What about Montana inspired you to create your short?
I recently visited Missoula, Montana when my film Wake Up screened at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. I fell in love with the big skies, the river, the way nature and civilization live together harmoniously, the people and the beautiful sense of community that is all over Missoula. I was so inspired, I had to make my film Missoula, Montana!.
Still from Erin Babbin’s film Missoula, Montana!
What other videos competing in Real Montana did you enjoy and why?
My favorite film in the Montana competition was Whitney Skauge’s Wrinkles : From Montana with Love. I also really enjoy Abbey Nelson’s Montana : Defying Expectations which is also in the finals of the Missoula competition.
What is your next project?
I am currently working on many projects, but I am very excited for a feature documentary on Project Onward. Project Onward is a Chicago based arts organization for artists with mental and developmental disabilities. I have been filming with them for over two years. For more information on the project please visit http://www.ontherealfilm.com/projectonward.html.
What do you plan to do with the prize money if you win?
If I won any money through the Montana competition finals, I would use it to start post production on Project Onward and begin production on a few other big projects I have been dreaming about.
Vote For “Missoula, Montana!” in the Real Montana Finals.
For more information on Erin Babbin’s work and her production company On The Real Film, please visit www.ontherealfilm.com, and follow Erin Babbin’s career at The Audience Awards.
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