As Los Angeles reels from the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic, Victor Villa, a young Latino entrepreneur and L.A. native, must persevere to keep his street taco business afloat. Against the backdrop of gentrification in his neighborhood, Victor must also maintain his role as a community leader with dreams of transitioning his backyard pop-up to a full-time brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Échale Ganas: The Villa’s Taco Story

As Los Angeles reels from the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic, Victor Villa, a young Latino entrepreneur and L.A. native, must persevere to keep his street taco business afloat. Against the backdrop of gentrification in his neighborhood, Victor must also maintain his role as a community leader with dreams of transitioning his backyard pop-up to a full-time brick-and-mortar restaurant.

THE GREAT SILENCE interrogates the mystery of why President Woodrow Wilson never publicly addressed the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-19. Guided by historian John Barry, and constructed out of the archival remains of the era, its story of hubris and public health reverberates through the last 100 years of history and into our present crisis.

The Great Silence

THE GREAT SILENCE interrogates the mystery of why President Woodrow Wilson never publicly addressed the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-19. Guided by historian John Barry, and constructed out of the archival remains of the era, its story of hubris and public health reverberates through the last 100 years of history and into our present crisis.

Sheona McDonald’s documentary captures a season of change as a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together.

Into Light

Sheona McDonald’s documentary captures a season of change as a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together.

A Polish mother with empty nest syndrome finds and raises a baby squirrel as if it were her own.

My Duduś

A Polish mother with empty nest syndrome finds and raises a baby squirrel as if it were her own.

700 years of tradition in the making, this intimate short documentary portrait follows Venetian Maestro Gianni Toso, a lifelong student of glassblowing. One-of-a-kind glassworks are only part of the maestro’s story, as he presents perspectives on life, learning, and passing the torch to the next generation of young American glassblowers.

Time & Temperature

700 years of tradition in the making, this intimate short documentary portrait follows Venetian Maestro Gianni Toso, a lifelong student of glassblowing. One-of-a-kind glassworks are only part of the maestro’s story, as he presents perspectives on life, learning, and passing the torch to the next generation of young American glassblowers.

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Thank you for joining us at the 19th Annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival! The event has concluded and all streaming options have expired. We look forward to welcoming you back next year!

Now entering its 19th year, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. This year the festival takes place both in-person and online.

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