After several years passed, I finally contacted Donna and she told me that everything had fallen through, the way it sometimes does in Hollywood. It was only a five-year deal, and so the rights were open again.

We couldn't have completed the documentary without the historical society. I think I hit up every department here.

We literally couldn't have done it without everyone in Eastern Montana. There were so many occasions when we needed something, and they went out of their way to help us out.

We've just been amazed with how important this place is and how much live music they have.

While she was an exception in a lot of ways, especially with her photographs and writing, she really did represent a lot of women on the prairie at that time. Cameron relished in the challenge, the landscape and the lifestyle, and I think there were a lot of women who felt the same way.