North Dakota Farm Bureau

 

Three county Farm Bureaus are sponsoring a screening of the movie Silo, in March.

The Ward County event happens on Thursday, March 12, at 6:00 p.m. at South Prairie Elementary School in Minot.

The Foster County event will take place on Sunday, March 22 at 5 p.m., starting with a free spaghetti feed, at Carrington Public School. The movie will begin at 6:15 p.m. with free popcorn and water in the school gym. The fire department will have its grain extraction auger there as well.

The Burleigh County event happens on Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m. at the North Dakota Heritage Center, Bismarck. Seating is limited, so please RSVP to Heather Lang by email: heather@foreverfreshflorals.com.

“I’ve heard the 2019 crop referred to as ‘haunted or cursed’ and I think it’s true,” said Alysa Leier, NDFB’s Promotional and Educational Chairwoman. “With as many grain-related accidents as there have been this year, it seems as though we need to be having more of the tough conversations. This film is a great conversation starter.”

SILO is the first-ever feature film about a grain entrapment. Inspired by true events, SILO tells the story of Cody Rose, an 18-year-old who falls victim to a grain entrapment incident in a small American farm town. As grain turns to quicksand, family, neighbors and first-responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generations. It is not a documentary but is inspired by real events.

“If by showing this film we can prevent even one bin/silo accident, I’d call that a win,” said Leier.

The total running time of the film is 70 minutes. You can watch the film’s trailer at silothefilm.com.