Sweetgrass (2009)
Sweetgrass (2009)
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture, revealing a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.

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John Ahern John Ahern As: Self
Elaine Allestad Elaine Allestad As: Self
Lawrence Allestad Lawrence Allestad As: Self
Pat Connolly Pat Connolly As: Self
Billy Allestad Billy Allestad As: Self
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An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture, revealing a world in which nature and culture, animals and humans, vulnerability and violence are all intimately meshed.


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Certification: 14A

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 18 November 2009

Country: US

Runtime: 101m

Company Credits

Company: SEL, Grasshopper Film

Revenue: $206,728

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Cast

John Ahern

John Ahern

Self
Elaine Allestad

Elaine Allestad

Self
Lawrence Allestad

Lawrence Allestad

Self
Pat Connolly

Pat Connolly

Self
Billy Allestad

Billy Allestad

Self
John Jankens

John Jankens

Self
Jackie McKenney

Jackie McKenney

Self
Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Self
John Sweet

John Sweet

Self

Directed By

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Director
Ilisa Barbash

Ilisa Barbash

Director

Writing Credits

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Production Crew

Ilisa Barbash

Ilisa Barbash

Producer

Edited By

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Editor
Ilisa Barbash

Ilisa Barbash

Editor
Patrick Lindenmaier

Patrick Lindenmaier

Colorist

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Sound

Ernst Karel

Ernst Karel

Sound Editor
Kevin J. Colver

Kevin J. Colver

Sound Recordist
Ernst Karel

Ernst Karel

Sound Mixer

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Not currently known.

Camera

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Director of Photography

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Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Jasper Barbash-Taylor

Jasper Barbash-Taylor

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Rebecca Baron

Rebecca Baron

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Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

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Patrick Lindenmaier

Patrick Lindenmaier

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Patti Bruck

Patti Bruck

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Willem De Rijke

Willem De Rijke

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Norman Bryson

Norman Bryson

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Hannah Barbash-Taylor

Hannah Barbash-Taylor

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Bill Heaney

Bill Heaney

Creative Consultant
David MacDougall

David MacDougall

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Rebecca Chetham

Rebecca Chetham

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Bill Heaney

Bill Heaney

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Clayton Mattos

Clayton Mattos

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Helen Molesworth

Helen Molesworth

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Marco Biagioli

Marco Biagioli

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Steve Caton

Steve Caton

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Claire Denis

Claire Denis

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Jean-Michel Frodon

Jean-Michel Frodon

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Alex Slade

Alex Slade

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Matt Coolidge

Matt Coolidge

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Alfred Guzzetti

Alfred Guzzetti

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Peter Hutton

Peter Hutton

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Julie Mallozzi

Julie Mallozzi

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Jeroen De Rooij

Jeroen De Rooij

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Douglas Heaney

Douglas Heaney

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Diana Allan

Diana Allan

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Stuart Cody

Stuart Cody

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Doug Goodwin

Doug Goodwin

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Bruce Holsinger

Bruce Holsinger

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Ross McElwee

Ross McElwee

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Linda Norden

Linda Norden

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Amie Siegel

Amie Siegel

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Lyda Kuth

Lyda Kuth

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Kriss Ravetto

Kriss Ravetto

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Vivian Heaney

Vivian Heaney

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Sharon Lockhart

Sharon Lockhart

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Stephen Prina

Stephen Prina

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Jan Schuette

Jan Schuette

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Jeff Silva

Jeff Silva

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Anna Brickhouse

Anna Brickhouse

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Henri Herré

Henri Herré

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Steve Livernash

Steve Livernash

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Michael Herzfeld

Michael Herzfeld

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Carol Lamberg

Carol Lamberg

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Helen Mirra

Helen Mirra

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Diana Sorensen

Diana Sorensen

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Ernst Karel

Ernst Karel

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Dan Dugan

Dan Dugan

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Josel Fernandes

Josel Fernandes

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Andrea Flores

Andrea Flores

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Marjorie Garber

Marjorie Garber

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Dennis McGilvray

Dennis McGilvray

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Castle McLaughlin

Castle McLaughlin

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Melody Kennel

Melody Kennel

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Lodge Kerrigan

Lodge Kerrigan

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Dan Lopez

Dan Lopez

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Ron Pederson

Ron Pederson

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Phil Solomon

Phil Solomon

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William Fash

William Fash

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Tom Barbash

Tom Barbash

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Patricia Limerick

Patricia Limerick

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David Pendleton

David Pendleton

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Jana Ševčíková

Jana Ševčíková

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Julian Taylor

Julian Taylor

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Rubie Watson

Rubie Watson

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Robb Moss

Robb Moss

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David Rodowick

David Rodowick

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Lisa Goodrich

Lisa Goodrich

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Christie Kithil

Christie Kithil

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Arthur Kleinman

Arthur Kleinman

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John Koczera

John Koczera

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Rosalind Nashashibi

Rosalind Nashashibi

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Simon Pummell

Simon Pummell

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Paul Shankman

Paul Shankman

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J.P. Sniadecki

J.P. Sniadecki

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Mary Steedly

Mary Steedly

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Stacey Steers

Stacey Steers

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Véréna Paravel

Véréna Paravel

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Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

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Ruth Lingford

Ruth Lingford

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Karen Strassler

Karen Strassler

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Charles Warren

Charles Warren

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