Why this film matters
Wildlife does not survive in a vacuum.
Across the world, wildlife survives because people tolerate it, live with it, and protect the landscapes it depends on.
The Real Yellowstone explores the difficult realities facing ranching families, rural communities, and wildlife conservation in the modern American West.
This is not a story about villains and heroes.
It is a story about coexistence, stewardship, sacrifice, and the future of the land itself.
These Are Not Just Films. This Is a Movement.
The Real Yellowstone
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Description
In the untamed landscapes of the Rocky Mountain West, where vast cattle ranches meet wilderness, a quiet but fierce war is brewing.
The Real Yellowstone delves into the lives of ranching families who find themselves at the heart of a complex struggle. As stewards of both livestock and wildlife, these ranchers, whose families have worked the land for generations, face a web of rising real estate prices, predator attacks, and a powerful conservation movement that seeks to reshape the landscape they call home.
- Full Feature Film
- Exclusive World Premiere Panel Discussion (30 min)
- The Making of The Real Yellowstone (Filmmaker Notes)
- Music Video: The Land is Like a Lady
- Behind the Scenes: Nashville recording sessions at Sound Emporium
This is direct access. Unfiltered conversations. Real people. Real consequences.
Included in the Collectors Edition: Signed hardcover of the book The Real Yellowstone: Framing the Future
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Festival Updates
Anatolia International Film Festival (Spain) - Award Best Cultural Documentary
Silicon Beach Film Festival (USA)
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (Mexico)
Freedom Festival International (USA)
Cannes World Film Festival (France) - Best Cinematography / Best Director Documentary Feature
World Class Film Awards (Spain) - Best Cinematography / Best Documentary / Best Director
Golden Gate International Film Festival (USA) - Best Feature Documentary / Best Feature Director / Best Cinematography / Best Editing / Best Original Score
Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-finalist (USA)
SOFA (Animals, Wildlife, Environment, Conservation) Film Festival (USA)
Terres Travel Festival (Spain)
Nature Without Borders International Film Festival (USA) - Excellence Award - Environmental & Cinematography
Depth of Field International Film Festival (USA) - Excellence- Documentary
Cinematography & Photography Awards (UK)
New York Lift-Off Film Festival (USA)
Madrid Film Awards (Spain) - In Consideration
Dubai Film Festival (UAE) - Honorable Mention
Indiewood Film Festival Hollywood
Wallachia Int'l Film Festival - Best Soundtrack
Indie Vegas Film Festival (USA)
Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
Dive-in Deeper with the book
The full written companion to the feature documentary film. Every interview, every story, every moment that shaped the project.
This book expands the conversations, adds context that didn’t fit on-screen, and documents the real people who stand at the front line of wildlife and land stewardship across the American West.
3-Film Trilogy
This is not three films. It’s one story, told across continents.
From Zambia, to Scotland, to the American West.
This collection exposes what happens when conservation is driven by ideology instead of reality.
