TICKETS July 28-Aug 3 In collaboration with Creative Nations Arts Collective at the Dairy, we bring this powerful documentary to The Boedecker Theater. It chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways …
TICKETS July 26-30 This intelligently humorous drama tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone. (Matt Johnson, 2023, USA, 1:59, R)
TICKETS July 28-Aug 3 In collaboration with Creative Nations Arts Collective at the Dairy, we bring this powerful documentary to The Boedecker Theater. It chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways …
TICKETS July 28-Aug 3 In collaboration with Creative Nations Arts Collective at the Dairy, we bring this powerful documentary to The Boedecker Theater. It chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways …
TICKETS July 28-Aug 3 In collaboration with Creative Nations Arts Collective at the Dairy, we bring this powerful documentary to The Boedecker Theater. It chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways …
TICKETS Join Crested Butte Film Festival for a fun, inspiring and creative program of short films at the Dairy. Then come to the mountains, at the height of the aspen color season, Sept 27 - Oct 1, to see the absolute best in Narrative, Documentary, Short and Outdoor Adventure films.
TICKETS In Georgia Oakley’s stunning directorial debut BLUE JEAN, it’s 1988 England and Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher,to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes …
TICKETS Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, …
TICKETS July 28-Aug 3 In collaboration with Creative Nations Arts Collective at the Dairy, we bring this powerful documentary to The Boedecker Theater. It chronicles the Lakota Indians’ quest to reclaim the Black Hills, sacred land that was stolen in violation of treaty agreements. A searing, timely portrait of resistance, the film explores the ways …
TICKETS Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, …
TICKETS In Georgia Oakley’s stunning directorial debut BLUE JEAN, it’s 1988 England and Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher,to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes …
TICKETS One of the highlights of the Aerial Dance Festival 2023 is the unique and breathtaking 25th Anniversary Performance Showcase, August 4-6, 2023: Friday & Saturday - 8pm, Sunday - 2pm. ALL SHOWS ARE THE SAME. Discounts for groups of 4+, seniors, and students. The Showcase features new and innovative work from the internationally renowned …
TICKETSThe 2023 New Musical Project features scenes from three brand new musicals: The Hairy Scary (Book & Lyrics by Liana & Jabari Asim, Music by Joshua Stephen Kartes), Roll With It (Book by Blythe Inanna, Music & Lyrics by Summer Hoagland-Abernathy and Deven Duphare), and Fate (Book, Music, Lyrics, by Katherine McGuinness). This is a …
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TICKETS In Georgia Oakley’s stunning directorial debut BLUE JEAN, it’s 1988 England and Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher,to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes …
TICKETS Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, …
TICKETS In Georgia Oakley’s stunning directorial debut BLUE JEAN, it’s 1988 England and Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (Rosy McEwen, in a powerhouse performance), a gym teacher,to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes …
TICKETS One of the highlights of the Aerial Dance Festival 2023 is the unique and breathtaking 25th Anniversary Performance Showcase, August 4-6, 2023: Friday & Saturday - 8pm, Sunday - 2pm. ALL SHOWS ARE THE SAME. Discounts for groups of 4+, seniors, and students. The Showcase features new and innovative work from the internationally renowned …
TICKETSThe 2023 New Musical Project features scenes from three brand new musicals: The Hairy Scary (Book & Lyrics by Liana & Jabari Asim, Music by Joshua Stephen Kartes), Roll With It (Book by Blythe Inanna, Music & Lyrics by Summer Hoagland-Abernathy and Deven Duphare), and Fate (Book, Music, Lyrics, by Katherine McGuinness). This is a …
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TICKETS Directed by two-time Oscar® nominated filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF), A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades. Recruited in …
TICKETS In rural Gaotai county, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma (Wu Renlin) is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao (Hai Qing), except for a small abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their …
TICKETS In rural Gaotai county, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma (Wu Renlin) is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao (Hai Qing), except for a small abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their …
TICKETS Directed by two-time Oscar® nominated filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF), A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades. Recruited in …
TICKETS In rural Gaotai county, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma (Wu Renlin) is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao (Hai Qing), except for a small abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their …
TICKETS Directed by two-time Oscar® nominated filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF), A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades. Recruited in …
TICKETS Brazilian Jazz & Forró Night: The first concert of the festival promises upbeat rhythms and lots of opportunities to dance. The show opens with Brazil Quarter featuring Carmen Sandim and special guest guitarist Alessandro Penezzi playing Brazilian jazz. The second set of the show will be dedicated to Forró, and led by California-based Brazilian …
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TICKETS **WARNING: This event contains flashing lights and sounds and may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. Lumonics, co-founded by Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner, is one of the pioneering light art projects in the United States. Their unique art form combines elements of light, music, and sculptures …
TICKETS Directed by two-time Oscar® nominated filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF), A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades. Recruited in …
TICKETS Michele Castro hails originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As vocalist and guitarist, she began to play internationally when invited to perform two tours of Germany with a Choro/Samba band as lead singer. Michele is proud to say she grew up in the Rocinha favela where she draws much of her musical inspiration and …
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TICKETS In rural Gaotai county, two lonely, middle-aged outcasts are pushed into an arranged marriage by their families. Ma (Wu Renlin) is a humble farmer with little to offer his timid and sickly wife, Cao (Hai Qing), except for a small abandoned house on a barren patch of land. From just a few seeds, their …
TICKETS Directed by two-time Oscar® nominated filmmaker Steve James (HOOP DREAMS, LIFE ITSELF), A COMPASSIONATE SPY is a gripping real-life spy thriller about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who infamously provided nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union, told through the perspective of his loving wife Joan, who protected his secret for decades. Recruited in …
TICKETS Alessandro Penezzi, one of Brazil’s premier award-winning guitarists, returns to Colorado Brazil Fest, performing his thrilling solo guitar repertoire of choro and other high-energy instrumental Brazilian genres at the Dairy Arts Center’s Gordon Gamm Theater. Hailing from Piracicaba in the São Paulo countryside, Alessandro Penezzi started his musical studies at the age of 7. …
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Tickets EXPOSED Boulder - Summer Series Doors open @ 6pm Show starts @ 7pm Curated stories born from a desire to shed light into the darkness. What society says we should hide, EXPOSED brings alive. Five storytellers take the stage to bear their souls. Their stories will take you through life's toughest moments, allowing light …
TICKETS Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grand and Grace Kelly, this is an elegant romantic thriller with comedic moments and lovely location shots in the south of France. Grant plays a reformed cat burglar who needs to salvage his reputation by catching a copycat who is using his signature style. (Alfrred Hitchcock, 1955, …
TICKETS Journey into the mind of a psychedelic astronaut with a consciousness-expanding comedy show that will leave you mesmerized. At the intersection of science and psychedelics comes "A Better Trip," the latest work from Shane Mauss. Originally conceived for his springtime residency at AREA15 in Las Vegas–this hilariously heady event highlights Shane’s personal psychedelic experiences …
TICKETS Visão do Paraíso (Vision of Paradise) by Leonardo Pirondi (2022, BR/US/UK, 16’) The film follows a voyage of the Brazilian Military in search of an imaginary island with the same name as their country. Amidst the fine threshold of the real, simulated, and imagined, the film analyzes the contemporary ideas of virtual reality and …
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TICKETS A conversation with 2023 Mimesis artists. The body-with-camera, or the documenting body, is a resisting body, an often-targeted body, because of its extended capacity to witness. It is also a social body — its configuration becomes an exponentially extended nexus for connections with other bodies. When we say ‘the personal is political’ we …
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TICKETS Connective Tissue Documentary Block Centering internal reality rather than visible evidence, these documentaries look intently at illusions of health, disability, self-advocacy, and knowing the pain of others. From invisible worlds of illness and recovery come raw demonstrations – both gentle and devastating – of how we might nurture ourselves and each other. Program: Invisible …
TICKETS Documentary Block A window opens out over planetary-scale computational systems, a viewshed compromised by the hegemonic regimes of data dissemination taking shape. Alternative perspectives interweave to examine the extraction and distribution of information by ambivalent technologies. Program: SOME DAY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (2021, US, 5’) Matt Whitman A Human Year is Seven …
TICKETS Parkland of Decay and Fantasy by Chenliang Zhu (2022, CN, 104’) Thursday 17 August 10 AM Boedecker Cinema Technology and spirituality are parallel paranormal forces in an abandoned Chinese amusement park once taken over by a community of outsider artists. More Info
TICKETS Photographic Memory Documentary Block Thursday 17 August 1 PM Boedecker Cinema Sometimes responses to old questions emerge between the cracks. What does the “untutored eye” see? What story does a defying look tell? What is an inheritance of space exploration memorabilia worth? A puzzle to solve, a mystery to unravel, a relationship to reconsider. …
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The inaugural exhibition in our Locals Only gallery showcases Boulder-based digital artist Allyson McDuffie. With selections from her recent solo exhibition Tomboy & Old Salty hosted at The Gallery @ Bus Stop Apartments, McDuffie explores personal identity, placemaking, and deploys an iconographical visual language full of layered texture, rendered roosters and red cardinals, and mundane …
TICKETS American Glass Factory by Jason Fox and Aliya Pabani (2023, US, 55’) Live Performance What does the U.S. Democratic Party share with observational documentary? The promise and the problem of transparency. In a live performance from the forthcoming audio series "Trust Issues," Jason Fox explores the sixty-year long relationship between Direct Cinema and Democratic …
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TICKETS A conversation with 2023 Mimesis artists on performance, politics and expanded documentary media. Topics include: embodiment, interactivity, movement, queerness and feminism, audio and music performance, non-actors performing themselves, political performance, re-enactments and trauma, choreography and labor, performance and rituals Suggested Watch List: American Glass Factory My Electric Genealogy Venus in Ferns Remembering Marnie The Fall …
TICKETS A Place To Be Documentary Block Like an abecedary of former addresses, possessions, and nation states, this alphabet catalogs loss, relocations, and rituals of reconnection. Personal archives of the hardcore mundane meet blurred memories and sacred sites. If home existed, we would be there by now. Program: We are the houses we lived …
TICKETS To dance with reality A conversation with Jessica Beshir As she traces the threads between her short work – including her directorial debut, Hairat (2017) – and her unforgettable feature, Faya Dayi (2021), Jessica Beshir will illuminate her approach to cinematography and time. Elaborating on the infinite task of forming and sustaining a cohesive …
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TICKETS Thin Strips Documentary Block Springing from the Enlightenment’s world-in-motion, infrastructure excludes and subjugates as much as it connects and liberates. The dyadic implications of infrastructural development are full of desires and fantasies – eminent domain for the fabrication of totalizing truths in the name of progress. These counter-narratives shine light on nebulous land tenure …
TICKETS Documentary Block Could oysters deliver the planet from climate collapse? Non-human queer heroes help us imagine different ways of living and experiencing the world, breaking the mold of humanity’s self-destructive tendencies. Transformation comes from below and beneath: in deep waters and scars within walls. Shifting our perspectives could take us far – light years …
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TICKETS Caribou TownsiteSoon We Will All Be History Here with Saeed Taji Farouky Soon We Will All Be History Here is a spatial performance lecture that examines absence as a fundamental part of radical cinema. Incorporating elements of music, architecture, and literature, Saeed will walk with participants around the remnants of the town of Caribou; …
TICKETS Do Not Carry Silence Documentary Block A new generation of youth demands social reform and the American Indian Movement walks across the United States. Colorado sees campaigns for change on a Boulder campus and in North Denver's most polluted zip code. Historical and contemporary documents of rising activist voices and emerging revolutions, united by …
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TICKETS Latencies Documentary Block Framing the intersections of democracy, environmental justice, and scientific advancement, this selection of works offers a way into late capitalism's various crises. The narrative hybridity of trans-disciplinary lenses disrupts the rigid taxonomic systems of modernity. The cosmovision of the West creeps toward collapse. Program: In the Ice, Everything Leaves a Trace …
Come and be a part of our Community Writing Circle, held on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Led by the talented writer and yoga teacher, Teresa Adele, each writing circle will inspire you with themed writing prompts and provide you with an opportunity to share your writing and discuss aspects of your writing life. …
TICKETS On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end, and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and …
SOLD-OUT Join us for "Community Conversations: a night of films and panel discussion about farming and community" - hosted here in BOULDER, CO. We have some amazing local community members joining us from The North Face, a VF Company, Mad Agriculture, Eso Terra Culinary Garden & Meadowlark Farm Dinners Don't miss out, limited tickets are …
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TICKETS Guanglin is a blind boy from a poor single-parent family in China. His prospects would typically be severely limited, but he is also very gifted at the game of GO and gains fame as a prodigy. This captivating documentary follows him as he navigates his way through the pressure of developing his talents, dealing …
TICKETS Guanglin is a blind boy from a poor single-parent family in China. His prospects would typically be severely limited, but he is also very gifted at the game of GO and gains fame as a prodigy. This captivating documentary follows him as he navigates his way through the pressure of developing his talents, dealing …
TICKETS On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end, and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and …
TICKETS On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end, and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and …
TICKETS Guanglin is a blind boy from a poor single-parent family in China. His prospects would typically be severely limited, but he is also very gifted at the game of GO and gains fame as a prodigy. This captivating documentary follows him as he navigates his way through the pressure of developing his talents, dealing …
Creative Nations presents Colorado Native, a Native comedy show with local and national Indigenous comedians. TICKETS Colorado Native is one of the only Native American comedy showcases in the country and it is built on a simple premise: Natives are funny. Creative Nations brings the best in Indigenous comedic talent from all over Turtle Island …
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TICKETS Guanglin is a blind boy from a poor single-parent family in China. His prospects would typically be severely limited, but he is also very gifted at the game of GO and gains fame as a prodigy. This captivating documentary follows him as he navigates his way through the pressure of developing his talents, dealing …
TICKETS On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end, and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and …
TICKETS Come take a breath with Oracle Performance Ensemble this August at The Dairy ARTS Center. Oracle Performance Ensemble began in 2005 with the desire to perform our art, a fusion of dance and colorguard. After taking a breath for a few years, Oracle Performance Ensemble invites you to an inspiring evening of Color Guard …
TICKETS On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end, and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and …
TICKETS Come take a breath with Oracle Performance Ensemble this August at The Dairy ARTS Center. Oracle Performance Ensemble began in 2005 with the desire to perform our art, a fusion of dance and colorguard. After taking a breath for a few years, Oracle Performance Ensemble invites you to an inspiring evening of Color Guard …
TICKETS Guanglin is a blind boy from a poor single-parent family in China. His prospects would typically be severely limited, but he is also very gifted at the game of GO and gains fame as a prodigy. This captivating documentary follows him as he navigates his way through the pressure of developing his talents, dealing …
TICKETS Aug 30 - Sept 3 - THE ADULTS follows Eric (Cera) as he returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully …
TICKETS The slogan “Meet the Icons of Modern Art” needs to be scraped off the glass wall of the Stedelijk, Amsterdam’s Museum of Modern Art. Because precisely who these icons of modern art are is very much the question. Who gets to decide? And who loses out? In 2019, as director Sarah Vos started shooting …
TICKETS The slogan “Meet the Icons of Modern Art” needs to be scraped off the glass wall of the Stedelijk, Amsterdam’s Museum of Modern Art. Because precisely who these icons of modern art are is very much the question. Who gets to decide? And who loses out? In 2019, as director Sarah Vos started shooting …
TICKETS Aug 30 - Sept 3 - THE ADULTS follows Eric (Cera) as he returns home for a short visit and finds himself caught between reuniting with his sisters and chasing a victory with his old poker group. As the trip extends, Eric finds it increasingly difficult to avoid confrontations and revelations as his carefully …