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Independent filmmaker recounts year-long struggle to get film programmed on university station
Summary
Filmmaker Lynn Merrick told Missoula workshop attendees she struggled for more than a year to get her documentary shown on KUSM, describing inconsistent programming decisions and limited transparency about how independent work is selected.
Lynn Merrick, an independent producer and filmmaker, described prolonged efforts to have her documentary aired on the Bozeman-area public station KUSM and said the experience illustrated a need for formalized policies on how independent work is handled.
“I don’t have time to watch that, Lynn,” Merrick quoted Ron Jetson, whom she identified as the station’s program director, as saying after she…
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