Filmsquatch

09/18/2025

🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎬
Join Kendall and Patrick as they chat with college filmmaker Kyle Smith about his thesis project, "Sighting," a Bigfoot short film made at UNCW in North Carolina. 👣✨

They’re also joined by actor James Primo, who brought Bigfoot to life on screen, and actress Melissa O. Bowen, who starred in the film. Don’t miss this behind-the-scenes look at indie filmmaking and monster movie magic!

🎧 Listen to the audio version here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2014892/episodes/17864538-filmsquatch-sighting-2025.mp3?download=true

📺 Watch the YouTube video version here: https://youtu.be/7luHmjBpro0?si=DIN_wvAg2v5uPJ0N

09/12/2025

🎬👣 Join us at the 2025 Lake Charles Film Festival for a special block of 5 Bigfoot short films, all official entries in the Filmsquatch Bigfoot Short Film Challenge.

📍Sulphur, Louisiana at the Brimstone Museum Annex – Saturday, October 4th

Don’t miss your chance to see these cryptid-inspired short Fims from filmmakers all over the country.

09/10/2025

On the next podcast episode of Filmsquatch...

09/09/2025

Here’s a cool picture book from our friends at In Search of Hawaiian Bigfoot. We screened their short film recently at the Boggy Creek Monster Mingle in Fouke, AR and we will be screening it again on October 4th in Lake Charles, LA at the Lake Charles Film Festival.
Give them some love and order their book today!

09/06/2025

At the Ritz Theater in Crockett, TX for the world premiere of “The Beast of Trinity Texas.” A feature length narrative independent Bigfoot movie shot in the area.
450 people here from 35 different states!

09/05/2025

🎬👣 Filmsquatch would like to give a HUGE thank you to the Boggy Creek Boutique for hosting the Boggy Creek Monster Mingle at their shop! 🙌

We’re grateful to Mitch Laing and his crew for hanging out and inspiring filmmakers, all the amazing vendors, everyone who attended, and the talented filmmakers who submitted films to our pop-up film fest. 🎥✨

A very special shoutout to the legendary H.L. Phillips, who shared his firsthand experiences investigating Fouke Monster sightings for the Sheriff’s Department during the real-life events that inspired The Legend of Boggy Creek. 👀🌲

It was a fun day, and we thank EVERYONE who made it possible! 💯

09/04/2025

🎙️ The latest episode of Filmsquatch is here! 🦶 This time, the boys chat with South Carolina filmmaker TJ Robinson, who just wrapped up a feature-length found footage Bigfoot film titled “The Last Footprint.”

🎧 Listen to the audio version here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2014892/episodes/17787133-filmsquatch-the-last-footprint-2025.mp3?download=true

📺 Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/w3sK2ciTsxE?si=zNdFZ4cTrxAl5RaG

Don’t miss this deep dive into indie filmmaking and Bigfoot lore!

09/04/2025

Hey filmmakers....
This event is coming up in a few weeks and you can compete from anywhere and it is completely FREE. Maybe you can make a Bigfoot movie! It would be a fun weekend and give you and your buds something awesome to do together. All films that are submitted before the deadline will be screened October 4th at the 15th annual Lake Charles Film Festival in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The films only have to be between 3-10 minutes and can even be shot with a phone if that's the only equipment you have available.

🎬✨ The LCFF Annual 48-Hour Film Sprint is back! ✨🎬

Think you’ve got what it takes to make a short film in just 48 hours? Now’s your chance to prove it! This year, we’re teaming up with the Historical Society to bring you some exciting new criteria.

Each team will receive:
🔹 A prop
🔹 A character
🔹 A line of dialogue

You’ll then have 48 hours to write, shoot, and edit a complete short film (3–10 minutes).

✅ FREE to enter
✅ Open to everyone (no experience needed!)
✅ Use any gear—even your phone
✅ Compete from anywhere in the world

All you need to do is email:
📧 [email protected]
with your team name, team captain’s name, and your town/state.
On Friday, September 19th at 6PM Central, we will post the three criteria needed in the film and some additional instructions. Then the teams have 48 hours to make a movie.

🎥 All completed films will be screened at the Lake Charles Film Festival on Saturday, October 4th, 2025.

Don’t wait—sign up today! We can’t wait to see your film!

08/30/2025

📣 This is it! The wait is over! 🎉

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, August 30 in Fouke, Arkansas—the little town made famous by "The Legend of Boggy Creek"! 🌲👣

✨ Come mingle with us at the Boggy Creek Boutique for the Boggy Creek Monster Mingle!

There will be:
🍔 Food
🛍️ Vendors
🎶 Entertainment
🎬 Filmmakers
⭐ Special Guests
👕 Tons of Bigfoot merch!

🎥 Filmsquatch will host a Pop-Up Bigfoot Short Film Festival featuring 10 cryptid shorts you won’t want to miss. Some of the filmmakers will be present for you to visit with. And when the event wraps up, stay for a special screening of Mitch Laing’s feature-length Bigfoot film “The Bogman.”

And don't miss listening to true accounts of the Fouke monster investigations from H.L. Phillips, former Sheriff of Miller County and the man who investigated many of the reports of the actual events featured in "The Legend of Boggy Creek."

We can’t wait to mingle with you in Fouke! See you TOMORROW! 🙌

For more information visit: www.Filmsquatch.com/mingle

08/26/2025

"Foxhollow" (2025) is a Welsh Bigfoot movie from director Tom Hughes.
It stars Tom Hughes, Baul Black, and Sarah-Louise Tyler
Tom, a struggling filmmaker is hired to make a nature documentary by a local eccentric, but once the pair get deep in the woods, their film devolves into a desperate fight for survival.
Coming soon.