"Flight to the Wall," by Bill Matson showing Sat. July 25

July 20, 2015

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One day only folks — the movie “Flight to the Wall,” directed by Bill Matson, will be showing at Northern Hills Cinema at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 25.  Admission is by donation. Preview clip below.

Per Bill Matson:  “On the personal side as a Vietnam veteran, filming and editing Flight To the Wall was a great honor for me. I must admit, putting together Flight To the Wall was also an extremely emotional experience for me. I smiled at times as I remembered and I broke down and cried while editing this film as I remembered other things. I relived many of my own Vietnam experiences (both good and bad) while viewing some of the archival footage we ultimately chose.”

 About Bill Matson

Bill Matson is a multi-award winning documentary filmmaker and has been performing his craft since 1989. His credits include ‘Raw Power’, ‘Journey of the Heart’, a six hour four part documentary called ‘The Authorized Biography of Crazy Horse and His Family’ based on the Crazy Horse’s family history, and a three hour two part documentary called ‘The Authorized Biography of Sitting Bull By His Great Grandson’ based on the oral history of Sitting Bull’s only surviving great grandson. He directed, wrote, and edited an award winning film honoring Vietnam veterans and the Huey helicopters they flew in called ‘Flight To the Wall’. He most recently directed, wrote, filmed, and edited the award winning film ‘Sitting Bulls Voice’.

He spent the past decade building with and working with Lakota families and video taping them telling over 100 hours of their oral histories so that these stories will be preserved. His work in making films led him to meet and appreciate the Americus Brass Band who also have a story that needs to be preserved using their antique brass instruments. This project is a combination of those two passions.

He is the owner of Reel Contact, a feature documentary making company out of Portland, Oregon.

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