We were extremely proud to see 2023 Chicken & Egg Award recipient Jeanie Finlay’s retrospective at this year’s Big Sky Documentary Festival. She was alongside 2021 (Egg)celerator Lab grantee Q, as well as 10 supported filmmakers and Board member Félix Endara who screened their films. Of those films, five had world premieres, and two won awards. Outstanding work all! The festival occurred from February 16 to 25, 2024, in Missoula, Montana.
Retrospective: Jeanie Finlay
2023 Chicken & Egg Award recipient Jeanie Finlay, a prominent documentary filmmaker hailing from Northern England, was recognized with a retrospective at this year’s Big Sky Film Festival. Jeanie’s films tell intimate stories that resonate with audiences globally, and this retrospective featured 12 selections from her repertoire, including her most recent feature Your Fat Friend. Explore the full program here.
From the AlumNest
Troll Storm – World Premiere dir. & prod. Eunice Lau prods. Brooke Pepion Swaney, Zachary Kerschberg
American Grail: A Quest for the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker – World Premiere dir. Andy Sarjahani prod. Jolene Pinder
Bring Them Home / Aiskótáhkapiyaaya – World Premiere & Winner of the Big Sky Award dirs. Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald, Daniel Glick prods. Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Sarah Clarke
Confessions of a Good Samaritan dir. Penny Lane prod. Gabriel Sedgwick
Dark Money dir. & prod. Kimberly Reed prod. Katy Chevigny
Eat Flowers dir. River Finlay prods. Alison Klayman, Cig Harvey, River Finlay, Sashka Rothchild
Montana Indigenous Voting Rights – World Premiere dir. Ivan MacDonald prods. ACLU of Montana, Western Native Vote, Jessica Jane Hart
Seat 31: Zooey Zephyr – World Premiere & Winner of the Mini-doc Award dir. & prod. Kimberly Reed
Unseen dir. & prod. Set Hernandez prods. Félix Endara, Diane Quon, Day Al-Mohamed
