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Bombers documentary film released online

A documentary shot two seasons ago following the Flin Flon Bombers has been officially released. Flin Flon: A Hockey Town was officially released on Feb. 27 on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime and other platforms.
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A camera documents Bombers playing hockey on Lake Athapapuskow during the production of the documentary Flin Flon: A Hockey Town. - FILE PHOTO

A documentary shot two seasons ago following the Flin Flon Bombers has been officially released.

Flin Flon: A Hockey Town was officially released on Feb. 27 on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime and other platforms. The film was shot on location in Flin Flon in Feb. 2017, using a five-person crew based out of New York City. The day to day lives of players, billets and team staff are shown in the film, along with interviews, game footage – including of an 11-0 win over the rival La Ronge Ice Wolves – and even a pond hockey game including members of the team.

Filmmakers emphasized the bonds between Flin Flon and the team, its players and its place as a part of regional and community lore.

“I really think it’s a story about how tight-knit Flin Flon is and how much the community invests itself in the players. I mean that in a lot of different ways, but they offer them the best that they can give in order to help them become better people,” said director Dustin Cohen in an interview with The Reminder last May.

“I think the team and the town thrive off one another and I think it was a wonderful thing to learn about and share with people.”

The film has already hit the festival circuit in Canada, the US and Europe, including stops at the Cinequest festival in San Jose, Northwest Fest in Edmonton, the Bristol Independent Film Festival in the UK and the Queen Palm Film Festival in Palm Springs, Calif. The film has already been screened twice in Flin Flon – publicly last year to a welcoming crowd at Hapnot’s Dorothy Ash Theatre, as well as a smaller, private screening for Bomber players and their families.

During last year’s Northwest Fest in Edmonton, the filmmakers and festival organizers raised just over $2,000 in support of the Humboldt Broncos following their devastating bus crash.

Former Flin Flonners have also taken well to the film, including a group of almost 40 Bomber fans who turned up at Northwest Fest to view the film and a smaller group who made the trip to San Jose to watch during Cinequest.

More information about the documentary can be found at flinflonfilm.com.

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