Front Step Community Land Trust in partnership with Stories for Action announces a new, original short documentary film about the history of Northside neighborhood organizing that led to the rehabilitation of the White Pine Sash mill site into residential housing.

The new film “From the Ground Up: Restoring a Neighborhood, Reclaiming Its Future” is an inspiring look at the community members who came together to push for residential cleanup of the White Pine Sash site, ultimately paving the way for the permanently affordable community land trust homes built there today. 

It features interviews with longtime Northside residents and elected officials, including former city councilors Heidi West and Bryan von Lossberg, as well as the late Bob Oaks, founding executive director of Front Step CLT. The film is directed by Lara Tomov and edited by Ken Grinde, both residents of Missoula.

The film screens Thurs., Dec. 3 at the Roxy Theater in Missoula. Doors at 5:30 PM, screening at approximately 6 PM. No cost to attend.