How a midnight “art crime” atop a northern hillside in Montana changed the inner and outer landscape of a city, and its residents, forever.

9 Pieces of Peace, a documentary film, will tell the story of how a 30-foot high peace symbol, which began as an illicit act of graffiti overlooking the city of Missoula, Montana, became the focal point of community-wide conflict resolution efforts over two decades. Underlying the story is a universal message about the complexity of human nature, the importance of listening, and the potential to find common ground between resolute differences.

Photo courtesy of David Claman and Caitlin DeSilvey