A portrait of the life and work of Walshy Fire, a Grammy Award-nominated producer and DJ. From his Caribbean-tinged childhood, where he first experienced the dancehall and reggae music scenes, to his current work as a producer and performer, discover why audiences pull up whenever Walshy Fire takes the stage.

Walshy Fire: Pull Up

A portrait of the life and work of Walshy Fire, a Grammy Award-nominated producer and DJ.

Filmmakers Raúl O. Paz-Pastana and Alan Domínguez create a lyrical and meditative exploration of the work of Alejandro Jiménez, Mexico’s 2021 Slam Poetry champion, whose experience as a U.S. immigrant farm worker has shaped his unique vision of the power of poetry and its connection to a collective past.

Alejandro Jiménez: The Ground I Stand On

Filmmakers Raúl O. Paz-Pastana and Alan Domínguez create a lyrical and meditative exploration of the work of Alejandro Jiménez, Mexico’s 2021 Slam Poetry champion, whose experience as a U.S. immigrant farm worker has shaped his unique vision of the power of poetry and its connection to a collective past.

Discover the world of visual artist Senghor Reid, who draws inspiration for his paintings from current events and from his hometown of Detroit. Reid’s colorful and evocative paintings of human subjects in strange yet familiar environments inspire audiences with future visions of hope and possibility.

Senghor Reid: Make Way For Tomorrow

Discover the world of visual artist Senghor Reid, who draws inspiration for his paintings from current events and from his hometown of Detroit.

Follow independent film actress Lily Gladstone as she prepares for the release of a high-profile Hollywood film. Drawing from her childhood on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and her life as a professional actor, Gladstone learns to stand on her own two feet in order to make her voice heard.

Lily Gladstone: Far Out There

Follow independent film actress Lily Gladstone as she prepares for the release of a high-profile Hollywood film.

Follow Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder as he dives deep into the inspirations behind his surrealist paintings and animations. From the killing of an iconic American hero to critical perspectives of how Indigenous people were portrayed in early children’s cartoons, Thunder’s art prompts viewers to reexamine our shared mythologies.

Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

Follow Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder as he dives deep into the inspirations behind his surrealist paintings and animations.

Visual artist Sydney G. James creates large-scale paintings and murals that lift up Black women, Black families, and Black culture in her hometown of Detroit. Through her work as co-founder of the BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival, James inspires her fellow Detroiters to come together to celebrate their community.

Sydney G. James: How We See Us

Visual artist Sydney G. James creates large-scale paintings and murals that lift up Black women, Black families, and Black culture in her hometown of Detroit.

Follow Chicago-based chef Ethan Lim as he creates vibrant dishes inspired by the rich, complex history of Cambodia. Drawing on his family’s half-century culinary legacy, Lim’s award-winning cooking imagines how Cambodian cuisine might have evolved had the civil war not paused its growth. This is Culinary Futurism.

Ethan Lim: Cambodian Futures

Follow Chicago-based chef Ethan Lim as he creates vibrant dishes inspired by the rich, complex history of Cambodia.

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The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, now in it's 20th year, is the premier venue for non-fiction film in the American West. Enjoy an expansive virtual catalog of new nonfiction films streaming February 20-March 1, 2023

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