Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/big-sky-documentary-film-festival Now in its 22nd year, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Every year, the festival brings over a hundred beautifully-crafted, thought-provoking documentary films to Missoula, Montana. This podcast, a collaboration between the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and the Missoula Broadcasting Company, gives you the chance to hear directly from filmmakers, gaining insight into what drew them to their subjects and the behind-the-scenes stories of their films. © 2025 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival f254a2c6-513e-5fe6-b606-2564c4c5fb53 no en Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:43 -0700 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:45:11 -0700 https://img.transistor.fm/DhvyIdHD30D1nIySeUgNIZWSaxHNbtec7HJUKe3dig8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4NTMxLzE2NDU0/NzY5OTMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg episodic Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Now in its 22nd year, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Every year, the festival brings over a hundred beautifully-crafted, thought-provoking documentary films to Missoula, Montana. This podcast, a collaboration between the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and the Missoula Broadcasting Company, gives you the chance to hear directly from filmmakers, gaining insight into what drew them to their subjects and the behind-the-scenes stories of their films. Now in its 22nd year, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Missoula Broadcasting Company No No 4 4 13 13 Saints and Warriors full 94abb435-e64a-481b-a4a0-623dbf68d6c8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b2e1ea2a Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their All Native Basketball Championship, while also battling for title to their land and waters with the government that stole it from them with the Indian Act. Patrick Shannon, director of the film Saints and Warriors, joins Colter Nuanez in the ESPN 102.9 studios to discuss his film.

]]> Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their All Native Basketball Championship, while also battling for title to their land and waters with the government that stole it from them with the Indian Act. Patrick Shannon, director of the film Saints and Warriors, joins Colter Nuanez in the ESPN 102.9 studios to discuss his film.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:40 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 634 Throughout the course of the Haida basketball season, leaders of iconic rez ball team the Skidegate Saints compete for two titles - defending their All Native Basketball Championship, while also battling for title to their land and waters with the government that stole it from them with the Indian Act. Patrick Shannon, director of the film Saints and Warriors, joins Colter Nuanez in the ESPN 102.9 studios to discuss his film.

]]> No 4 4 12 12 Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted full 6f4f67c6-7215-4e1b-8002-742e32761cb7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e32e1129 Hidden away in the suburbs of Los Angeles, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, along with housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, have transformed their home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate the tumultuous music industry, forging a unique and inspiring bond across time and space. In this episode, director Isaac Gale visits the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss his film Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.

]]> Hidden away in the suburbs of Los Angeles, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, along with housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, have transformed their home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate the tumultuous music industry, forging a unique and inspiring bond across time and space. In this episode, director Isaac Gale visits the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss his film Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:11:30 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 760 Hidden away in the suburbs of Los Angeles, legendary cult musician Swamp Dogg, along with housemates Moogstar and Guitar Shorty, have transformed their home into an artistic playground. Together, they navigate the tumultuous music industry, forging a unique and inspiring bond across time and space. In this episode, director Isaac Gale visits the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss his film Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.

]]> No 4 4 11 11 Two Medicine full e8a00d57-c9fc-478a-a8df-7aa2b8e7e8cb https://share.transistor.fm/s/ad0bdde4 Chazz Racine, a determined rider for Carlson Relay, fiercely represents the Blackfeet Nation in Indian Relay. The film Two Medicine chronicles Chazz's desire to win and his personal battles off the track—his brother’s fight with cancer, his friend’s struggle with alcoholism, and his own past trauma. In this episode, director Taylor Hawkins chats with Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Radio.

]]> Chazz Racine, a determined rider for Carlson Relay, fiercely represents the Blackfeet Nation in Indian Relay. The film Two Medicine chronicles Chazz's desire to win and his personal battles off the track—his brother’s fight with cancer, his friend’s struggle with alcoholism, and his own past trauma. In this episode, director Taylor Hawkins chats with Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Radio.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:07:52 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 629 Chazz Racine, a determined rider for Carlson Relay, fiercely represents the Blackfeet Nation in Indian Relay. The film Two Medicine chronicles Chazz's desire to win and his personal battles off the track—his brother’s fight with cancer, his friend’s struggle with alcoholism, and his own past trauma. In this episode, director Taylor Hawkins chats with Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Radio.

]]> No 4 4 10 10 The Jungle full a5328b23-24ed-41dc-ad12-ef11d4603c13 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f20aeb03 Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, THE JUNGLE is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel that calls into question the profiteering of ecosystems and reveals how indigenous knowledge may hold the key to creating equitable food systems for both people and the planet. In this episode, director Matt Weschler chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about his eyeopening film.

]]> Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, THE JUNGLE is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel that calls into question the profiteering of ecosystems and reveals how indigenous knowledge may hold the key to creating equitable food systems for both people and the planet. In this episode, director Matt Weschler chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about his eyeopening film.

]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:23:11 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1226 Unraveling centuries of greed and exploitation in America’s meat industry, THE JUNGLE is a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel that calls into question the profiteering of ecosystems and reveals how indigenous knowledge may hold the key to creating equitable food systems for both people and the planet. In this episode, director Matt Weschler chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about his eyeopening film.

]]> No 4 4 9 9 Appalheads full db3041e7-0db6-43b3-9616-b42207a38237 https://share.transistor.fm/s/29110e7c Decades after leaving Appalachia, a daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to excavate her father’s remarkable filmmaking legacy and reflects on the effect her home still has on her. In this episode, producer Anna White visits the 102.9 ESPN studios to discuss Appalheads' world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

]]> Decades after leaving Appalachia, a daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to excavate her father’s remarkable filmmaking legacy and reflects on the effect her home still has on her. In this episode, producer Anna White visits the 102.9 ESPN studios to discuss Appalheads' world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:08:59 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 741 Decades after leaving Appalachia, a daughter returns to eastern Kentucky to excavate her father’s remarkable filmmaking legacy and reflects on the effect her home still has on her. In this episode, producer Anna White visits the 102.9 ESPN studios to discuss Appalheads' world premiere at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

]]> No 4 4 8 8 Coywolf full 170b2194-2047-485d-a0d6-59caadad3bd2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1196ac00 Lucy Adams' film Coywolf meditates on the urban landscape of New York City and the coyotes that inhabit it, blurring the lines between city and nature and exploring how we relate to wildlife in urban environments. In this episode, Adams chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about her film, which made its world premiere at this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

]]> Lucy Adams' film Coywolf meditates on the urban landscape of New York City and the coyotes that inhabit it, blurring the lines between city and nature and exploring how we relate to wildlife in urban environments. In this episode, Adams chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about her film, which made its world premiere at this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:45:55 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 942 Lucy Adams' film Coywolf meditates on the urban landscape of New York City and the coyotes that inhabit it, blurring the lines between city and nature and exploring how we relate to wildlife in urban environments. In this episode, Adams chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about her film, which made its world premiere at this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

]]> No 4 4 7 7 Tiwahe full 4461e7ba-2b07-454f-9a5d-518dac9aa806 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a36c40fa TIWAHE is a vibrant, slice-of-life portrait spanning four generations of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre tribes in Hays, Montana, on the Fort Belknap Reservation. In this episode, Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN discusses the film with directors Josh Benson and James Suter.

]]> TIWAHE is a vibrant, slice-of-life portrait spanning four generations of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre tribes in Hays, Montana, on the Fort Belknap Reservation. In this episode, Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN discusses the film with directors Josh Benson and James Suter.

]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:03:53 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 941 TIWAHE is a vibrant, slice-of-life portrait spanning four generations of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre tribes in Hays, Montana, on the Fort Belknap Reservation. In this episode, Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN discusses the film with directors Josh Benson and James Suter.

]]> No 4 4 6 6 Fault Lines full f90cf2ca-0f13-4201-b8b1-13e801a08b38 https://share.transistor.fm/s/243edddb In San Francisco, the decades-long battle for affordable housing is reaching a breaking point, with dire warnings for the rest of the country. Directors Nate Houghteling and Yoav Attias of the documentary Fault Lines discuss their film, its lessons and much more with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3.

]]> In San Francisco, the decades-long battle for affordable housing is reaching a breaking point, with dire warnings for the rest of the country. Directors Nate Houghteling and Yoav Attias of the documentary Fault Lines discuss their film, its lessons and much more with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3.

]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:37:42 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 976 In San Francisco, the decades-long battle for affordable housing is reaching a breaking point, with dire warnings for the rest of the country. Directors Nate Houghteling and Yoav Attias of the documentary Fault Lines discuss their film, its lessons and much more with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3.

]]> No 4 4 5 5 The Birds full 967dd400-43ed-4586-9153-1417c900f43c https://share.transistor.fm/s/7756ba63 The Birds is a moving portrait of one man’s desperation to decipher the relationship between mass flights of seabirds and a single super-speed predator. In this episode, co-director Martin Dohrn visits the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the making of the film.

]]> The Birds is a moving portrait of one man’s desperation to decipher the relationship between mass flights of seabirds and a single super-speed predator. In this episode, co-director Martin Dohrn visits the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the making of the film.

]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:48:49 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1191 The Birds is a moving portrait of one man’s desperation to decipher the relationship between mass flights of seabirds and a single super-speed predator. In this episode, co-director Martin Dohrn visits the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the making of the film.

]]> No 4 4 4 4 UNEARTH full 6df492e0-1161-4a4b-bb5b-605bfe48870a https://share.transistor.fm/s/eb314fe2 UNEARTH follows an inspiring set of Native Alaskan activists and commercial salmon fishermen as they navigate the treacherous waters of power players, politics, and tactics driving forward North America’s largest-ever proposed copper mine in their beloved homeland of Bristol Bay, Alaska, revealing the potentially unsustainable cost of our sustainable future. In this episode, director Hunter Nolan joins Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Missoula.

]]> UNEARTH follows an inspiring set of Native Alaskan activists and commercial salmon fishermen as they navigate the treacherous waters of power players, politics, and tactics driving forward North America’s largest-ever proposed copper mine in their beloved homeland of Bristol Bay, Alaska, revealing the potentially unsustainable cost of our sustainable future. In this episode, director Hunter Nolan joins Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Missoula.

]]> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:30:21 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 741 UNEARTH follows an inspiring set of Native Alaskan activists and commercial salmon fishermen as they navigate the treacherous waters of power players, politics, and tactics driving forward North America’s largest-ever proposed copper mine in their beloved homeland of Bristol Bay, Alaska, revealing the potentially unsustainable cost of our sustainable future. In this episode, director Hunter Nolan joins Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN Missoula.

]]> No 4 4 3 3 Stolen Kingdom full 1c592603-8514-4b8b-9b58-71a632580747 https://share.transistor.fm/s/55291d40 STOLEN KINGDOM delves into the history of mischief, scandal, and theft at Walt Disney World, ultimately leading to the theft of an animatronic valued at nearly half a million dollars. Executive director Josh Koopman chats with Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN about the process of documenting such a secretive and obsessive culture, as well as the big question at the heart of the film: Who stole Buzzy?

]]> STOLEN KINGDOM delves into the history of mischief, scandal, and theft at Walt Disney World, ultimately leading to the theft of an animatronic valued at nearly half a million dollars. Executive director Josh Koopman chats with Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN about the process of documenting such a secretive and obsessive culture, as well as the big question at the heart of the film: Who stole Buzzy?

]]> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:33:17 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 689 STOLEN KINGDOM delves into the history of mischief, scandal, and theft at Walt Disney World, ultimately leading to the theft of an animatronic valued at nearly half a million dollars. Executive director Josh Koopman chats with Colter Nuanez of 102.9 ESPN about the process of documenting such a secretive and obsessive culture, as well as the big question at the heart of the film: Who stole Buzzy?

]]> No 4 4 2 2 Helen and the Bear full e86299ac-5cf4-440d-9fa1-6cebb6f3eacc https://share.transistor.fm/s/a0e4bee1 Captured in intimate verite by director Alix Blair, HELEN AND THE BEAR is a lyrical portrait of the beautiful and complex relationship between free-spirited Helen and once-prominent politician Pete as they enter the final chapter of their marriage.  As Pete’s health worsens and Helen anticipates life without “Bear,” she wrestles with what’s been lost and won through life by his side. In this episode, Alix Blair chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about capturing and portraying Helen and Pete's story of love and life.

]]> Captured in intimate verite by director Alix Blair, HELEN AND THE BEAR is a lyrical portrait of the beautiful and complex relationship between free-spirited Helen and once-prominent politician Pete as they enter the final chapter of their marriage.  As Pete’s health worsens and Helen anticipates life without “Bear,” she wrestles with what’s been lost and won through life by his side. In this episode, Alix Blair chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about capturing and portraying Helen and Pete's story of love and life.

]]> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:11:53 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 860 Captured in intimate verite by director Alix Blair, HELEN AND THE BEAR is a lyrical portrait of the beautiful and complex relationship between free-spirited Helen and once-prominent politician Pete as they enter the final chapter of their marriage.  As Pete’s health worsens and Helen anticipates life without “Bear,” she wrestles with what’s been lost and won through life by his side. In this episode, Alix Blair chats with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 about capturing and portraying Helen and Pete's story of love and life.

]]> No 4 4 1 1 Julia Sherman full cae1ee7f-3631-4f20-ae28-b6170fa1587e https://share.transistor.fm/s/f76d60ab Julia Sherman, executive director of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, sits down with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 to preview the 2025 festival and some of the highlights of this year's schedule.

]]> Julia Sherman, executive director of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, sits down with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 to preview the 2025 festival and some of the highlights of this year's schedule.

]]> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:01:25 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 645 Julia Sherman, executive director of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, sits down with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3 to preview the 2025 festival and some of the highlights of this year's schedule.

]]> No 3 3 12 12 Youth Doc Fellowship full 4983f5a0-c08d-4ba9-96b5-7a3a340a6435 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2d1f066f Educating and empowering the next generation of documentary filmmakers, the BSDFF's youth fellowship gives students a crash course in documentary history and hands-on filmmaking. Two of the youth filmmakers visited the Trail studios to talk with Mike Smith about their experience. Amity Blue directed Flipping the Switch, about what happens when a band breaks up. Ben Buchta's Behind the Concrete follows Montana skateboarders on their efforts to build a network of skate parks across the state.

]]> Educating and empowering the next generation of documentary filmmakers, the BSDFF's youth fellowship gives students a crash course in documentary history and hands-on filmmaking. Two of the youth filmmakers visited the Trail studios to talk with Mike Smith about their experience. Amity Blue directed Flipping the Switch, about what happens when a band breaks up. Ben Buchta's Behind the Concrete follows Montana skateboarders on their efforts to build a network of skate parks across the state.

]]> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:49:25 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 918 Educating and empowering the next generation of documentary filmmakers, the BSDFF's youth fellowship gives students a crash course in documentary history and hands-on filmmaking. Two of the youth filmmakers visited the Trail studios to talk with Mike Smith about their experience. Amity Blue directed Flipping the Switch, about what happens when a band breaks up. Ben Buchta's Behind the Concrete follows Montana skateboarders on their efforts to build a network of skate parks across the state.

]]> No 3 3 11 11 Bring Them Home full 4dc829b1-e440-4c17-a1a4-da3f12f454c1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/62f59648 Bring Them Home is the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. Filmmakers Ivy McDonald and Daniel Glick joined Colter Nuanez on 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about creating an emotional, important film about restoring the land and healing a community.

]]> Bring Them Home is the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. Filmmakers Ivy McDonald and Daniel Glick joined Colter Nuanez on 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about creating an emotional, important film about restoring the land and healing a community.

]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:28:40 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 900 Bring Them Home is the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. Filmmakers Ivy McDonald and Daniel Glick joined Colter Nuanez on 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about creating an emotional, important film about restoring the land and healing a community.

]]> No 3 3 10 10 Welcome Space Brothers full 8f79b556-2ddc-4005-9433-27160b336063 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6a9a5eec Welcome Space Brothers is a feature documentary about The Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community established in the 1970s in El Cajon, California that became a wildly prolific filmmaking collective under the direction of outlandish spiritual leader and filmmaker Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Archangel Uriel.” In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Ruth Norman, subject of Welcome Space Brothers, stopped by the Trail studios for a unique look at one of the most far-out films at this year's BSDFF.

]]> Welcome Space Brothers is a feature documentary about The Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community established in the 1970s in El Cajon, California that became a wildly prolific filmmaking collective under the direction of outlandish spiritual leader and filmmaker Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Archangel Uriel.” In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Ruth Norman, subject of Welcome Space Brothers, stopped by the Trail studios for a unique look at one of the most far-out films at this year's BSDFF.

]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:00:17 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 923 Welcome Space Brothers is a feature documentary about The Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community established in the 1970s in El Cajon, California that became a wildly prolific filmmaking collective under the direction of outlandish spiritual leader and filmmaker Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Archangel Uriel.” In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Ruth Norman, subject of Welcome Space Brothers, stopped by the Trail studios for a unique look at one of the most far-out films at this year's BSDFF.

]]> No 3 3 9 9 Jeanie Finlay full 0b697b2d-e125-4500-9775-cadccf350578 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fafa396c The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival was the very first film festival to show Jeanie Finlay's work when Teenland premiered in Missoula in 2008. Fifteen years later, Finlay is an accomplished, decorated director with an eclectic filmography that runs from community theater to goths on a boat to a behind-the-scenes look at Game of Thrones. Jeanie Finlay, the subject of the 2024 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival retrospective, visited the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to talk about her work with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3.

]]> The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival was the very first film festival to show Jeanie Finlay's work when Teenland premiered in Missoula in 2008. Fifteen years later, Finlay is an accomplished, decorated director with an eclectic filmography that runs from community theater to goths on a boat to a behind-the-scenes look at Game of Thrones. Jeanie Finlay, the subject of the 2024 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival retrospective, visited the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to talk about her work with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3.

]]> Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:32:31 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1168 The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival was the very first film festival to show Jeanie Finlay's work when Teenland premiered in Missoula in 2008. Fifteen years later, Finlay is an accomplished, decorated director with an eclectic filmography that runs from community theater to goths on a boat to a behind-the-scenes look at Game of Thrones. Jeanie Finlay, the subject of the 2024 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival retrospective, visited the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to talk about her work with Mike Smith of the Trail 103.3.

]]> No 3 3 8 8 The Herricanes full 1f3f3a94-1941-4bd4-8505-52cbdf99754b https://share.transistor.fm/s/35863511 In the 1970s, the Houston Herricanes were a part of the first women’s full tackle football league in the United States, starting a movement that's still in motion today. The Herricanes tells their unknown story of commitment, courage, strength and love for the game. Filmmaker Olivia Kuan joined Andrew Houghton of 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about her inspiring documentary.

]]> In the 1970s, the Houston Herricanes were a part of the first women’s full tackle football league in the United States, starting a movement that's still in motion today. The Herricanes tells their unknown story of commitment, courage, strength and love for the game. Filmmaker Olivia Kuan joined Andrew Houghton of 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about her inspiring documentary.

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 14:24:36 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1179 In the 1970s, the Houston Herricanes were a part of the first women’s full tackle football league in the United States, starting a movement that's still in motion today. The Herricanes tells their unknown story of commitment, courage, strength and love for the game. Filmmaker Olivia Kuan joined Andrew Houghton of 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about her inspiring documentary.

]]> No 3 3 7 7 The Wonder and the Worry full dac95ac3-969b-4ef4-aabe-c617424a13cd https://share.transistor.fm/s/c0a289e3 The Wonder and the Worry follows the careers of former National Geographic Editor in Chief, Chris Johns, and his daughter Louise, a young freelance photographer, telling a story about family, photography and the power of visual storytelling to create change. Director David Baker and subject Chris Johns visited the Trail studios to chat with Mike Smith about The Wonder and the Worry, which is the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival's closing night film.

]]> The Wonder and the Worry follows the careers of former National Geographic Editor in Chief, Chris Johns, and his daughter Louise, a young freelance photographer, telling a story about family, photography and the power of visual storytelling to create change. Director David Baker and subject Chris Johns visited the Trail studios to chat with Mike Smith about The Wonder and the Worry, which is the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival's closing night film.

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:56:47 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 805 The Wonder and the Worry follows the careers of former National Geographic Editor in Chief, Chris Johns, and his daughter Louise, a young freelance photographer, telling a story about family, photography and the power of visual storytelling to create change. Director David Baker and subject Chris Johns visited the Trail studios to chat with Mike Smith about The Wonder and the Worry, which is the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival's closing night film.

]]> No 3 3 6 6 Through the Storm full 71ff1d03-dffc-4b09-befd-06a2bb93982b https://share.transistor.fm/s/f72a9e4f On the Red Lake (Ojibwe) Reservation in Minnesota, the high school football team hasn't one a game in two decades. Through the Storm follows the efforts of a determined coach and group of young athletes, who fight to keep their football program alive. Filmmakers Charles Frank and Fritz Bitsoie joined Colter Nuanez for a look at their film before its world premiere.

]]> On the Red Lake (Ojibwe) Reservation in Minnesota, the high school football team hasn't one a game in two decades. Through the Storm follows the efforts of a determined coach and group of young athletes, who fight to keep their football program alive. Filmmakers Charles Frank and Fritz Bitsoie joined Colter Nuanez for a look at their film before its world premiere.

]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:32:07 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 838 On the Red Lake (Ojibwe) Reservation in Minnesota, the high school football team hasn't one a game in two decades. Through the Storm follows the efforts of a determined coach and group of young athletes, who fight to keep their football program alive. Filmmakers Charles Frank and Fritz Bitsoie joined Colter Nuanez for a look at their film before its world premiere.

]]> No 3 3 5 5 Happy Campers full eec66d45-f449-4607-95f4-dd80e258a601 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9b8c7cc4 Every summer, working-class families enjoy waterfront living in a scrappy trailer park off the coast of Virginia. When the relentless march of capitalism threatens their shabby Shangri-La, the denizens of Inlet View face the inevitable, and reveal the secrets to a rich life. Amy Nicholson, the director of Happy Campers, visited the Trail studios to discuss her heartwarming feature film with Mike Smith.

]]> Every summer, working-class families enjoy waterfront living in a scrappy trailer park off the coast of Virginia. When the relentless march of capitalism threatens their shabby Shangri-La, the denizens of Inlet View face the inevitable, and reveal the secrets to a rich life. Amy Nicholson, the director of Happy Campers, visited the Trail studios to discuss her heartwarming feature film with Mike Smith.

]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:47:09 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 963 Every summer, working-class families enjoy waterfront living in a scrappy trailer park off the coast of Virginia. When the relentless march of capitalism threatens their shabby Shangri-La, the denizens of Inlet View face the inevitable, and reveal the secrets to a rich life. Amy Nicholson, the director of Happy Campers, visited the Trail studios to discuss her heartwarming feature film with Mike Smith.

]]> No 3 3 4 4 Julia Sherman full 26a65ec8-9a3e-4d56-9c0f-40fd65fb0173 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4b1cb6d6 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Education Director Julia Sherman talks with Aubrey Nilsen of 104.5 the U about Schoolhouse Docs and the wonderfully rich array of youth programs that are part of the 21st annual Big Sky Doc Film Fest.

]]> Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Education Director Julia Sherman talks with Aubrey Nilsen of 104.5 the U about Schoolhouse Docs and the wonderfully rich array of youth programs that are part of the 21st annual Big Sky Doc Film Fest.

]]> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:35:10 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 488 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Education Director Julia Sherman talks with Aubrey Nilsen of 104.5 the U about Schoolhouse Docs and the wonderfully rich array of youth programs that are part of the 21st annual Big Sky Doc Film Fest.

]]> No 3 3 3 3 399: Queen of the Tetons full b56ee727-0496-4818-b9a4-3d6887e9fa08 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a67dc3c2 Known only by her research number, Grizzly 399 has captivated photographers since 2007, becoming the most famous — and photographed — mother bear in the world. The Big Sky Doc Fest's opening night film follows 399 as she struggles to raise an unusually large litter in the face of human encroachment, a rapidly changing climate, and disputes over her Endangered Species protections. Director and producer Elizabeth Leiter visited the Trail studios to discuss her powerful film.

]]> Known only by her research number, Grizzly 399 has captivated photographers since 2007, becoming the most famous — and photographed — mother bear in the world. The Big Sky Doc Fest's opening night film follows 399 as she struggles to raise an unusually large litter in the face of human encroachment, a rapidly changing climate, and disputes over her Endangered Species protections. Director and producer Elizabeth Leiter visited the Trail studios to discuss her powerful film.

]]> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:54:18 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 824 Known only by her research number, Grizzly 399 has captivated photographers since 2007, becoming the most famous — and photographed — mother bear in the world. The Big Sky Doc Fest's opening night film follows 399 as she struggles to raise an unusually large litter in the face of human encroachment, a rapidly changing climate, and disputes over her Endangered Species protections. Director and producer Elizabeth Leiter visited the Trail studios to discuss her powerful film.

]]> No 3 3 2 2 Rachel Gregg full 9c10c1d2-ed7e-4b94-8e68-564bb87cc238 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d08d6f79 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival executive director Rachel Gregg stopped by the Missoula Broadcasting company studios to preview the opening night film 399: Queen of the Tetons and offer a few of her other personal recommendations for films she's looking forward to this week.

]]> Big Sky Documentary Film Festival executive director Rachel Gregg stopped by the Missoula Broadcasting company studios to preview the opening night film 399: Queen of the Tetons and offer a few of her other personal recommendations for films she's looking forward to this week.

]]> Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:46:13 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 841 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival executive director Rachel Gregg stopped by the Missoula Broadcasting company studios to preview the opening night film 399: Queen of the Tetons and offer a few of her other personal recommendations for films she's looking forward to this week.

]]> No 3 3 1 1 A Buffalo Story full 77773bf1-045d-46c9-a7cb-872d87aeb7b8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/58e0f187 As buffalo return to the North American landscapes they once defined, the important ecological and cultural impacts of that restoration have begun to manifest. A Buffalo Story follows the work of Jason Baldes, the Tribal Buffalo Manager for buffalo restoration on the Wind River Reservation, whose efforts to help people believe in buffalo again require him to confront his own trauma. In the debut interview of a series focusing on films from the 2024 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, director and producer Colin Ruggiero visited the Trail studios to discuss his feature film.

]]> As buffalo return to the North American landscapes they once defined, the important ecological and cultural impacts of that restoration have begun to manifest. A Buffalo Story follows the work of Jason Baldes, the Tribal Buffalo Manager for buffalo restoration on the Wind River Reservation, whose efforts to help people believe in buffalo again require him to confront his own trauma. In the debut interview of a series focusing on films from the 2024 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, director and producer Colin Ruggiero visited the Trail studios to discuss his feature film.

]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:01:15 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 901 As buffalo return to the North American landscapes they once defined, the important ecological and cultural impacts of that restoration have begun to manifest. A Buffalo Story follows the work of Jason Baldes, the Tribal Buffalo Manager for buffalo restoration on the Wind River Reservation, whose efforts to help people believe in buffalo again require him to confront his own trauma. In the debut interview of a series focusing on films from the 2024 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, director and producer Colin Ruggiero visited the Trail studios to discuss his feature film.

]]> No 2 2 11 11 Between Earth and Sky full df111df9-97fe-4916-b662-7c379cd846aa https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d3dae31 Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study the Costa Rican rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she turns her research inward to understand the processes of disturbance and recovery in her own life, a journey documented in Between Earth and Sky. Nalini Nadkarni and director Andrew Nadkarni visited the Trail studios to discuss Between Earth and Sky, which won the award for Best Short at the 2023 Big Sky Doc Fest.

]]> Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study the Costa Rican rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she turns her research inward to understand the processes of disturbance and recovery in her own life, a journey documented in Between Earth and Sky. Nalini Nadkarni and director Andrew Nadkarni visited the Trail studios to discuss Between Earth and Sky, which won the award for Best Short at the 2023 Big Sky Doc Fest.

]]> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:49:34 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 954 Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study the Costa Rican rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she turns her research inward to understand the processes of disturbance and recovery in her own life, a journey documented in Between Earth and Sky. Nalini Nadkarni and director Andrew Nadkarni visited the Trail studios to discuss Between Earth and Sky, which won the award for Best Short at the 2023 Big Sky Doc Fest.

]]> No 2 2 10 10 When The Dust Blows Through full 1499eac7-aecb-4b81-b5cf-16b4955f2a26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/ed583e38 In the middle of a remote desert, two men are assigned to guard the ruins of an ancient kingdom. When the Dust Blows Through follows them as they confront the heat and thirst of the desert, as well as more insidious foes like loneliness and tomb raiders. Director Ethan Wu visited the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the challenges of filming in such an inhospitable location, and why he felt called to the story anyway.

]]> In the middle of a remote desert, two men are assigned to guard the ruins of an ancient kingdom. When the Dust Blows Through follows them as they confront the heat and thirst of the desert, as well as more insidious foes like loneliness and tomb raiders. Director Ethan Wu visited the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the challenges of filming in such an inhospitable location, and why he felt called to the story anyway.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:32:53 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 955 In the middle of a remote desert, two men are assigned to guard the ruins of an ancient kingdom. When the Dust Blows Through follows them as they confront the heat and thirst of the desert, as well as more insidious foes like loneliness and tomb raiders. Director Ethan Wu visited the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the challenges of filming in such an inhospitable location, and why he felt called to the story anyway.

]]> No 2 2 9 9 Hollywood's Finest full a7b5641a-0a7a-4a0d-91b2-4295989def83 https://share.transistor.fm/s/61650810 The film Hollywood's Finest follows three mothers fighting to create a family: Mckenzie, a young woman in recovery who became pregnant while living in a tent; Cat, her nomadic mom; and Leslie, the social worker with her own history of addiction, housing insecurity, and losing children to foster care. Filmmakers Claire Hannah Collins and Gale Holland visited the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the film, the process of making it and the issues it confronts with Colter Nuanez.

]]> The film Hollywood's Finest follows three mothers fighting to create a family: Mckenzie, a young woman in recovery who became pregnant while living in a tent; Cat, her nomadic mom; and Leslie, the social worker with her own history of addiction, housing insecurity, and losing children to foster care. Filmmakers Claire Hannah Collins and Gale Holland visited the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the film, the process of making it and the issues it confronts with Colter Nuanez.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:18:33 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 808 The film Hollywood's Finest follows three mothers fighting to create a family: Mckenzie, a young woman in recovery who became pregnant while living in a tent; Cat, her nomadic mom; and Leslie, the social worker with her own history of addiction, housing insecurity, and losing children to foster care. Filmmakers Claire Hannah Collins and Gale Holland visited the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the film, the process of making it and the issues it confronts with Colter Nuanez.

]]> No 2 2 8 8 The Last of the Nightingales full 7a2ea51c-50a1-4741-bacb-43dccd74160d https://share.transistor.fm/s/bb332b2d A chance encounter transformed Bernie Krause's life, setting the prolific composer and sound artist on a path to capture the sounds of a vanishing wilderness. The Last of the Nightengales is a haunting black-and-white film that follows Krause's journey, inviting the audience to experience the rich acoustic beauty of the living world through his ears. Director Masha Karpoukhina visited the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to talk about the film with Aubrey Nilsen.

]]> A chance encounter transformed Bernie Krause's life, setting the prolific composer and sound artist on a path to capture the sounds of a vanishing wilderness. The Last of the Nightengales is a haunting black-and-white film that follows Krause's journey, inviting the audience to experience the rich acoustic beauty of the living world through his ears. Director Masha Karpoukhina visited the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to talk about the film with Aubrey Nilsen.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:22:23 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 770 A chance encounter transformed Bernie Krause's life, setting the prolific composer and sound artist on a path to capture the sounds of a vanishing wilderness. The Last of the Nightengales is a haunting black-and-white film that follows Krause's journey, inviting the audience to experience the rich acoustic beauty of the living world through his ears. Director Masha Karpoukhina visited the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to talk about the film with Aubrey Nilsen.

]]> No 2 2 7 7 Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer full de258ec4-962f-4f41-bedc-0f78344a3cb9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c80018ae Megan Harrington and Malia Kipp visit the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the documentary film Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer, which follows Kipp's journey from the Blackfeet Reservation to becoming the first Native American player in Montana Lady Griz history.

]]> Megan Harrington and Malia Kipp visit the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the documentary film Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer, which follows Kipp's journey from the Blackfeet Reservation to becoming the first Native American player in Montana Lady Griz history.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 15:37:36 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1189 Megan Harrington and Malia Kipp visit the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the documentary film Native Ball: Legacy of a Trailblazer, which follows Kipp's journey from the Blackfeet Reservation to becoming the first Native American player in Montana Lady Griz history.

]]> No 2 2 6 6 Israelism full 8d207067-8b2e-4e70-8747-b3ca7f9e31ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/7d82a62f When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard to create a new movement opposing Israel’s occupation, and recentering Judaism itself. That's the story of Israelism, which makes its world premiere Thursday at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Filmmakers Eric Axelman and Sam Eilertsen visited the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the film.

]]> When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard to create a new movement opposing Israel’s occupation, and recentering Judaism itself. That's the story of Israelism, which makes its world premiere Thursday at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Filmmakers Eric Axelman and Sam Eilertsen visited the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the film.

]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:22:12 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1263 When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the mistreatment of Palestinians, they battle the old guard to create a new movement opposing Israel’s occupation, and recentering Judaism itself. That's the story of Israelism, which makes its world premiere Thursday at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Filmmakers Eric Axelman and Sam Eilertsen visited the Trail 103.3 studios to discuss the film.

]]> No 2 2 5 5 #MoCrazyStrong full a082687a-f241-4965-ba37-949fd7672568 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3083a71b When professional skier Jamie MoCrazy fell during the slopestyle event at the World Tour Finals in 2015, she suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe that officials at the ski hill prepared her fatality report. The injury left her in a coma, with her entire right side paralyzed and her brain bleeding in eight places. #MoCrazyStrong is the story of MoCrazy's miraculous years-long recovery that helped revolutionize treatment for traumatic brain injuries and set her on a course to advocate for others with similar injuries. Jamie and her sister Jeanee Crane-Mauzy joined Andrew Houghton in the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the film.

]]> When professional skier Jamie MoCrazy fell during the slopestyle event at the World Tour Finals in 2015, she suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe that officials at the ski hill prepared her fatality report. The injury left her in a coma, with her entire right side paralyzed and her brain bleeding in eight places. #MoCrazyStrong is the story of MoCrazy's miraculous years-long recovery that helped revolutionize treatment for traumatic brain injuries and set her on a course to advocate for others with similar injuries. Jamie and her sister Jeanee Crane-Mauzy joined Andrew Houghton in the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the film.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 19:51:44 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 836 When professional skier Jamie MoCrazy fell during the slopestyle event at the World Tour Finals in 2015, she suffered a traumatic brain injury so severe that officials at the ski hill prepared her fatality report. The injury left her in a coma, with her entire right side paralyzed and her brain bleeding in eight places. #MoCrazyStrong is the story of MoCrazy's miraculous years-long recovery that helped revolutionize treatment for traumatic brain injuries and set her on a course to advocate for others with similar injuries. Jamie and her sister Jeanee Crane-Mauzy joined Andrew Houghton in the ESPN Missoula studios to discuss the film.

]]> No 2 2 4 4 Matter of Mind: My ALS full 7b6950c7-1c52-46ae-9a09-2012a5cd4b27 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c1cb3c9c Director Anna Moot-Levin discusses her film Matter of Mind: My ALS. The documentary follows three people diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease with no known cure, and the choices they make as they grapple with how best to treat the illness.

]]> Director Anna Moot-Levin discusses her film Matter of Mind: My ALS. The documentary follows three people diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease with no known cure, and the choices they make as they grapple with how best to treat the illness.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:14:25 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 860 Director Anna Moot-Levin discusses her film Matter of Mind: My ALS. The documentary follows three people diagnosed with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease with no known cure, and the choices they make as they grapple with how best to treat the illness.

]]> No 2 2 3 3 The Hamlet Syndrome full 2e1ff02d-79ca-4c8c-9172-9e95c2473bd0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0dee6cf1 Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosolowski visit the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to discuss their documentary film The Hamlet Syndrome. Filmed just months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the documentary follows a group of Ukrainian actors struggling with the traumas of war, sexism and homophobia as they attempt to stage an adaptation of Hamlet that grapples with the contemporary challenges of their country.

]]> Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosolowski visit the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to discuss their documentary film The Hamlet Syndrome. Filmed just months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the documentary follows a group of Ukrainian actors struggling with the traumas of war, sexism and homophobia as they attempt to stage an adaptation of Hamlet that grapples with the contemporary challenges of their country.

]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:54:14 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 774 Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosolowski visit the Missoula Broadcasting Company studios to discuss their documentary film The Hamlet Syndrome. Filmed just months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the documentary follows a group of Ukrainian actors struggling with the traumas of war, sexism and homophobia as they attempt to stage an adaptation of Hamlet that grapples with the contemporary challenges of their country.

]]> No 2 2 2 2 Shadow Of A Dog full 7f4498f8-5000-44ed-bc8a-847a7b4bc00f https://share.transistor.fm/s/6e60d67c Filmmakers Sean Paulsen and Brad Wickham detail the late-night cemetery stakeouts that went into making their film Shadow of a Dog. The film follows a man who roams the forgotten corners of New York, hoping to track down lost pets and re-unite them with their owners.

]]> Filmmakers Sean Paulsen and Brad Wickham detail the late-night cemetery stakeouts that went into making their film Shadow of a Dog. The film follows a man who roams the forgotten corners of New York, hoping to track down lost pets and re-unite them with their owners.

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:56:58 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 726 Filmmakers Sean Paulsen and Brad Wickham detail the late-night cemetery stakeouts that went into making their film Shadow of a Dog. The film follows a man who roams the forgotten corners of New York, hoping to track down lost pets and re-unite them with their owners.

]]> No 2 2 1 1 Penny Lane full db67d0f2-48a8-4684-ad48-bd00cd3cf7f2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b45a2a21 Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane, the subject of this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Retrospective, visits the Trail 103.3 studio to talk about her films that will shown at the festival, with subjects as diverse as Kenny G, Richard Nixon, the Church of Satan and Depression-era snake oil salesman John Brinkley, who peddled goat testicles as a cure for impotence.

]]> Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane, the subject of this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Retrospective, visits the Trail 103.3 studio to talk about her films that will shown at the festival, with subjects as diverse as Kenny G, Richard Nixon, the Church of Satan and Depression-era snake oil salesman John Brinkley, who peddled goat testicles as a cure for impotence.

]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:51:09 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1650 Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane, the subject of this year's Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Retrospective, visits the Trail 103.3 studio to talk about her films that will shown at the festival, with subjects as diverse as Kenny G, Richard Nixon, the Church of Satan and Depression-era snake oil salesman John Brinkley, who peddled goat testicles as a cure for impotence.

]]> No 1 1 9 9 A Decent Home full b6fc0fa7-f552-4ed5-a264-7ca15e348bb1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/69190399 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:05:46 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 955 The film A Decent Home opened the 2022 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival by going inside mobile home parks, where some of the most affordable housing in the country is increasingly being bought out by the richest of the rich. In this episode of the BSDFF podcast, the Trail's Robert Chase talks with director Sara Terry about A Decent Home being shown on opening night and the main question of the film: Do we want housing in this country to be available to everyone, or simply treated as a commodity to be bought and sold? The film A Decent Home opened the 2022 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival by going inside mobile home parks, where some of the most affordable housing in the country is increasingly being bought out by the richest of the rich. In this episode of the BSDFF No 1 1 8 8 Memory Lanes full 603614ea-94ea-4b34-90a4-ed1d655b0095 https://share.transistor.fm/s/253f57a7 Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:52:50 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1075 While stuck in his apartment during the pandemic, Brian Gersten decided to make a film about one of his family's favorite pastimes - bowling. That film became Memory Lanes. In this episode of the BSDFF podcast, ESPN Missoula's Andrew Houghton sits down with Gersten to talk about the process of making a film completely from archival footage and how he grappled with the dark themes of American history - racism, sexism, violence - that he found intertwined with an innocent, idyllic sport enjoyed by millions across the country. While stuck in his apartment during the pandemic, Brian Gersten decided to make a film about one of his family's favorite pastimes - bowling. That film became Memory Lanes. In this episode of the BSDFF podcast, ESPN Missoula's Andrew Houghton sits down wi No 1 1 7 7 Charm Circle full 68301280-d965-4c02-8677-6a67f563e7d9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0223a643 Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:18:10 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 678 The closing night film at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is Charm Circle, a deeply personal glimpse into the lives of an eccentric New York family. In this episode of the Big Sky Doc fest podcast, the Trail's Robert Chase talks with director Nira Burstein about her first visit to Missoula and the process of making a film that documents her own family's nuances and identity. The closing night film at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is Charm Circle, a deeply personal glimpse into the lives of an eccentric New York family. In this episode of the Big Sky Doc fest podcast, the Trail's Robert Chase talks with director Nira B No 1 1 6 6 One Road to Quartzsite full bf57b18d-2af3-4801-a84b-dce9cd4b1f26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6ca47a26 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:37:46 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 801 Every winter, a ragtag group of crustpunks, libertarians, snowbirds, and elderly folks become unlikely neighbors during their annual pilgrimage to a temporary longterm camping community in Quartzsite, Arizona. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Colter Nuanez talks with Ryan Maxey, director of the film One Road to Quartzsite, about seeing his film make its world premiere and how he told the story of the diverse set of characters that converge on Quartzsite to try to escape the constraints of society. Every winter, a ragtag group of crustpunks, libertarians, snowbirds, and elderly folks become unlikely neighbors during their annual pilgrimage to a temporary longterm camping community in Quartzsite, Arizona. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Fi No 1 1 5 5 Outta the Muck full e2605cb6-9310-44f1-9fb5-b73c305721c3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b86acbec Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:02:55 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1036 The swamp towns of south Florida, where kids chase rabbits through the muck of cut sugar cane fields, produce NFL talent at a rate that's almost unseen anywhere else in the country. When Ira McKinley returned to his hometown of Pahokee, he knew he wanted to make a film about the resilience and excellence that's persevered on the shores of Lake Okeechobee despite poverty and crushing natural disasters. That film is Outta the Muck, and in this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Colter Nuanez talks with McKinley and Bhawin Suchak before its world premeire on Wednesday, February 23. The swamp towns of south Florida, where kids chase rabbits through the muck of cut sugar cane fields, produce NFL talent at a rate that's almost unseen anywhere else in the country. When Ira McKinley returned to his hometown of Pahokee, he knew he wanted No 1 1 4 4 Up on the Mountain full 4cb5b93a-c561-4084-9b3e-c2bf6f4d67e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/414a4734 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 18:48:22 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 727 Deep in the mountains of Montana and Idaho, a diverse group of Southeast Asian refugees, Latino immigrants and rural white Americans search for rare fungi. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Colter Nuanez talks with Olivier Matthon and Michael Reis of the film Up on the Mountain about the people searching for this wild crop and the issues of access and inequity that threaten to end the harvest -- and take away their livelihoods. Deep in the mountains of Montana and Idaho, a diverse group of Southeast Asian refugees, Latino immigrants and rural white Americans search for rare fungi. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Colter Nuanez talks with Olivier No 1 1 3 3 Hockeyland full 04476b25-ab66-4450-a92e-27bffd784ba4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7513dce1 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:12:41 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 828 Hockey is religion in northern Minnesota, where ponds freeze over, snow drifts deep and kids strap up skates as soon as they can walk. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, ESPN Missoula's Colter Nuanez is joined by director Tommy Haines, producer Andrew Sherburne and cinematographer Ben Handler of the film Hockeyland, an up-close look at two high school hockey teams chasing a state championship while carrying the pressures of their puck-obsessed towns. Hockey is religion in northern Minnesota, where ponds freeze over, snow drifts deep and kids strap up skates as soon as they can walk. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, ESPN Missoula's Colter Nuanez is joined by director To No 1 1 2 2 An Accidental Life full cf751c13-cbc7-4eb2-ab56-da30eb117d82 https://share.transistor.fm/s/477b4c20 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:05:52 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1024 Quinn Brett was a hard-charging, record-setting mountain climber before a fall on Yosemite's famous El Capitan left her nearly dead and without the use of her legs. In the film An Accidental Life, director Henna Taylor intimately portrays Brett's arduous rehab and journey to find meaning in all that's been taken away from her. In this episode of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival podcast, Taylor and ESPN Missoula's Andrew Houghton discuss Brett's story and what drew Taylor to make such an emotional, wrenching film. Quinn Brett was a hard-charging, record-setting mountain climber before a fall on Yosemite's famous El Capitan left her nearly dead and without the use of her legs. In the film An Accidental Life, director Henna Taylor intimately portrays Brett's arduous No 1 1 1 1 Being Michelle full c780411a-336d-485b-99b5-a53bb73f55e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/29e3b9d5 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:00:31 -0700 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Big Sky Documentary Film Festival 1161 Being Michelle tells the incredible story of a deaf autistic woman who spent five years in Florida prisons, trapped in a system unable to accommodate or even recognize her needs. Now free, Michelle and her caretakers struggle to heal her traumas and keep her out of the criminal justice system that's already caused her so much pain. In this podcast, presented by the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and the Missoula Broadcasting Company, Colter Nuanez discusses Being Michelle with the film's director, Atin Mehra, as well as producers Mae Thornton Mehra and Harold Foxx. Being Michelle tells the incredible story of a deaf autistic woman who spent five years in Florida prisons, trapped in a system unable to accommodate or even recognize her needs. Now free, Michelle and her caretakers struggle to heal her traumas and keep No