Missoula Filmmakers Collective

The Missoula Filmmakers Collective is a gathering place for filmmakers, industry professionals, and emerging creators to connect, share skills, collaborate, and build community. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at the Missoula Public Library in the MCAT studio. This month we are thrilled to welcome Lailani Upham.

Lailani Upham is an Indigenous filmmaker, visual storyteller, and photojournalist from the Amskapi Pikuni (Blackfeet Nation), with Aaniiih, Nakoda, and Dakota ancestry. Her storytelling is rooted in relationships with the land, exploring Indigenous knowledge, cultural identity, history, and Indigenous ways of knowing. Drawing from her experience in journalism, filmmaking, and traditional oral storytelling, she brings Indigenous perspectives to the screen through intimate, place-based narratives. Her work seeks to preserve stories, challenge perceptions, and inspire deeper connections to the land and the people whose histories live within it.

• 5:30–5:45 Mix & mingle
• 5:45–6:00 Community announcements (events, needs, opportunities)
• 6:00–7:00 Skillshare presentation/workshop
• 7:00–7:30 Wrap-up