Explore the BZN 2021 picks for Documentary Feature, celebrating women in film, environmental stewardship, & embodying the BZN spirit. Passes on sale now!
Women have been a force in wildland firefighting since 1942. Still, they remain outnumbered 10-to-1 on the fire lines and do double-duty battling both the infernos that scorch public lands and the smoldering embers of discrimination, misogyny and sexual harrassment that continue to supress [...]
This tasty slice of Americana profiles the rich, nearly 60 years-in-the-making Richwine’s Burgerville family legacy of serving great food and providing unrivaled customer service in Polson, Montana.
Devika, a model claims that she was sedated and raped during a film's audition. At the same time a model coordinater Naresh, a friend of Devika, comes forward and claims that he was with her that day and both of them had sex with each other's consent and it wasn't a rape. The situation is again [...]
Rose is committed to ensure Pedro a better future than a life confined between the dirty streets of the neighborhood and the asphalt of the city, when an unexpected event will make her connect with her son's daily adventures.
This film looks at real-life solutions to challenges plaguing farmers, such as water scarcity, soil degradation and the ravages of climate change. The flip side of that coin is a regenerative agriculture that means farmers can rebuild degraded natural resources and be more resilient in the face [...]
Sister Pauline Quinn started the first prison dog program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in 1981 as a way to help others heal as she did by helping abandoned dogs. In this film, she re-visits two prisons, the original Women’s prison, as well as The Men’s Colony in San Luis [...]
A remote community in Africa, led by a woman chief, attempts to break the stranglehold of absolute poverty by waging a war on wildlife poaching. For decades illegal wildlife poaching by both subsistence and bush meat gangs has led to the government declaring this community’s homeland “depleted” [...]
Mango House is a film about the largest shared space for refugees in the greater West and the risk-taker behind it all. The film lends insight into the refugee experience through a heightened level of intimacy and access, and exposes levels of racism, and injustice, in areas ranging from access [...]
As the filmmaker faces her own mid life metamorphosis, she turns to sandhill cranes, an ancient bird species known to mate for life, to help her understand the human need for both connection and solitude, nature and art.
Mr. Emancipation is the story of Walter L. Perry's determination to put on a celebration that would transcend divisions of race and class, in spite of racism. He staged an Emancipation Day festival that was where everyone wanted to be like Jesse Owens, Dr. William Borders, Joe Louis, Dr. [...]
NO TOMORROW is a film that was written, directed, shot, edited and stars Ben Tedesco. The story begins with Ben attempting to prove that he has found himself stuck in a time-loop amidst the global pandemic. He begins by documenting the banality of this recurring day on his iPhone until one [...]
PLAYING FOR KEEPS examines the value of play through a health-focused lens.
With the lives of 62,000+ uninsured Idahoans at stake, a tiny grassroots team led by a married couple with a newborn and almost no political experience hit the road in a busted 1977 RV to campaign for Medicaid expansion. Somehow, it looks like they might even win.
Sid, a scared-up boy from birth, accidentally kills a girl in his sleep. He first invents an alter-ego to cope with his misfortune accident. But once his father, his bully, and his teacher start to suspect he is guilty, Sid travels inside his brain to look for answers. There, he meets a hand [...]
An examination of the U.S. electoral college system. The film avoids any partisan bickering to ask the questions: How does it work? What happens if we change the rules? Is democracy just “two wolves and a lamb voting on what’s for dinner,”? Or can a democratic system be designed to protect [...]
