POV's Sweetgrass at The Gnu's Room

On Friday, September 16, 7 p.m., The Gnu’s Room will screen “Sweetgrass,” a new film from PBS’s POV Series. The screening is free and open to the public.

“Sweetgrass” presents a riveting and poetic portrait of the American West just as one of its traditional ways of life dies out. Shot amidst the grandeur of Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, the film follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into the breathtaking and often dangerous mountains for summer pasture.

Keith Cummins, professor in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Animals Sciences, will lead a discussion following the film. "Its not a life we live in the South. It makes me think of Goat Ears, one of my first ewes, of the big sky, of fresh air, and home.  I recommend it," says Cummins.

PBS’s POV (Point of View) is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Each year, it premieres more than a dozen bold, innovative programs on PBS. Known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, POV documentaries put a human face on contemporary social issues.

Coffee and pastries will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.thegnusroom.com or www.auburn.edu/cah.