HOW THE WEST DOES FILM

December 11 - 14, 2025.

JHiFF exists to present the work of international creatives in an environment that inspires and honors the stories behind the art.

Purchase Tickets
Purchase the Teton Festival Pass
Purchase Patron Pass

2025 Festival Films

  • If These Walls Could Rock

    Thursday, December 11 at 5:00 PM

    The untold story of the Sunset Marquis—the Hollywood hotel where rock stars checked in, passed out, and made history.

  • The Cycle of Love

    Thursday, December 11 at 8:00 PM

    A love story like no other, THE CYCLE OF LOVE is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you.

  • Inaccessible *

    Friday, December 12 at 12:00 PM

    A ski film veteran looks behind the steepest lines and biggest peaks to experience the limits of access to public land on an expedition into a landscape divided. Inaccessible explores the boundaries that partition millions of acres of public land from the public, and Griffin Post’s search for something deeper than snow

  • #Melissa *

    Friday, December 12 at 12:00 PM

    #RealLife takes on a new meaning when a social-media influencer's quest for the perfect photo leaves her injured and isolated in the wilderness of Grand Teton National Park.

  • an ocean’s dream of itself: The Making of a World Premiere *

    Friday, December 12 at 12:00 PM

    In a place where nature composes its own symphony, world-class artists gather in Teton Village to premiere music as timeless and majestic as the Tetons. Energy builds over the span of a week towards the world premiere of composer Alex Turley's the ocean's dream of itself at the Grand Teton Music Festival. goes here

  • Rebuilding

    Friday, December 12 at 1:00 PM

    After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.

  • ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT

    Friday, December 12 at 6:00 PM

    André, a brilliant idiot, is dying because he didn't get a colonoscopy. His sobering diagnosis, complete irreverence, and insatiable curiosity send him on an unexpected journey learning how to die happily and ridiculously without losing his sense of humor.

  • Artists in Residence *

    Saturday, December 13 at 12:00 PM

    In the 1950s, three female artists from the Bowery defied societal norms to prioritize their art over traditional roles. The film explores their emotional journey as artists and parents through interviews with them and their grown children.

  • Sentimental Value

    Saturday, December 13 at 1:00 PM

    Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

  • An Autumn Summer

    Saturday, December 13 at 3:00 PM

    Kevin and his girlfriend Cody spend the final month of their family's annual Northern Michigan lake house trip savoring peaceful days and adventurous nights, knowing their time together is fleeting and that soon their lives will take them on separate paths.

  • SWIFT. SILENT. DEEP.

    Saturday, December 13 at 6:00 PM

    The first true historical documentation of hardcore ski culture in the United States. Swift Silent Deep explores the roots of North America's most infamous ski fraternity, the Jackson Hole Air Force, and the beginnings of the modern American ski bum. Starring JHAF founders Benny Wilson and Howard Henderson, the film features many familiar faces in the action sports world, like Warren Miller, Scot Schmidt, and the late Doug Coombs.  Nominated for BEST DOCUMENTARY at the 2009 X- DANCE ACTION SPORTS FILM FESTIVAL.  Swift Silent Deep is a must see film for every skier in America.

  • Charliebird

    Sunday, December 14 at 12:00 PM

    Al (Samantha Smart) works as a music therapist at a children’s hospital, taking things day by day and trying to make ends meet. Charlie (Gabriela Ochoa Perez) comes into her life as a patient, an ever immovable and unmotivated teenager. As their worlds collide following the revelation of a secret passion project, Al and the pessimistic young Charlie become a source of strength and love for each other whilst they chart a course through an unknown future.

  • Song Sung Blue

    Sunday, December 14 at 3:00 PM

    Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

  •  * Exclusive film screenings for Teton Festival Passholders, with possible limited individual ticket sales.

Support the Arts, access intimate gatherings with the Artists, private events year round and enjoy VIP perks of Festival Week by joining the JHiFF Peak Parton’s Circle. To explore the Peak Patron options contact Christy Fox, hello@jhiff.org or 307-699-9003

Peak Patron’s Circle

STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Explore

JHiFF gatherings are enhanced by the quiet luxury of our sponsors and event hosting partners.