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Big Sky Opening Night with SUBJECT and Films In Competition announced
 
'SUBJECT' OPENS BIG SKY 2023, Free Admission
Join us for the triumphant return of free opening night at Big Sky Doc Fest featuring SUBJECT from directors Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall.
SUBJECT explores the life-altering experience of sharing one's life on screen, through the lens of participants of five acclaimed documentaries. As tens of millions of people consume documentaries in an unprecedented "golden era," the film urges audiences to consider the impacts on documentary participants — the good, the bad, and the complicated.
Friday, February 17 | 7:00 pm | The Wilma | Free Admission
In attendance will be Executive Producer Dr. Kameelah Mu'min Rashad and participants Mukunda Angulo (THE WOLFPACK) and Susanne Reisenbichler (THE WOLFPACK) for a Q&A following the film.
Free opening night made possible by support from Destination Missoula
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ANNOUNCING THE 2023 FILMS IN COMPETITION
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is pleased to announce 34 films in competition at the 20th annual festival. Four award categories spotlight superior works in documentary filmmaking, including two Academy Award qualifying categories for short films. Selected by a jury of filmmakers and documentary industry professionals, winners will be announced at a special ceremony at the festival on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Congratulations to the finalists!
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Feature Competition
Films over 40 minutes in length
HOLLYWOOD'S FINEST - Claire Hannah Collins
ISRAELISM - Eric Axelman, Sam Eilertsen
JESSZILLA - Emily Sheskin
MATTER OF MIND: MY ALS - Anna Moot-Levin, Laura Green
MISSISSIPPI RIVER STYX - Andy McMillan, Tim Grant
MUSEUM OF THE REVOLUTION - Srđan Keča
SEX WITH SUE - Lisa Rideout
TOLYATTI ADRIFT - Laura Sister
Big Sky Award Competition
Films that artistically honor the character, history, tradition and imagination of the American West
AITAMAAKO'TAMISSKAPI NATOSI: BEFORE THE SUN - Banchi Hanuse
COWBOY POETS - Mike Day
EBULLIENT - Autie Carlisle
LILY GLADSTONE: FAR OUT THERE - Brooke Pepion Swaney
RETURN - Peter Tolton, Stan Parker
SAGEBRUSH GOLD - Marcus Widger
Best Short Competition
Films under 40 minutes in length
BLACK RIVER - Max Retik
BETWEEN EARTH & SKY - Andrew Nadkarni
CHICKEN STORIES - Jonathan Pickett
THE DREAM OF A HORSE - Marjan Khosravi
SUNFLOWERS - Chloe White, Soraya Umewaka
IF TURTLES COULD TALK - Juma Adero
JOY - Aner Etxebarria Moral
STILL WATERS - Kevin Koch
WHEN THE DUST BLOWS THROUGH - Yuxuan Ethan Wu
WHEN THE MOUNTAIN RUMBLES - Alba Bresolí
Best Mini-Doc Competition
Films under 15 minutes in length
DIRECCIONES (ADDRESSES) - María Luisa Santos, Carlo Nasisse
AGONY - Arnaud Beaudoux
ART OF MAINTENANCE:
TRANSCENDENCE, RECOVERY & MY GRANDPARENTS' GOODNESS - Ian Frank
BLUE - Guénola Bally
CARPENTER - Xelîl Sehragerd
CONTINUUM - Sruti Visweswaran, Rowan Ings
HERE, HOPEFULLY - Hao Zhou
JADE HELM - Debi Cornwall
PARKER - Sharon Liese, Catherine Hoffman
SHADOW OF A DOG - Sean Paulsen, Brad Wickham
Special thanks to our esteemed competition jury members for their thoughtful consideration of films in competition. Click below to meet the jury members and learn more about the slate!
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IN THE MAKING ARTIST SHORTS
Big Sky 2023 is pleased to showcase Season 2 of IN THE MAKING, a documentary short series following the lives and journeys of emerging cultural icons who bring insight and originality to their artistic craft, presented by Firelight Media and American Masters. Featuring artists such as actress Lily Gladstone, opera singer J'Nai Bridges, Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder, visual artist Senghor Reid, African American country singer Rissi Palmer, slam poetry champion Alejandro Jiménez, chef Ethan Lim, painter and visual artist Sydney G. James, and Grammy Award-nominated producer Walshy Fire, each film in the series makes its world premiere at Big Sky. Screening Sunday Feb. 19 and Monday Feb. 20.
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Announcing In-Person Screening Times and Virtual Availability
In-person screenings at BSDFF 2023 will take place February 17-26 at The Wilma, the ZACC and the Missoula Community Theater. Click below to peruse the daily in-person screenig schedule by selecting a date from the drop down menu!
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The 2023 online festival program will be available February 20 through March 1 in Big Sky's virtual cinema, Eventive. Short films will be available to stream on-demand for the full virtual run. Features streaming online will each be available for a 6-day run. Streaming dates for films in the virtual festival can be found on individual film listings! Visit the selections page to find streaming dates for films to plan your at-home viewing schedule at BSDFF 2023.
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