A film festival geared toward showing “uplifting” movies and shorts is coming to Big Sky this weekend.

It’s the first year for the Lone Peak Film Festival in Big Sky , which will have six feature films and 16 shorts. The event will also include a mentorship program for local Native American filmmakers.

Feature films include “Bring Them Home ( Aiskótáhkapiyaaya ),” “Lost Wolves of Yellowstone,” “Champions of the Golden Valley,” “Runa Simi,” “Sing Sing” and “Cutting Through the Rocks.”

The festival starts on Friday and runs through Sunday, with a mixture of free and paid events throughout the weekend.

“They’re all uplifting. So they all focus a light on the good in humanity. There’s no denying that there’s a lot of bad stuff going on,” said Daniel Glick, who helped found the festival

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