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"Fire Flower" by local filmmaker, Misty Shipman follows Ruby, a young woman who is forced into a hastily arranged marriage with a religious sect leader.

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From DVDs to digital: Idaho Panhandle Film Festival returns
April 16, 2024 1:06 a.m.

From DVDs to digital: Idaho Panhandle Film Festival returns

In the early 2000s, Mary Lou Hanks seized upon the idea of hosting a film festival in the Silver Valley. She enlisted her daughter, Nancy Hanks, to come back from Los Angeles and screen films for locals. “I had a DVD player at the time,” Hanks recalled.