Who said you need millions to make a kickass film? MTFF is proud to present a trio of bizarre and delightful visions, each of them made here in Missoula on tiny budgets, but with a surplus of creativity, originality, and community. A late night talk radio host tunes into a deadly signal; a musician travels through the back alleys and dive bars of Missoula, seeking his stolen voice; and a strange and courageous girl, fished from the Clark Fork, searches for her identity. Sometimes the most memorable stories are the strangest, as the three films here incontestably prove.
Films
Dead Air
USA | 4 MINUTES
It’s 3:00 a.m., and AM radio host Skip Kabasinsky has a strange night ahead of him.
EGG
Missoula Premiere | USA | 22 MINUTES | English
Jesse, a Missoula musician, loses his keys. He awakes after a nightmare to find that his voice is gone. He sets out on a request to find relief–and his keys.
Ghost Fish
World Premiere | MTFF Alumni | USA | 60 MINUTES | English
After spending her entire youth trapped beyond the veil, Isla Novak has escaped her capture. She emerges from the river seeking her parents. Could this be new Isla’s oasis? Or will timeless darkness follow her wherever she goes?
Directed by Kenneth Hondl and Brandon Murak, whose short film Tenants of Nighmageddon played the 2025 MTFF.
