Link film set for screenings

Public screenings of a film documentary on the life of former North Dakota Gov. Arthur Link have been set for Bismarck and Fargo, according to the film’s producers.

Directed by Clay Jenkinson and David Swenson and produced by The Dakota Institute of the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation of Washburn, “When the Landscape is Quiet Again: The Legacy of Art Link” focuses on Link’s agrarian and conservation idealism, as coal development began in North Dakota in the early 1970s. Prairie Public will air the film on its television network Oct. 9.

The preview screenings are free and open to the public and set in Bismarck at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Belle Mehus Auditorium and at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in the Fargo Theatre.

“This film has been a goal of mine for years, and through our new Dakota Institute and generous underwriters, we are now ready to present to the public a documentary that we hope captures the spirit of this remarkable North Dakota leader,” Jenkinson said.

The film is the first documentary from The Dakota Institute, directed by Jenkinson, with future projects planned.

“Extensive interviews with Art and Grace Link, combined with archival news footage and photographs are complemented by interviews with former staffers and political figures who reflect on Art’s leadership legacy,” Jenkinson said.

Jenkinson will be at the public screenings to introduce the film, along with Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation President David Borlaug and Prairie Public Broadcasting President and CEO John Harris. The events are sponsored by North Dakota Farmers Union and Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of North Dakota, along with The Dakota Institute and Prairie Public Broadcasting.

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