PROGRAM
SEPTEMBER 19-21
11:00am | Location: The Waypoint
Short Film Block #1 – Montana Stories
- A Little Imagination
- Loving Town
- Modify
- The Language of Belay
- Frozen Frames: Murphy's Yellowstone
1:00pm | Location: The Waypoint
Feature Film: Lost Wolves of Yellowstone
Directed by: Thomas Winston
In-Person Appearance and Q&A by Thomas Winston, Director
3:00pm | Location: Arts Council Building
Roundtable / Panel - Indigenous Representation in Cinema/Media
Led by Dr. Shane Doyle of the Crow Nation and Paulette Fox of the Blackfoot Confederacy. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this discussion.
5:00pm | Location: The Waypoint
Short Film Block #2 – Resilience
- Trokas Duras
- Kusi Smiles
- Gloria
- Swimming with Butterflies
- Pavilhão
7:30pm | Location: The Waypoint
Feature Film: Champions of the Golden Valley
Directed by: Ben Sturgulewski
In-Person Appearance and Q&A by Baktash Ahadi, Producer
9:30pm | Location: Blue Buddha Sushi Lounge
Blue Buddha After Party
Show a purchased ticket to any film to get in!
11:00am | Location: The Waypoint
Short Film Block #3 –Determination
- Kin
- Hellbent
- Janelle Niles: Inconvenient
- Where The Earth Meets The Sky
- Courage
1:00pm | Location: The Waypoint
Feature Film: Runa Simi
Directed by: Augusto Zegarra
In-Person Appearance and Q&A by Augusto Zegarra, Director
3:30pm | Location: The Waypoint
Feature Film: Cutting Through Rocks
Directed by: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni
6:00pm | Location: The Waypoint
Feature Film: Sing Sing
Directed by: Greg Kwedar
In-Person Appearance and Q&A by Brent Buell, who is the Producer, Writer and Inspiration for the Film
8:30pm | Location: The Waypoint
Closing Ceremony & Celebration
A tremendous thank you and farewell from Lone Peak Film Festival!
4pm - 8pm | Big Sky Center for the Arts
American Indian Council MSU Installation & Lone Peak Impact Fair
Available all three days of the festival, starting at 4 PM on Friday, this free installation and fair will include the moving films How the Land Remembers Us (Director: Jared Wahkinney) and Learning I’m Home (Director: Victoria Cheyenne), a special installation by the American Indian Council MSU, honoring Indigenous culture and history in the Big Sky area, and an impact fair highlighting local NGOs connected to our films.
5:00pm | Len Hill Park
Welcome Ceremony
A public welcome ceremony for our attendees and the Big Sky community led by Shane Doyle of the Crow Nation and Paulette Fox of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
Rancho Picante Bison Burgers available for purchase 5:30pm - 7pm at the park
7:00pm | The Waypoint
Directed by: Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald.
9:00pm | The Waypoint
Opening Night Hangout
Open to all festival attendees to hang out at the Waypoint and connect with filmmakers and other movie lovers.
4:00pm - 8:00pm
Big Sky Center for the Arts
American Indian Council MSU Installation & Lone Peak Impact Fair
Available all three days of the festival, starting at 4 PM on Friday, this free installation and fair will include the moving films How the Land Remembers Us (Director: Jared Wahkinney) and Learning I’m Home (Director: Victoria Cheyenne), a special installation by the American Indian Council MSU, honoring Indigenous culture and history in the Big Sky area, and an impact fair highlighting local NGOs connected to our films.
FREE
5:00pm
Len Hill Park
Welcome Ceremony
A public welcome ceremony for our attendees and the Big Sky community led by Shane Doyle of the Crow Nation and Paulette Fox of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
Rancho Picante Bison Burgers available for purchase 5:30pm - 7pm at the park
FREE
7:00pm
The Waypoint
Directed by: Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald.
9:00pm
The Waypoint
Opening Night Hangout
Open to all festival attendees to hang out at the Waypoint and connect with filmmakers and other movie lovers.
For sold-out screenings, a limited number of standby tickets will likely be available for each screening. However, availability cannot be guaranteed and is subject to capacity. Standby seating is first come, first served and begins 10 minutes prior to showtime.
For screenings that are not sold out, tickets will be available for purchase at the door. At-the-door tickets also cannot be guaranteed as they are subject to capacity.
We encourage guests to arrive early if they wish to purchase at-the-door or standby tickets.
Standby & At-the-Door Tickets
5:00pm
Len Hill Park
Welcome Ceremony
A public welcome ceremony for our attendees, mentors, filmmakers, and friends.
7:00pm
The
Waypoint
Directed by: Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald.
7:00pm
The
Waypoint
Directed by: Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald. In-Person Appearance and Q&A by Ivan MacDonald and Daniel Glick, Co-Directors
PRESS
![Explore Big Sky By Carli Johnson
From Sept. 19-21, The Waypoint hosted the first-ever Lone Peak Film Festival, transporting moviegoers into different worlds, lives and cultures. Over the course of three days, the festival screened a curated lineup of films and welcomed the community for viewing, discussions, panels and workshops.
The idea for the festival began two years ago with filmmaker and Bozeman community member Daniel Glick, who has worked in the film industry for over 20 years. He considered both Bozeman and Big Sky as potential locations and eventually partnered with Big Sky community member and Lone Mountain Land Company development leader Bayard Dominick, who joined the nonprofit festival’s founding board and helped lay the groundwork through community outreach and local partnerships.
October 6 - 10 2025 Big Sky Community Week
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The festival was built around four core pillars: Montana stories, Indigenous stories, conservation stories and stories of human resilience. In an interview with EBS, Glick noted how important it was to find stories that uplifted and inspired audience members.
“Most media focuses on the bad and all the stuff that’s wrong with the world,” Glick said. “At the same time, there are people all over the world who are trying to make things better for their communities, for themselves, for the planet. So, we decided that we wanted the films that we selected to have that quality… focusing on the people [who] are trying to do good in the world and in their own ways, overcoming challenges.”
With the help of sponsors including $24,550 from Resort Tax, the organization was able to fly out and host a representative from nearly every film. In addition to screenings, the festival hosted learning sessions and mentorship panels covering writing, directing and producing with support from four invited mentors.
Glick noted many independent filmmakers face financial challenges, so the festival sought to honor artists with learning sessions, giving filmmakers a chance to ask questions about projects...
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BAYARD DOMINICK
Bayard Dominick is Vice President of Planning and Development of Lone Mountain Land Company. In his role with LMLC, Bayard is primarily involved with overseeing the firm’s commercial, residential, and hospitality projects in the Town Center neighborhood, and developing workforce housing projects throughout the greater Big Sky area.
BILL WEINSTEIN
Bill Weinstein has spent 25 years in the media business. He started his career at Endeavor, then co-founded and ran a talent agency, Verve, from 2010 to 2024. During that time, he structured deals for his clients to be involved in award winning and commercial hits like Inside Out, Inside Out 2, Lord of the Rings, Wandavision, Toy Story 3, Soul, Crazy Rich Asians, Hidden Figures, House of the Dragon, and more.
BROOKE PEPION SWANEY
Brooke Pepion Swaney, an enrolled Blackfeet tribal member and a Bitterroot Salish descendant, works to tell Indigenous stories, and stories from marginalized people. Recent work includes: Daughter of a Lost Bird (PBS America Reframed), her first feature documentary, Lily Gladstone: Far Out There (PBS American Masters and AMC+), and Tinder on the Rez (the Blacklist’s Inaugural Indigenous List). She holds an MFA in Film from NYU, teaches screenwriting at the Institute of American Indian Arts, and lives and works in her homelands, aka Polson, Montana.
DANIEL GLICK
Daniel Glick is an Emmy-winning filmmaker who has directed and produced two feature documentaries and more than a dozen shorts – both narrative and documentary - over the past two decades. Five of his most recent projects, including the Emmy-winning short Iniskim, were set on the Blackfeet Reservation. His work has been supported by The Redford Center, Doc Society, The Sundance Institute, SFFILM and The Gotham.
DYLAN HALE THORNTON
Dylan Hale Thornton is a father, ski guide, social responsibility consultant, community builder, and descendant of civil rights pioneers. As the founder of Hale Creative Consulting he specializes in providing social responsibility solutions for the outdoor sports and recreation industry and beyond. He also collaborates with art and cultural heritage organizations to promote diverse and inclusive events across the Greater Yellowstone Region.
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IVAN MACDONALD
Ivan MacDonald is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe. His work has been seen on Showtime and ESPN and has been supported by ITVA, Sundance, IDA, Vision Maker Media, Firelight Media and Illuminative.
LAYNEE JONES
Laynee is a transformative advisor tackling today's complex environmental and infrastructure problems with technology and innovation. She has a background in environmental consulting, transportation, and major events including the Olympics and Sundance Film Festival.
LUCÍA ORTEGA TOLEDO
Lucía Ortega Toledo is a writer, director and producer whose work has been supported by the 4th World Indigenous Media Lab. She has a B.A. in Communication Studies and a Masters and Doctorate in Hispanic Literature from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico. Lucia’s other professional experience includes academic research, writing, teaching, translation, curating and story editing.
RENE JONES
Rene Jones is a Partner & Chief of Social Impact at United Talent Agency (UTA), the leading global talent, sports, entertainment, and advisory company. In 2004, she launched the UTA Foundation, advancing the company’s social impact efforts for employees and clients across the agency.
THAD BEATY
Having toured for nearly 2 decades with Grammy winning, multi platinum country juggernaut Sugarland, guitarist Thad Beaty has shared the stage with everyone from Beyoncé to Bon Jovi. Now making his home with his family in Big Sky, Montana, Thad performs in the area with his wife Annie (bassist Sugarland/Maren Morris/Amos Lee) and is an entertainment manager with Lone Mountain Land, bringing world class music, household names and the best musicians of the Montana region to Big Sky.