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CONTACT: Becky Margolis, YWCA Missoula, bmargolis@ywcaofmissoula.org, (406) 543-6691

Screening of MURDER IN BIG HORN, new docu-series from SHOWTIME®,

investigates Montana’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic
On May 4, Missoula YWCA, All Nations Health Center and SARC will host a free screening of the docu-
series spotlighting cases from the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Nations.

April 25, 2023, Missoula, Mont. — On Thursday, May 4, the eve of the
SHOWTIME® Original MURDER IN
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Women, Missoula YWCA, All Nations Health Center and SARC will host BIG HORN screening
a free screening of SHOWTIME’s new docu-series MURDER IN BIG When: Thursday, May 4, 2023
HORN. The series, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
earlier this year to critical acclaim, investigates the epidemic of Missing
4:00 p.m. Indigenous Made
and Murdered Indigenous Women spotlighting several cases from the
Missoula pop-up market
Crow and Northern Cheyenne nations of Montana.

The May 4 screening will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the University 6:30 p.m. Episode 1 screening and
Center Theater on the University of Montana campus. At 4:00 p.m. an panel and Q&A discussion
Indigenous Made Missoula pop-up market will open in the theater
lobby on the University Center third floor, with proceeds benefiting Where: UC Theater, University Center
MMIW-focused organizations. The screening will include the first 3rd Floor, UM campus
episode of the three-part series and will be followed by a panel and
Q&A discussion with Luella Brien, a Montana journalist featured in No cost, seating is limited and is
MURDER IN BIG HORN; filmmakers Ivy McDonald and Ivan McDonald, available at a first come, first-served
producers of the docu-series; and others. basis.

“This series is a must-see for all Montanans because this crisis affects every one of us, Indigenous or
not,” said Luella Brien, founder, editor-in-chief and executive director with Four Points Media. “MMIP is
not an Indigenous issue, it's a human issue, and we need to come together as a state to find solutions.
No more stolen relatives, it must stop.”

MURDER IN BIG HORN, directed by Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin, discusses the many factors that
have created the national MMIW crisis while highlighting several Montana cases that thrust the
movement into the national spotlight. Told solely through the perspectives of the families, journalists
and local law enforcement involved, MURDER IN BIG HORN amplifies the voices of a movement that
have been fighting for justice and calling for answers.

“We invite all people to the screening and panel discussion who would like to learn more about the
important issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People to our state and country,” said Jen Euell,
Missoula YWCA executive director. “Only through education and awareness-building can we come
together and find solutions.”
University Center Theater seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. This
event is made possible by the generous support of Sandy Mitchell.

MUDER IN BIG HORN is now available to stream on SHOWTIME and all partner platforms.

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