Roots of a Nation: An Idaho Film Festival

As part of the 250th commemoration, these films explore American and Idaho history through different lenses—what we choose to remember, how stories are told, and how the past is shaped on screen. This moment invites us to look again: to consider how history has been represented over time and what those portrayals reveal about the nation we are still becoming. Watching together gives us a chance to learn not just from history itself, but from how film helps us understand, question, and reinterpret our past.
Stick around after the film for a lively panel with University of Idaho historians and film scholars
August 28th and 29th at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center (508 S Main St. Moscow, ID 83843).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 • 7:00 PM
1776 (1972)
Opening screening at the Kenworthy Theatre in Moscow.
🎬 Watch a film → 🎓 Stick around for a fun, thought-provoking panel

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 • 3:00 PM
Sacajawea of the Salmon River Valley (2026)
From Idaho Public Television, with special guest Randy’L Teton.
🎬 Watch a film → 🎓 Stick around for a fun, thought-provoking panel

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 • 7:00 PM
Train Dreams (2025)
Evening screening at the Kenworthy Theatre in Moscow.
🎬 Watch a film → 🎓 Stick around for a fun, thought-provoking panel

Learn more: https://idahohumanities.org/filmfestival/
Get Tickets Here: https://www.kenworthy.org