LEARN FROM THAT AND COME BACK 
BETTER TOMORROW.
>> THANKS, AJ.
>>> FINDING THE PERFECT PIPE 
ORGAN HAS BEEN THE MISSION FOR 
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN 
BEMIDJI.
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE -- FOR 
MORE THAN HALF A DECADE, IN A 
NEW DOCUMENTARY AIRING SOON HERE
ON LAKELAND PBS TAKES ALONG ON 
THAT JOURNEY.
REPORTER SHIRELLE MOORE TAKES US
FOR THE PREMIERE OF THE FILM FOR
THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS.
♪ ♪
>> FOR OVER SIX YEARS, THE FIRST
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF BEMIDJI HAS 
BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT WAY
TO HAVE A NEW PIPE ORGAN BUILT.
THEIR JOURNEY WAS CAPTURED BY 
PBS.
TONIGHT THE COMMUNITY WAS 
TREATED TO A SCREENING OF THE 
NEW DOCUMENTARY, FIRST LUTHERAN 
CHURCH OF BEMIDJI'S PIPE ORGAN 
PROJECT.
>> WHEN I STARTED FILMING, I 
THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A 
JOURNEY GETTING A NEW PIPE 
ORGAN, BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE A
REVITALIZATION OF THE WHOLE 
SANCTUARY.
>> REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH 
SCOTT OVER THE PERIOD.
FINALLY NOW TO SEE IT COME TO 
FRUITION IS REALLY REACHING THE 
GOAL.
>> IN THE FILM, AUDIENCES WILL 
SEE HOW THE PIPE ORGAN COMMITTEE
SEARCH TAKES THEM ALL OVER TO 
DIFFERENT CHURCHES.
>> I'M HOPING THAT THE AUDIENCE 
REALLY GETS TO SEE -- GETS TO 
UNDERSTAND THE HARD WORK THAT 
FIRST LUTHERAN'S PIPE ORGAN 
COMMITTEE PUT INTO THIS PROJECT.
IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING 
TO WITNESS.
♪ ♪
>> THE FILM IS AS MUCH ABOUT THE
PEOPLE AS IT IS ABOUT THE MUSIC.
>> WHEN WE HEAR THAT FINE 
INSTRUMENT, AND I THINK ON THE 
DOCUMENTARY, WHEN WE HEAR THAT, 
WE ARE INSPIRED AND BASICALLY 
WE'RE HAPPY, AND WE'RE HAPPY 
THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS REALLY 
ABOUT.
>> ANOTHER SCREENING OF THE 
DOCUMENTARY WILL BE HELD AT 
LAKELAND PBS AT 10:00 A.M. ON 
OCTOBER 13TH.
THEN THE DOCUMENTARY WILL 
PREMIERE ON LAKELAND PRIME ON 
OCTOBER 22ND AT 8:00 P.M.
>> NOBODY GETS TO WORK ON A 
DOCUMENTARY FOR SIX YEARS UNLESS
YOU'RE WITH HBO OR NATIONAL 
GEOGRAPHIC OR A BIG OUTFIT LIKE 
THAT.
SO I FEEL REALLY HONORED TO HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO WORK ON THIS 
PROJECT FOR SIX YEARS AND CREATE
A 90 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY, A 
FEATURE LENGTH DOCUMENTARY.
>> REPORTING IN BEMIDJI WITH 
THIS WEEK'S IN FOCUS, SHIRELLE 
