Who said you need millions of dollars to make a phenomenal film? MTFF is proud to present a trio of bizarre and delightful visions, each of them made here in Missoula on a tiny budget but with a wealth 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 out of the Clark Fork, searches for her identity. Sometimes the most memorable stories are the strangest, as the films here incontestably prove.
Screenings
Q&A with Director Andrew Barnard (Dead Air), Director Brandon Murak with Writer/Director Kenneth Hondl (Ghost Fish) and Director Patrick Kirkley (Egg)
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.
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