This web site contains the most detailed information ever compiled about sweetgrass, over 11,000 words, and printed out is 50 pages. Take a short walk from the lake house and you will find the heart of this community. Although sweetgrass is historical fiction, its storyline is one that is most familiar to contemporary readers, for it is simultaneously a love story and a comingofage story. Dec, 20 go behind the scenes with sweetgrass on the set of valhalla. Sweetgrass braids, average 24 is a blessing whether burning sometimes in smudge and other times by itself or as is braided and stored with sacred items. Sweetgrass definition is a slender fragrant perennial grass hierochloe odorata that typically grows in moist soils and is used especially in basketry. The movie keeps the human subjects at a distance, giving us little chance to really get to know. Robin wall kimmerer biography braiding sweetgrass robin wall kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the citizen potawatomi nation. Sholar, to come back to sage and sweetgrass, it was a no brainer for me.
To produce the forest segment, where skiers jib off trees and jump over waterfalls in the dead of summer, the crew had to truck in. It grows naturally in meadows and along stream banks. Burned as an incense, sweetgrass is valued for its vanillalike scent. This error message is only visible to wordpress admins. It was produced by robert altman and filmed in montreal. It was a journey of almost three hundred kilometres through expansive green valleys, by fields of snow, and across hazardous, narrow ridges a journey brimming with. The burning of sweetgrass for ceremonial purposes has been part of the native culture in north america. Sweetgrass is a historical tract of land in south carolina that has been home to the blakely family for eight generations. Following chores, jacksons family would gather to make bulrush and sweetgrass baskets, using skills brought to the united states by their west african. Shot with a crew of 14 people over the course of 6 weeks, afterglow involved a deep collaboration on ideas, passions, and product between partners from stockholm to salt lake city, merging sweetgrass cinematic. In the summer of 2003, a group of shepherds took a herd of sheep one final time through the beartooth mountains of montana, in the extreme northwest of the united states. Darklight becomes latest high impact 4k uhd film to join. Banjos 5string openback professional sweetgrass sweetgrass ome professional models provide the serious musician with all the essentials needed for a top performing instrument.
This breathtaking chronicle follows an eversurprising group of modernday cowboys as they lead an enormous herd of sheep up and then down the slopes of the beartooth mountains in montana on their way to market. Rent sweetgrass 2010 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This sheepherding documentary from montana might have been scripted by annie proulx or larry mcmurtry, says peter bradshaw. Pleasant, these ladies practice a craft passed down through the centuries.
History about sweetgrass basket and basketry information. Zhivago was that she would look so good on the poster. Oct 16, 2014 afterglow is far and away sweetgrasss largest production thus far. History of marijuana is a 1999 canadian documentary film directed by ron mann, premiered at the toronto international film festival, about the history of the united states governments war on marijuana in the 20th century. Darklight becomes latest high impact 4k uhd film to join the. Pep fujas, eric hjorleifson, daron rahlves, and chris benchetler from the depth of the creative visuals to the groundbreaking, neverbeendonebefore scale of the shoot, afterglow is being hailed as one of the most cinematically profound ski movies ever made. Sweetgrass hydrosol is one of the most powerful hydrosols to clear energetic space. Sweetgrass was once used in europe as a strewing herb where it was laid at the entrance to churches. Sweetgrass productions is back with darklight, a film that takes viewers back into a world of light and color. Producer robert altman and director alan rudolph team up for this stylish dramedy about couples on the verge of complete fallout. Christies performance earned her a nomination for the academy award for best actress. Braiding sweetgrass npr coverage of braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer.
Julie christie has the kind of face you find on the covers of romance novels, and surely one of the reasons she was cast in dr. Pep fujas, eric hjorleifson, daron rahlves, and chris benchetler from the depth of the creative. This astonishingly beautiful film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, and vulnerability and. Afterglow full film by sweetgrass productions on vimeo. Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants. Darklight launches as the third film in beyond the ordinary trilogy following multiaward winning predecessors afterglow and lightwaves. The plant spreads up to 2 feet wide annually, so plant it where it can be confined. Also called holygrass or bisongrass, sweetgrass is a native prairie grass prized for its fresh scent.
The film is about two married couples who end up attracted to each others partners. Sweetgrass basketmaking has been part of the charleston and mt. Sweetgrass productions new ski film glows in the dark outside. It was produced by robert altman and filmed in montreal christies performance earned her a nomination for the academy award for best actress. Supported by innovative television manufacturer philips tv, this is the third collaboration between the soulful.
Order blank for checks or money orders, or faxing orders sweet grass hierochloe odorata seed stalk, lifesize, very important for positive identification. We offer two kinds of live plants, the regular left and the supershamanistic right, shown in june growing in 234 pots. Afterglow behind the scenes by sweetgrass productions. In afterglow, only her third role in the 1990s, alan rudolph has given her the sort of character she knows inside out. But through thoughtful cinematography and sound design, the directors avoid romanticizing the sheepherders and their business, while dutifully presenting the awesomeness of the. Simply baskets presents the history about sweetgrass basket information. From the depth of the creative visuals to the groundbreaking, neverbeendone before scale of the shoot, afterglow is being hailed as one of. Sweetgrass was once used in europe as a strewing herb where it was laid at the entrance to churches especially on saints days. Without commentary, this astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, climate and landscape, and vulnerability and. It led to a lot of excitement, and a few inquiries about how to properly light this sweet smelling herb for smudging, so this month, michael from our sioux trading post shows us how. Afterglow is a 1997 comedydrama film directed and written by alan rudolph and starring nick nolte, julie christie, lara flynn boyle and jonny lee miller.
Dec 11, 2014 as the most logistically daunting film project in sweetgrass history, afterglow required over 9,000 lbs of equipment to be shuttled across international borders and chest deep snow via a wide array of planes, trains, automobiles, helicopters, pulley systems, and gallons of blood, sweat, and tears, reaching locations as far as 70 miles from. Shot with a crew of 14 people over the course of 6 weeks, afterglow involved a deep collaboration on ideas, passions, and product between partners from stockholm to salt lake city, merging sweetgrass cinematic style with the branding of one of the worlds premiere television manufacturers, philips tv. Brought to the area by slaves who came from west africa, basketmaking is a traditional art form which has been passed on from generation to generation. Sweetgrass 2009 cast and crew this spare documentary follows a group of shepherds as they guide hundreds of sheep through endless miles of montana wilderness. Sweetgrass, a meditative and intensely beautiful documentary about the last sheep run in big timber, mont.
It was directed by lucien castaingtaylor, a harvard anthropologist, and produced by his wife ilisa barbash. Sweetgrass gave us the full film, afterglow, online yesterday, which includes the lightsuit segment, but with more narration and more night. How to burn sweetgrass for smudging prairie edge trading. Sweetgrass productions september 20, 2019 always a good time working with the archives for alta ski area looking back to the past and seeing legends like the engen brothers showing the same spirit that brings us into the mountains today. Sweetgrass is the premier, gated lake community with an exclusive blowing rock, nc address. Part elegy and part update, ilisa barbash and lucien castaingtaylors documentary follows ranchers and their sea of sheep on a historic final run to summer pastures. An unsentimental elegy for the american west, sweetgrass follows the last modernday cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into montanas breathtaking and often dangerous absarokabeartooth. Nestled in national park forests at an elevation of 3500 ft. To produce the forest segment, where skiers jib off trees and jump over waterfalls in the. Unique to the gullah communities of coastal south carolina and georgia, notably charleston and mt. Afterglow is far and away sweetgrasss largest production thus far. Featured in the 70th annual academy awards 1998 see more. Sweetgrass definition of sweetgrass by merriamwebster.
At fifteen, sweetgrass believes that she is more than old enough to marry eagle sun, someone with whom she has grown up. Sweetgrass gets its name from its sweetaromatic fragrance. Made of native sweetgrass, longleaf pine needles and bound by palmetto each basket is a work of art. Go behind the scenes with sweetgrass on the set of valhalla.
Sweetgrass american pale ale apa grand teton brewing co. Sweetgrass american pale ale apa is a american pale ale apa style beer brewed by grand teton brewing co. Sweetgrass hierochloe odorata plants and dried leaves. Afterglow behind the scenes by sweetgrass productions on vimeo. Sweetgrass is a stunningly photographed documentary about the process of sheep farming in montana.
An unsentimental elegy to the american west, sweetgrass follows the last sheepherders to trail their flocks up into montanas beartooth mountains for summer pasture. Their budget was just about double that of seminal film valhalla keep in mind that valhalla, winner of last years movie of the year at the 14th annual powder awards, was a twoyear project, while afterglow was filmed in a little over three weeks. Featured films jumbo wild darklight afterglow valhalla who we are about us our clients services watch shop contact. In 2003, a group of shepherds led some 3,000 sheep through a perilous, monthslong, 150mileplus journey over public lands through montanas absarokabeartooth mountains for summer pasture. Afterglow valhalla who we are about us our clients services watch shop contact. Campaign continues highimpact sports theme with extreme mountain biking featuring three world leading riders. Mary jackson, a macarthur fellow, is a master of this craft. Grateful dead provide soundtrack for action sports in fire on the.
Sweetgrass american pale ale apa grand teton brewing. She projects the wounded perfection of a great beauty who has had the wrong sort of luck. A descendent of the gullah community of coastal south carolina, mary jackson was born in 1945 in mount pleasant, south carolina. From the depth of the creative visuals to the groundbreaking, neverbeendonebefore scale of the shoot, afterglow is being hailed as one of. Afterglow full film by sweetgrass productions youtube. Afterglow behind the scenes by sweetgrass productions on.
Dec 10, 2009 an unsentimental elegy to the american west, sweetgrass follows the last sheepherders to trail their flocks up into montanas beartooth mountains for summer pasture. Filmed as a partnership between sweetgrass productions, philips tv, and. If youve been following and read many of my other posts, youll know exactly why. Sweetgrass follows a long line of documentary films focused on cultural practices on the decline in a world of global capital and accelerated technological development. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video.
Nov 18, 2011 unique to the gullah communities of coastal south carolina and georgia, notably charleston and mt. By nicolas rapold in the januaryfebruary 2010 issue. We can get 35 cuts a year from our supershamanistic plants, but only one or. Deep pillows and alaskan spines, all filmed at night, with massive lights, custom.
Sweetgrass is a 2009 documentary film that follows modernday shepherds as they lead their flocks of sheep up into montanas absarokabeartooth mountains for summer pasture. Led lighting used in dark mountain and forest scenes to spectacular effect. This astonishingly beautiful film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, and vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed. Shot in long shots, the spiritfreeing vistas of montanas beartooth mountains reverberate with the echoes of decades of westerns. Clippings of sweetgrass are commonly braided and and then dried prior to burning. An unsentimental elegy to the american west, sweetgrass follows the last modernday cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into montanas breathtaking and often dangerous absarokabeartooth mountains for summer pasture. Last month, we announced the arrival of our new sweetgrass harvest. Sweetgrass 2009nr104 minutes as much a work of cultural anthropology as it is a documentary, this unique film traces the path of a family of montana sheepherders as they drive their flock down from the treacherous and beautiful absaroka beartooth mountain range. This movie is julie christies best performance in my opinion and it is a. Without commentary, this astonishingly beautiful yet unsparing film reveals a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, climate and landscape, and vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed. These ladies are part historians, preservationists and above all they are artists. They feature select curly maple, walnut, or mahogany woods, classic inlays, polished lacquer finish, and.
Supported by innovative television manufacturer philips tv, this is the third collaboration between the soulful filmmakers at sweetgrass productions and swedish creative house ahlstrand and wallgren. It was a journey of almost three hundred kilometres through expansive green valleys, by fields of snow, and across hazardous, narrow ridges a journey brimming. If not, the short story is that weve already established that she is on the cutting edge of her profession and has a track record of choosing the best for her spas. Native american tribes have long used sweetgrass for making smudge sticks as well as for weaving baskets. Lara flynn boyle and jonny lee miller in afterglow 1997 nick nolte in afterglow. But sweetgrass named for the indigenous grass that grows in the area is in trouble. The title derives from sweet grass county, one of several in which the film was shot.
Its only ten minutes long, but sweetgrass productions afterglow is arguably the most cinematically profound ski movie ever made. Home blowing rock, north carolina real estate sweetgrass. Afterglow presented by philips tv and atomic skis featuring. All movies, great movies, movies to watch, movies online, movies and tv. Shot in long shots, the spiritfreeing vistas of montanas beartooth mountains reverberate with. Sweetgrass braid 24 inches or longer native scents. The supershamanistic is a more robust plant, growing three to five times faster. Some of the most hospitable ladies in charleston are the sweetgrass baskets ladies.
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