TICKETS Finalists of short films Program curated from over 100 submissions to the festival in 2025 - An eclectic mix of environmental Advocacy, Wildlife conservation, and artistic expressions of nature and what it all means to us. LIST OF SHORT FILMS SELECTED WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY JULY 1st.
TICKETS Watch the Trailer > In the suburbs of Denver, the U.S. secretly manufactured thousands of atomic weapons, leaving behind a toxic legacy that will persist for generations. The Rocky Flats plant produced a staggering 70,000 atomic bombs, each serving as a “trigger” for thermonuclear warheads. Concealed by government secrecy, the plant's fires, leaks, and […]
TICKETS Watch the trailer> Earth Protectors addresses our need to adapt as a species to the Anthropocene: the new era in which the impact of humans overwhelms natural cycles with fires, floods, pollution, super typhoons, and a deadly virus. These challenges provide incontrovertible evidence for the necessity of systemic change. On Anne’s expeditions creating […]
TICKETS Watch the trailer> In 1980 Jay Helgerson shocked the world, becoming the first person to run a marathon a week for a year – each race completed in under three hours. For the last ten years, his daughter, filmmaker Alexandra Helgerson, followed him with a camera in order to understand the eccentric man […]
TICKETS Watch the trailer > A “solutions-focused climate story.... demonstrates the societal and human health impact that climate justice action — in this case, renewable energy — can have on individuals and communities.” — kawarthaNOW.com / ReFrame Film Festival “An unprecedented glimpse into the material steps being taken to improve the energy economy for those […]
TICKETS Watch the trailer > “A Life Among Elephants” is a documentary that chronicles the life and work of “Save the Elephants” founder, Iain Douglas-Hamilton. The film follows his journey from a pioneering scientist studying African elephants in Tanzania to a passionate conservationist fighting against the ivory trade. It explores his dedication to understanding and protecting these magnificent […]
TICKETS Based on the classic animated film, Disney's 101 Dalmatians KIDS is a fur-raising adventure featuring Cruella De Vil, Disney's most outrageous villain, and 101 of the most adorable heroes to set their paws onstage. Pet owners, Roger and Anita, live happily in London with their Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita, stalwart dogs devoted to raising […]
TICKETS Manny Almonte, our 2025 EARTH ANGEL HONOREE Prior to Closing Night film, the festival will honor Manny Almonte with the festival’s EARTH ANGEL statuette for his work in environmental advocacy and education. Growing up in the bustling city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, Almonte sought peace and freedom during weekend, holiday, and […]
TICKETS-Film and Reception TICKETS - Film Only Film at 4:00PM at Dairy Arts Center OCEAN with David Attenborough Reception from 6:00PM to 8:00PM Reception at Velvet Elk Lounge, on 13th Street Libations & Appetizers, Live Music RAFFLE PRIZES GALORE! We suggest you park free at the Boulderado Hotel, Boulder Bookstore, or on street nearby
TICKETS Join us for an exciting Artist Talk in the Dairy Arts Center's McMahon Gallery, featuring a panel discussion with some of the incredible artists behind the current Mind Over Matter exhibition. The panel will be guided by Dairy Arts Center's Visual Arts Curator, Stella Witcher, as they lead a discussion with artists including Heather […]
TICKETS July 22 In partnership with Boulder JCC. Oct. 24, 1975, Iceland: 90% of women just took the day off, and men scrambled to fulfill their duties, sometimes comically so. A gleeful, amazing tale of the feminist collective, "The Red Stockings", and their search for equality. (Pamela Hogan, 2024, USA/Iceland, 1:10, NR)
Join Steven Frost and Heather Schulte to create the second installment of the Coding Democracy series. We will be weaving a pattern inspired by the text of Parallel Lines, a play written by Nick Malakow, based on community Story Circles held in Boulder during 2024. Frost and Schulte will show participants how to weave on a four-harness loom, with […]
TICKETS July 23-27 After graduating high school, Maggie Doyne embarks on a gap year to Nepal, where she meets Tope, a resilient Nepalese orphan devoted to caring for other orphaned children. United in purpose, Maggie and Tope join forces to establish a children’s home, a women’s empowerment program, and a school for orphaned youth in […]
TICKETS July 23-27 The preeminent dramatist of China’s rapid 21st-century growth and social transformation, Jia Zhangke has taken his boldest approach to narrative yet with his marvelous Caught by the Tides. Assembled from footage shot over a span of 23 years—a beguiling mix of fiction and documentary, featuring a cascade of images taken from previous […]
TICKETS July 25 A surreal and gag-driven comedy about an ordinary man named AJ, who enjoys a simple life in the midwest haven of Fargo, North Dakota. When his favorite dog park is taken away, it begins a chain reaction that completely upends his existence and sends him on an unforgettable odyssey to fight, fish, […]
TICKETS In between childhood wonder, idle reverie, and planetary grief, a meditation emerges on what it means to tend the subtle pulse that binds species and generations. Through disappearing rituals, spells against catastrophe, and the renewed power of aging bodies, these works inhabit the delicate spaces where intimacy meets enormity. How do we belong to […]
TICKETS July 28-29 Crested Butte Film Festival takes you around the world with a fantastic program of short films curated from its upcoming festival. You'll see immigrant kids diving from the cliffs of Marseille, hikers finishing the Appalachian Trail. You'll fall in love with "the most racist person I know" and be invited to a […]
TICKETS July 30 - Aug 3 Georgia O’Keeffe is widely revered as the “Mother of American Modernism” and the greatest woman artist of the 20th century. In the 1920s, O’Keeffe became famous for her paintings of flowers, bones, and the beauty of nature. She posed nude for shocking photographs by her lover, Alfred Stieglitz. But […]
TICKETS July 30 - Aug 3 In this edge-of-your-seat thriller inspired by real events, a British police officer and a Jewish woman fall in love amidst the political turmoil of 1930s Tel Aviv. With British control over Palestine precarious and conflict inevitable, everyone is forced to choose a side. From acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom (The […]
TICKETS This comedic play is about a 62-year-old woman who is searching for love through online dating. Through her journey of political debates, grappling with social issues, and awful dates, she finds much more than a mate – she comes to find herself and realizes that love comes in very unexpected packages.
TICKETS Frequent Flyer's 27th annual Aerial Dance Festival PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE brings together the world-class Faculty Artists of ADF 2025 in performance. You will never see this mix of artists together anywhere else! Performers: Artoor Voskanian, Seattle Washington: dynamic lyra Summer Lacy, New York: dance trapeze Issac Endo, Boulder / Montreal: devised dance trapeze Danielle Hendricks, […]
TICKETS Aug 1 A group of climbers embarks on a dangerous climb that has been off-limits for years. What initially begins as an audacious expedition transforms into a battle for survival against a force that toys with them. (Brendan Devane, 2025, USA, 1:39, R)
TICKETS Join the fourth annual New Musical Project, a showcase of new, unproduced musicals in Boulder, CO. NEW THIS YEAR: We have two different performances as a part of this year's festival! FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE- Saturday, August 2nd at 2pm & Sunday, August 3rd at 2pm Come enjoy scenes from three brand new musicals: Do No […]
TICKETS Step back into the rockin’ 1950s with Tapestry Theatre’s summer production of Bye Bye Birdie, live on stage August 8–10, 2025! This beloved Broadway classic bursts with catchy tunes, big laughs, and high-energy dance numbers as teen idol Conrad Birdie shakes up the small town of Sweet Apple, Ohio. Watch as swooning fans, quirky […]
TICKETS Jessie is a frazzled corporate lawyer in a cutthroat Manhattan firm. Lina dropped out of her community college and has a life circumscribed by her working class roots on Long Island. The two newly minted moms share one thing in common — they are both feeling isolated and trapped at home with their new […]
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