Rural Montana's Story hits the big screen in The Real Yellowstone

GREAT FALLS – On Sunday, August 10, audiences at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center got a rare, one-night-only chance to see Montana through the eyes of those who live and work its land. The Real Yellowstone, the latest conservation documentary from award-winning filmmaker Tom Opre, offers an unfiltered look at the challenges and triumphs of rural ranching and farming life.

This isn't a romanticized postcard of the West. Instead, Opre's film shines a spotlight on the families who raise livestock, manage predators, and fight to preserve a way of life under increasing pressure from outside fo...