I want to let list members know that our museum, The Sam Noble 
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, is making the museum documentary, 
Behind the Rain, available at a discount to Museum-L members.

FILM: DVD
BEHIND THE RAIN: THE STORY OF A MUSEUM

This documentary film was the Grand Prize winner of the 2003 Oklahoma 
IndieFest Film Festival as best film of the year.

A story relating to the film said in part:

The sister and brother-in-law of famed actor Al Pacino recently 
finished...a documentary for the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 
History. The film was produced by former museum director Michael 
Mares, Roberta Pacino and her husband Mark Richman. "Behind the Rain: 
The Story of a Museum" tells the story of the development of the Sam 
Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and "how we had probably the 
worst storage conditions of any museum and went to the best 
conditions of any museum in the country."

The film shows the natural landscapes of Oklahoma and traces the 
museum's history from 1899. "Following the history of the museum was 
amazing," said Richman. "They actually lost the museum --it burned to 
the ground twice--and almost lost it again in 1989. They had the 
entire heritage of the state of Oklahoma in barns. They almost lost 5 
million artifacts. There is a lot of drama in the documentary."

The film takes its title from lyrics in the song, "Oklahoma!"

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This 52-minute documentary covers the history of the museum from the 
days of Oklahoma Territory through the dedication of a new 
state-of-the-art facility in 2000. The film ends in 2002. It is the 
story of the people of Norman and of Oklahoma rallying around and 
building a new museum in the face of great opposition. It is a story 
of hope for all museums.

Copies of the DVD may be ordered by sending a check to: Susan Kokojan 
([log in to unmask]). Cost is $10 + shipping and handling, which is about 
$2.00 for those in the United States. The film should play on any 
standard DVD player or computer.

The check should be made out to: SNOMNH.

Contact Ms. Kokojan by email of you have any questions.



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-- 
Dr. Michael A. Mares
Research Curator
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK  73072
phone: 405-325-9007
fax: 405-325-7699

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