Little Big Horn Film Festival

150^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN FILM FESTIVAL

June 26th-27th, 2026 – Art House Cinema & Pub

Sponsored by:

Northern Cheyenne Tribe / Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma / Native American Development Corporation (NADC) / Sky Bear Media / Windrose Fund / Contender Independent LLC

This event centers The Allied Tribes – the Cheyenne, Lakota & Arapaho – who victoriously defended their lives, homelands and ways of life at the battle, with what the Cheyenne call Tsęhe’ęsta’éhe Tséhvonanęse (pronounced TSIS-TAH-AYE TSIF-WOOH-NATS in the Cheyenne language) ‘Where Long Hair Was Wiped Out’ and the Lakota call Pje’Sla Wakapa ‘Battle of the Greasy Grass’. This film festival showcases films and highlights presentations about the Cheyenne and Allied Tribes, including other Native films and stories, some that have Montana connections. Some notable actors will be posthumously honored as well for their lifetime of work and tribal history related to the battle will be shared.

‘The 150th Anniversary is an important opportunity to commemorate the resilience and survival of the Allied Tribes, as well as to showcase some great shorts, narrative films and important documentary features.

For more information, email rbrooks@contenderindependent.com

The Long Journey Home

Fri, Jun 26

Fri, Jun 26

12:00 pm

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Run Time: 13 min. Rating: Not Rated

This three part series from KOCO TV in Oklahoma City shares the efforts in 1994 to repatriate Cheyenne...

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Bring Them Home

Fri, Jun 26

Fri, Jun 26

12:30 pm

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Director: Daniel Glick, Ivan MacDonald, Ivy MacDonald Run Time: 78 min. Rating: Not Rated Release Year: 2024

Starring: Lily Gladstone

This feature documentary chronicles a decades long initiative to bring buffalo back to Blackfeet tribal lands after 100...

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Lakota Nation vs. United States

Fri, Jun 26

Fri, Jun 26

2:30 pm

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Director: Jesse Short Bull, Laura Tomaselli Run Time: 120 min. Rating: PG-13 Release Year: 2022

Starring: Krystal Two Bulls, Layli Long Soldier, Mary Kathryn Nagle, Milo Yellow Hair, Nick Estes

Poet Layli Long Soldier crafts a searing portrait of her Oyate’s connection to the Black Hills, through first...

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LBHFF Shorts Program (Day 1)

Fri, Jun 26

Fri, Jun 26

5:00 pm

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Run Time: 83 min. Rating: Not Rated

Day One of the Short Film Program for the Little Big Horn Film Festival Filmmaker Q&A to follow...

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Lost Warriors: The Cheyenne and Arapaho Prisoners of Fort Marion

Fri, Jun 26

Fri, Jun 26

8:00 pm

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Run Time: 38 min. Rating: Not Rated

Over three dozen Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors were taken from their families in 1875 and transported to Fort...

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Last of the Dogmen

Fri, Jun 26

Fri, Jun 26

8:45 pm

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Director: Tab Murphy Run Time: 118 min. Rating: PG Release Year: 1995

Starring: Andrew Miller, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith, Steve Reevis, Tom Berenger

A journey of the heart. The adventure of their lives.

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Earl Biss: The Spirit Who Walks Among His People

Sat, Jun 27

Sat, Jun 27

10:00 am

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Director: Lisa Gerstner Run Time: 94 min. Rating: Not Rated

A Crow artist reveals a joyous, bold, tumultuous journey to success in the Fine Art world. A master...

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Winter in the Blood

Sat, Jun 27

Sat, Jun 27

12:00 pm

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Director: Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith Run Time: 98 min. Rating: Not Rated Release Year: 2014

Starring: Chaske Spencer, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, David Morse, Gary Farmer, Julia Jones

A young, self-destructive Montana Blackfoot Indian, his mind groggy with alcohol and tormented by childhood memories, discovers that...

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War Party

Sat, Jun 27

Sat, Jun 27

2:15 pm

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Director: Franc Roddam Run Time: 97 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1988

Starring: Billy Wirth, Jerry Hardin, Kevin Dillon, R. D. Call, Tim Sampson

One hundred years after the Battle of Milk River, both sides agree to reenact it. The cavalry are...

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LBHFF Shorts Program (Day 2)

Sat, Jun 27

Sat, Jun 27

4:30 pm

Midnight weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights, so please be sure to arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating and the screening will start after midnight.

Run Time: 80 min. Rating: Not Rated

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Hostiles

Sat, Jun 27

Sat, Jun 27

7:00 pm

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Director: Scott Cooper Run Time: 134 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2017

Starring: Adam Beach, Christian Bale, Jesse Plemons, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi

We are all…

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Thunderheart

Sat, Jun 27

Sat, Jun 27

9:45 pm

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Director: Michael Apted Run Time: 119 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1992

Starring: Fred Thompson, Fred Ward, Graham Greene, Sam Shepard, Val Kilmer

Two men from different worlds. Two cops after the same killer. Together they must uncover the secrets. Together they must discover the truth.

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