World Premiere!

"My Book and Heart Shall Never Part"
at the Emerson
Thursday Oct. 23

"A 50-minute film about early children's books that was written and directed by Lynda Sexson and produced by Michael Sexson, professors at Montana State University, will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Emerson Cultural Center in Bozeman.

"My Book and Heart Shall Never Part," derived from a line from the "New England Primer," explores children's chapbooks, primers and toy books from the 19th century as they relate to the world today. It is the first film written by Lynda Sexson, who has published three books and is an award-winning professor of humanities at MSU and a nationally recognized expert on the field of text and image in American culture. Michael Sexson, an English professor at MSU, produced the film. Colin McWilliams is the cinematographer. Other contributors include art direction by local artist Linda Knox and an original score by Stuart Weber. The project is partially funded by a grant from Humanities Montana. The film is free and open to the public. However, tickets are necessary for the premiere and may be obtained at the AskUs Desk in the MSU Strand Union Building. For more information, contact Lynda Sexson at 994-5200 or Michael Sexson at 994-5189.
Contact: Lynda Sexson (406) 994-5200, uhils@montana.edu