"Music in March" Film Series Underway

Our film series for March, "MUSIC as a Force for Social Change" opened tonight with "On Tip Toe", the award-winning documentary on the music and work of Ladysmith Black Mambazo who will perform this Sunday, March 9th at the Emerson Cultural Center. Committed peace activists as well as incredibly talented musicians since 1964, the South African group's uplifting songs and joyful performances played a role in the end of apartheid as well as continuing to help preserve traditional Zulu culture and Isicathamiya music. As we learned through this evening's film, a beautiful and loving spirit infuses all that they do: their music, their connection to those for whom they perform, the people of Africa for whom they sing, and the work they do through the Mambazo Foundation. The show on Sunday is one not to be missed; contact Porterhouse Productions for information about tickets or work-for-entry opportunities.

Our series will continue next week with a further look at the role music played in the ending of apartheid South Africa with "Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony", followed in subsequent weeks by a buildup to Michael Franti and Spearhead's visit to Bozeman at the end of March with Franti's own film "I Know I'm Not Alone" (back for its second encore due to high request!) and a look at the Spearhead-organized "Power to the Peaceful" annual peace- and social-change-inspiring music and spoken word festival. Join us as we celebrate the coming of spring, and the growth of the possibility of peace in our world, with "Music in March"!

MARCH FILM SERIES: "MUSIC as a Force for Social Change"

March 13th -- Thursday Documentary Film Night
"Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony"
Held at the Bozeman Yoga Center
Doors at 7pm

Music not only got South Africa through apartheid – it was responsible for the revolution and struggle against it. “Through archival footage and interviews with musicians, freedom fighters, and even members of the former government police, Amandla! creates a vivid and powerful portrait of how music was crucial not only to communicating a political message beyond words, but also to the resistance itself--how songs bonded communities, buoyed resistance in the face of bullets and tear gas, and sowed fear in the ruling elite.” A film that both educates and inspires, Amandla! will also make you sing.

March 20th -- Thursday Documentary Film Night
"I Know I'm Not Alone"
Held at the Bozeman Yoga Center
Doors at 7pm

In 2004, out of frustration at being disconnected from the events occurring in volatile areas occupied by American forces, Michael Franti set out with his guitar, a group of friends, and a video camera to capture the true human cost of war, explore his own ability to make a connection and enact social change.

March 27th -- Thursday Documentary Film Night
"Power to the Peaceful"
Held at the Bozeman Yoga Center
Doors at 7pm

In partnership with Porterhouse Productions, we present this look at the amazing event that is the annual Power to the Peaceful Festival: a yearly gathering of likeminded musicians and spoken-word artists who utilize the power of music to inspire social change and create a drive for world peace.