Film Festival Program

September 14—17 Missoula, Montana

Carousel for Missoula The Roxy Theatre 718 S. Higgins Avenue

EquusInternationalFilmFestival.com

406.880.0683

equusinternationalfilmfestival@gmail.com

All proceeds benefit Equine Rescue

& Adoption Efforts. Thank you!

Special Thanks LA Pomeroy, Equinista

Antonia Wolf Dean Hoistad & Dan Harper

Back Country Horsemen of Missoula Smoke Elser

Monty Roberts Debbie Loucks

Jay Gore Nadine & Dave Lipson

William Rideg Cynthia & Steve Erickson Jeff & Virginia Hudson

Dana Gallery Marvin’s Bar

Welcome…Let the Ride Begin!

Dear Equine Friends, Filmmakers and Horse Lovers,

If you love all equines, you’ve come to the right place. The

EQUUS INTERNATIONAL Film Festival is the premier venue

for equine film, celebrating one of the great American icons.

EIFF brings the world of the horse into focus, promoting eq-

uine welfare through inspiring stories and film.

EIFF celebrates and honors the people who tell equine sto-

ries, capture the spirit of the horse, and live the equine life ---

from rescue to ranching, dressage to adoption, performance to

partnership, the equine/human bond is an inspiring one of

hope and promise. Horses make us better people, and we

can help to improve the lives of our equine partners.

This year, we honor two of the world’s great horsemen, sym-

bols of this year’s theme --- Icon of the American West, the

Global Impact of the Horse. Monty Roberts will receive the

first-ever Icon Award and Smoke Elser, a Lifetime Achieve-

ment Award. Both men have made a lasting impact on the

world of EQUUS --- we celebrate these equine leaders and

the gifts they’ve given us through the knowledge and under-

standing they have brought to the equine arena.

The future of EIFF --- to make the world a better place for

horse and human; to build opportunities for equine under-

standing, to promote partnership and equine welfare through

the EQUUS INTERNATIONAL Film Festival.

EIFF is a project of Horse Haven Montana, an equine rescue

and adoption organization headquartered in Montana. New

Beginnings is a new educational program of Horse Haven to

partner young people from challenged backgrounds with

horses rescued or retired and now beginning a new chapter in

their lives. Our mission --- education and understanding to

enhance the equine/human bond and to improve the welfare

of the horse and other equines. Please join us and thank you

for your support.

Janet Rose Founder P.S. Special Thanks from the heart to all of the wonderful volunteers who have made EIFF possible.

Many Thanks to EIFF 2017 Sponsors!

Sunday

9-11am

Field Trip with Smoke Elser! Must sign up in ad-

vance. Bus transportation provided in front of Roxy

Theatre at 9am.

11am-12pm

“Dyna Does Dressage”

12-1pm

“Finding Fortune” (all ages)

1-1:05pm

“The Girl and the Horse”

1:10-2pm

“Horse Shelter Diaries”

2-2:30pm

“Blind Spot: Moments Unseen”

2:30-3:30pm

“Talking to the Air: Horses of the Last Forbidden King-

dom”

3:30-4pm

“From the Kill Pen”

PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES

4-6pm

“The Caravan”

8pm-Until

Almost After Party at The Loft

Downtown Missoula; 119 West Main Street

Join us for a Festival Closing Night Party

All proceeds benefit Equine Rescue and

Adoption Efforts. Thank you!

For film synopses and details,

please visit equusinternational

filmfestival.com/festivalprogram.

406.880.0683

equusinternationalfilmfestival@gmail.com

Saturday

9:30am-10am

Registration at the Roxy

10-10:30am

“ECIR: No Laminitis”

10:30am-11am

“The Wild Ones”

11am-Noon

“Sacred Ground: Newport International Polo

Series”

Noon-1pm

“Dyna Does Dressage“

Alternate: “Chris Irwin, Horse Sense for the

Modern World”

1-2pm

“Shy Boy”

2-3pm

Special Presentation

Native, Natural & Part of Our Heritage, the Wild

Horse Issue

3-4pm

Special Presentation

Sacred Connections: Healing through Horses

4-5pm

A Monty Roberts Special Retrospective

5-6pm

PRE-AWARDS Reception

6-7pm

“Herd”

7-8pm

Film Festival Awards

8-9pm

MONTY ROBERTS & SMOKE ELSER

Icon and Lifetime Achievement Awards

Monty Roberts: first-ever ICON Award

Smoke Elser: Lifetime Achievement Award

Friday

9:30-10am

Registration at the Roxy

9:30am

Music Video – “Whisper”

9:45am

Special Welcome & Presentation

Diana Webster, Founder/Director NAHS

10-10:15am

“Indian Relay Racing”

10:30-11am

“Badger Creek”

11:15am-Noon

Special Presentation

What Equines & Other Animals Can Teach Us

About Mindfulness with Dr. Michael Yellow Bird

Noon-1pm

“Palm Island: Horse Sense for People”

1-1:05pm

“The Girl and the Horse”

1:05-1:35pm

“The Wild Ones”

1:35-2:35pm

“El Caballo-The Wild Horses of North America”

2:45-3:30pm

“Blind Spot: Moments Unseen”

3:30-4:30pm

“Talking to the Air: Horses of the Last Forbidden

Kingdom

6-8pm

Welcome Reception at the beautiful Dana Gallery

on Higgins Avenue, Missoula

Co-Sponsored by the Native America Humane

Society & The Humane Society of the U.S.

Award Finalist