For Immediate Release

October 2, 2002

Libby, Montana to screen at 24th IFP Market at the Angelika in NYC,
October 2, 2002 as a documentary work-in-progress

Contact: Doug Hawes-Davis (406) 541-3456 , <dhd@highplainsfilms.org>

Additional information and a short trailer can be viewed on-line at:
<http://www.highplainsfilms.org/fp_libby.html>

An extended trailer (9 minutes) is also available on VHS.
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New feature documentary LIBBY, MONTANA, to be presented at the
Independent Feature Project (IFP) Market.

Screening time - 12 p.m. October 2, 2002 at The Angelika in NYC.

Filmmakers Drury Gunn Carr & Doug Hawes-Davis will be on hand to
pitch the project to attending broadcasters and distributors.

LIBBY, MONTANA, 90 minutes, expected release date - January 2003
<http://www.highplainsfilms.org/fp_libby.html>
Nestled below the rugged peaks of the Northern Rockies and along the
crystal-clear Kootenai River lies the small logging town of Libby,
Montana - an ironic setting for a town where many hundreds of
people are sick or have already died from asbestos exposure. It is
estimated that nearly one quarter of the town will be diagnosed with
lung disease during the next two decades. The Environmental
Protection Agency calls Libby the worst case of community-wide
exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history.

As residents see their family members and friends contract deadly
diseases, the company responsible for the toxic mess leaves town and
declares bankruptcy. A small, unlikely group of citizens comes
together to fight for their town. They find themselves at odds with
local politicians, the state governor, senators, an international
corporation, and even their own friends and neighbors. Some
prominent town residents claim the issue has been blown out of
proportion by a zealous few and a young charismatic federal
bureaucrat in charge of clean-up. Emotions fly and solutions are
hard to find in this disturbing, yet strangely humorous true drama.

Libby, Montana is a journey into the world of a hard-working,
blue-collar community that exemplifies the American Dream gone
horribly wrong.

Additional information, a short trailer and a full press kit can be
accessed on-line: <http://www.highplainsfilms.org/fp_libby.html>

Contact -
Producer: Doug Hawes-Davis - (406) 541-3456 <dhd@highplainsfilms.org>
Director: Dru Carr - (406) 541-3456 <dru@highplainsfilms.org>

High Plains Films
P.O. Box 8796
Missoula, Montana 59807
(406) 541-3456
yak@highplainsfilms.org
www.highplainsfilms.org