collective…

MSU Film Professor Dennis Aig’s Mantra: Embrace the Chaos

Dennis Aig recently retired after 34 years at Montana State University. As a professor in the College of Arts and Architecture’s School of Film and Photography, and while traveling the world working on films, he influenced generations of…

Top 10 Halloween Must-Watches

Mars Fagin

If you’re trying to build a list of must-sees this Halloween season, but just can’t quite decide what to put on that list, you’re in luck! This month, we’ve compiled a list of spooky-season classics that are undeniably…

In His Own Words: Rob Grabow on The Year of the Dog

Montana-based films tend to have a raw truth best conveyed by local talent. This is demonstrated in the new indie film, The Year of the Dog, a production by Rob Grabow. Rob and I sat down at a coffee shop in Bozeman to discuss his journey to the…

A Brief History of Bozeman Movie Theaters

And that's the way we went to the movies

Rachel Phillips

Who doesn’t love the classic date night of dinner and a movie? For over a century, people of all ages have flocked to movie theaters for an entertaining evening out. In honor of the generations of Bozemanites who frequented our community movie…

Top 10 Affordable Date Ideas in Bozeman

Sadie Woller

Bozeman is not the cheapest city to live in, but that doesn’t mean that romance and dating has to be expensive! The city of Bozeman is filled with fun and affordable date ideas for those looking for a little less Netflix and chill, and a…

Backcountry Film Festival

Jennifer Verzuh

Like so many events and activities in the past year, the Backcountry Film Festival has gone virtual. But while viewers can now watch the tales of recreation in winter landscapes from their homes across the state (and outside of it) rather than…

2021 Bozeman’s Choice Reader Poll Vote Now Thru Nov 7

Angie Ripple

Each October since 2014, we’ve asked our readers and the greater Bozeman community to vote in the Bozeman’s Choice Reader Poll. Thankfully it’s October, and we get to ask you to vote again, and as you put your stamp of approval on…

Two Yellow Lines Debuts at BZN 2020

Cynthia Logan

Actor / Producer Zac Titus’ Two Yellow Lines is one of the highlighted films set to screen at the Third Annual BZN International Film Festival, which will be held both as a live event in Bozeman August 27-30 and online August 27 –…

The Story of Plastic

Thursday, Feb 20th, 6pm The Emerson Cultural Center

On Thursday, February 20th, at 7pm at the Emerson Center, The Bozeman Doc Series and Valley of the Flowers Project present the critically acclaimed new documentary The Story of Plastic. The screening will be preceded at 6:00pm by a reception…

Bozeman independent filmmaker poised to release dark comedy in early 2020 HOCKED

When a double-crossed deal between dirty police detectives and ruthless drug enforcers goes awry, a struggling addict musician finds himself in possession of the only item that can put an end to the out-of-control, bloody feud. So naturally, he…

Bozeman Film Society: 40 Years of Independent Film

The Bozeman Film Society (BFS), originally known as the Bozeman Film Festival (BFF), celebrates its 40th anniversary this fall, and launches the landmark season with its annual Story Under the Stars event followed by a full line-up of independent…

Top 10 Last Best Things to Do in August

Kate Emmerich

Just about this time, as sunny, sweet July comes to a close and August rears its fiery head, many Montanans ask themselves the same question: Where did the summer go?! Although I have spent the last 16 years lamenting the notion of a disappearing…

Log Jam to open State of the Art, 1,500 seat venue in Bozeman

Montana-Based Logjam Presents to Open New 1,500 Capacity Venue in Bozeman, Montana Missoula, Montana (Thursday, May 24, 2018) - Montana-based promoter Logjam Presents has announced plans to develop a new 1,500 capacity concert venue and…

Willow Creek Road

Jenna Ciralli is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NYC whose short, Willow Creek Road—which she produced, co-wrote and stars in—will screen at BZN International Film Festival this June 7 – 10. The short film follows a ranch hand, Ruth…

Record-breaking Native Film Neither Wolf Nor Dog Explodes Across Big Sky Country

The success of Scottish director Steven Lewis Simpson’s adaptation of best-selling novel, Neither Wolf Nor Dog, defies logic—Hollywood logic that is. It was audience-financed with 18 shoot days, a tiny crew, a 95-year-old star and a…

BOZEMAN DOC SERIES presents JANE

On Sunday, November 5th, at 7pm at the Emerson Center, The Bozeman Doc Series presents the Montana premiere of the critically acclaimed new documentary, Jane.Drawing from over 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the…

BOZEMAN DOC SERIES returns with a new films

On Sunday, October 8th, at 7pm at the Emerson Center, The Bozeman Doc Series returns for a fourth season with the Montana premiere of the award-winning new documentary, For Ahkeem.Beginning one year before the fatal police shooting of a black…

Bozeman Doc Series: All This Panic

On Sunday, November 6th, The Bozeman Doc Series presents the Montana premiere of All This Panic, a beautifully shot, intimate look at the interior lives of seven teenage girls as they come of age in Brooklyn.Shot over a three-year period in a lush…

Fly Fishing in Pirate Territory

Confluence Films Presents Providence

Sarah Cairoli

Our little corner of Montana is considered by many to be the hub of fly fishing. Ardent anglers from all over the world make their pilgrimage to Bozeman for a shot at hooking the fish of their dreams. With an abundance of fishable water nearby, it…

ChickenJam West Summer Film Series

Dylan MacNevin

One night in January, Dylan MacNevin had a thought in the ten seconds before he was going to fall asleep: “There is no cult film series in Bozeman – there should be”. Like many people, Dylan has his best ideas right before he falls…

The Making of The Middle Kingdom

In 2004, I spent six months in China working near the community of Zhudi (joo dee), a small neighborhood on the outskirts of Shanghai. Until recently a small farming town outside the city, during the time I spent there, Zhudi’s fields began…