Big Sky Doc Film Series at the Roxy
Big Sky Shorts Block – Fan Favorites
Enjoy these four short nonfiction films, each of them a fan favorite from the 2025 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival!
THE CONSCIENCE FILES, Brian Bolster, 14 min.
Used commonly on signage by the U.S. National Park Service, “Take only photographs, leave only footprints” is often seen as the umbrella code of conduct for all visitors to any of its 400+ majestic locations. But for many visitors to one in particular - Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park - the temptation to procure some of its glittery, colorful rocks as keepsakes has proven to be irresistible. With the grandeur of the Park as the backdrop, The Conscience Files tells of the woes and now (hopefully) redemptive journey of some of these notorious “return” visitors, in their words, as written.
M/OTHER, Iris Zaki, 15 min.
In a unique twist, three women swap mothers for a candid conversation about their choice to be child-free.
BOUNCY BROTHERS, Nick Santore, 20 min.
When an aging dreamer’s bouncy house business falters, he turns to his steadier sibling for help—risking old resentments resurfacing in this poignant short documentary about family, second chances, and the fragile ties that hold us together.
LOVING BING, Alec Contestabile, Dagmarette Yen, Isaac Bing Wright, 26 min,
A decade after her parents’ bitter divorce, Dagmarette sets out to make a documentary about her father, Bing—a Chinese refugee who built a 50-year marriage with her Danish immigrant mother, Ann, before it collapsed under the weight of his affairs. Traveling to Montana to interview the father she’s long avoided, Dagmarette sparks the conversation they never had. What begins as a film project becomes a journey of truth, healing, and unexpected reconciliation.
THE CONSCIENCE FILES, Brian Bolster, 14 min.
Used commonly on signage by the U.S. National Park Service, “Take only photographs, leave only footprints” is often seen as the umbrella code of conduct for all visitors to any of its 400+ majestic locations. But for many visitors to one in particular - Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park - the temptation to procure some of its glittery, colorful rocks as keepsakes has proven to be irresistible. With the grandeur of the Park as the backdrop, The Conscience Files tells of the woes and now (hopefully) redemptive journey of some of these notorious “return” visitors, in their words, as written.
M/OTHER, Iris Zaki, 15 min.
In a unique twist, three women swap mothers for a candid conversation about their choice to be child-free.
BOUNCY BROTHERS, Nick Santore, 20 min.
When an aging dreamer’s bouncy house business falters, he turns to his steadier sibling for help—risking old resentments resurfacing in this poignant short documentary about family, second chances, and the fragile ties that hold us together.
LOVING BING, Alec Contestabile, Dagmarette Yen, Isaac Bing Wright, 26 min,
A decade after her parents’ bitter divorce, Dagmarette sets out to make a documentary about her father, Bing—a Chinese refugee who built a 50-year marriage with her Danish immigrant mother, Ann, before it collapsed under the weight of his affairs. Traveling to Montana to interview the father she’s long avoided, Dagmarette sparks the conversation they never had. What begins as a film project becomes a journey of truth, healing, and unexpected reconciliation.
Duration: 76 min
Genre: Documentary