Why do we say “Bless You” when someone sneezes?
Across the English-speaking world, the phrase “bless you” regularly follows a sneeze. It’s instinctive and we deliver it without necessarily knowi...
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One Man’s Trash receives Webby nomination
We’re delighted to share that Great Big Story has been nominated for this year’s Webby Awards!...
What is the longest continuous film shot ever?
It seems that long, drawn-out film shots are becoming increasingly common in cinema. Take critically acclaimed films of the last decade like Gravity,...
How ‘Labyrinth’ Went from Box Office Bomb to Cult Classic
If you grew up watching “Sesame Street,” you know Jim Henson’s characters well. The late puppeteer brought Kermit and Ernie and so many others to li...
Join Us for a 60-Second Film Challenge
Hello all you filmmakers, animators, illustrators, camera-phone owners—we want to put your creative chops to the test. The goal: make a short 60 s...
Welcome to The Last Bookstore
Bookstores all over the United States are closing because of competition from online retailers like Amazon and the increasing popularity of eReaders....
One of the World’s Largest Film Studios Is in This Moroccan Desert
It’s not a mirage—there is indeed a medieval castle and a Buddhist temple in the middle of the desert in Ouarzazate, Morocco. These structures are amo...
Capturing Louisiana’s Disappearing Wetlands
Photographer Ben Depp’s quest to chronicle the disappearance of Louisiana’s wetlands is beautifully documented in this film, “On a Wing and a Praye...
Living in the House from “Halloween”
Most of us grew up terrified of Michael Myers, the masked murderer from the movie “Halloween.” The idea of living in his house sounds like our wor...
Meet Some of the Filmmakers Behind Your Favorite Stories
At Great Big Story, we know that storytelling needs a whole range of voices. That’s why we started #WeFilm, a movement to celebrate storytellers who c...
Meet the Filmmakers Behind ‘Ramadan Around the World’
We’ve spent the month of Ramadan enjoying iftar dinners with 10 Muslim families from California to Cairo thanks to the hard work of some talented f...
Fighting Poaching on the Open Ocean: A Great Big Film Trailer
Our oceans are under threat. And if they die, we die—it’s that simple. According to the U.N. World Charter for Nature, it isn’t up to one count...
