A recent documentary does not negate the existence of Bigfoot — he or she may still be out there! — but it seeks to challenge the most significant piece of evidence that Bigfoot enthusiasts have clung to for six decades.

Currently, some of these staunch believers are turning into skeptics, utilizing contemporary "fake news" arguments on social media, or proposing that newly uncovered evidence might be a fabrication generated by AI.

The Patterson-Gimlin film is widely recognized. Lasting under a minute, the grainy footage from 1967 depicts a tall, hairy creature walking bipedally through the forests of Northern California. The creature briefly turns, glancing over its shoulder, before continuing its walk. This footage is the most iconic representation of Bigfoot and has long served as the best "evidence" that a large, undiscovered hominid species exists in the Pacific Northwest, partly due to the film's persistent complexity in being fully disproven (unless, of course, one simply assumes that Bigfoot is not real from the outset).

"Capturing Bigfoot," which debuted at SXSW this month, has revealed a piece of previously lost footage — an apparent rehearsal from 1966 of the famous film, where it is more evidently a man in a furry costume. This new footage strongly indicates that the renowned Patterson-Gimlin film was a hoax.

For the online Bigfoot community, the documentary is impacting like a nuclear explosion.

    The documentary "Capturing Bigfoot" seeks to disprove the well-known 1967 film of Bigfoot traversing the woods.

    Newly discovered footage, found only in 2022, reveals a supposed rehearsal from 1966 of the iconic clip.

    The Bigfoot community remains skeptical and is not prepared to relinquish hope.