Mimesis Documentary Festival: Heartland Palps
2025-08-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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In the high desert grasslands, a solitary creature reads the world in frequencies beyond human cognition. Fifty years of unexplained cattle deaths have carved wounds into the pastoral mythology of the American West, defying both science and superstition. These twin mysteries reveal the fragile membrane between the known and unknowable. Fear meets wonder, illuminating how the land becomes keeper of truths too strange for daylight.

Colorado Brazil Fest
2025-08-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Boulder Bandshell, Canyon Boulevard, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Colorado Brazil Fest offers an exciting evening of live music and dance that celebrates the depth and energy of Brazilian culture. Get swept into the spirit of Brazil with Gisele Duquè, a bold new voice in Brazilian music, delivering a night of samba, soul, and swing with raw energy and refined artistry. Dance performances by Samba Colorado and Escola de Samba Denver bring colorful energy to the stage. The high energy continues with Dandha da Hora—a masterful singer and dancer from Salvador, Bahia and longtime member of the legendary Afro-Brazilian group Ilê Aiyê—joined by Ginga band and the powerful percussion of Bateria Alegria — bringing the festival to a joyful and unforgettable close.
Gisele Duquè started her singing career at the age of 12, performing at restaurants, private parties, and weddings. She spent this time hoping and eager for something bigger. When this hope came to fruition, it took her from her home in Brazil to tour through China, Hong Kong and Macau. The culmination of this tour saw her living at sea, performing for Celebrity Cruise Lines and bringing her music to over 13 different countries. Gisele’s all-embracing style has been influenced by the multitude of styles and languages she’s been exposed to, ranging from bossa nova and samba to soul and rock n’ roll. Singing in Portuguese, English, Spanish and sometimes even Chinese, Gisele is an eclectic songstress whose versatility and charm can carry her from an intimate show with a small crowd to a fervent carnival.
Dandha Da Hora: Born and raised in Salvador, Bahia, Dandha Da Hora has been a member of Ilê Aiyê, one of Brazil’s most important musical and cultural institutions, since she was 6 years old. A master dancer, as well as vocalist and percussionist, Dandha invokes the incredible spirit of Ilê Aiyê and Salvador, Bahia, each time she steps onstage. As a lead dancer with Ilê Aiyê, Dandha toured internationally and has shared the stage with many of Brazil’s most renowned artists such as Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Daniela Mercury. In addition to performing with Ilê Aiyê and SambaDá, Dandha has performed with Casa Samba (New Orleans, LA), SambaDendê and Bateria Alegria (Boulder, CO), Banda Remelexo and Bahia Soul (Bay Area, CA).
Members of Ginga: Cultivated in Boulder, Colorado and composed of some of the best jazz, classical and salsa musicians on the Front Range, Ginga is the powerhouse Brazilian band in Colorado. The members of Ginga accompanying Dandha are Greg LaLiberte (flute, saxophones, percussion, vocals), Bill Kopper (acoustic 6 & 7 string guitars, electric guitar, vocals), Bill McCrossen (Bass), Raoul Rossiter (drums, percussion, vocals), Carl Dixon (percussion, vocals), and Vincent Gonzalez (percussion, vocals).
Bateria Alegria is the primary performing ensemble of the Boulder Samba School, composed of 20-30 percussionists and led by Music Director Carl Dixon. The ensemble plays percussion-based styles of music from Rio de Janeiro (samba batucada) and Salvador (samba reggae). The music incorporates a mixture of African, European, and indigenous influences and traditions. These styles of music are traditionally played during the carnival parades throughout Brazil and can be heard in Brazilian concert stages, dance clubs, neighborhoods, and soccer matches.
Escola de Samba Denver with Bella Diva: Escola de Samba Denver is the newest international addition to the original Escola de Samba Sydney in Australia, directed by renowned performing artist and instructor Sashya Jay. Escola de Samba Denver carries on Escola de Samba Sydney’s dedication to providing progressive Brazilian dance education that is aligned with the latest and evolving dance techniques and artistic styles in Brazil, with authenticity and respect for the roots of the culture at its core.
Samba Colorado: Since its founding in 2013, Samba Colorado is devoted to bringing together people from all walks of life in an artistic, educational, and positive community by sharing the joy and beauty of Brazilian culture and dance. They offer classes, workshops, dance residencies as well as energetic and exciting performances for both community and private events.

Happy Hour Draft Exchange
2025-08-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Colorado
The Fireside Ink Draft Exchange has moved to a new location! Check www.firesideinkwriters.org for more information.
Our once-a-month draft exchange is for writers of all genres who are interested in taking their drafts to the next level and joining a community of writers in the spirit of support and accountability. Less rigorous than a workshop, these exchanges offer the opportunity to share a short piece of writing in real time and receive immediate feedback, as well as guidance on the multitude of paths to publication. Whether you have specific questions or just need a little encouragement, join us for this relaxed gathering facilitated by seasoned writers, Brenda Kahn and/or Loie Rawding. First Thursday of every month, 5:00-7:00pm. Suggested donation: $20. Limit of 8 Registrants Per Session.

Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
2025-08-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 she denied the widespread belief that her paintings depicted sexual imagery. In the 1970s, living in her beloved New Mexico, she emerged as an iconic role model for American women. (Paul Wagner, 2024, USA, 1:58, NR)

Parlando School of Musical Arts presents New Musical Project
2025-08-03 14:00 - 15:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 Harm (Book & Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz, Music by Doug Katsaros); Nadia Half Dreaming (Book, Music, & Lyrics by Elle Tyler); Kairos (Book & Lyrics by Mel Hornyak, Music by Cassidy O’Connell). All together this show is jam-packed with exciting scenes and musical numbers from these brand-new works!
CABARET & STUDENT SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE- Saturday, August 2nd at 7:30pm
NEW THIS YEAR! One night only: a premiere of scenes and songs from Parlando student and New Musical Project alum Melody Blauw’s musical- The Happy Parts. In addition to this 30-minute premiere, NMP is also presenting a Cabaret featuring songs from the 10 NMP 2025 finalist musicals.
You don’t want to miss either of these spectacular performances!
Parlando’s 2025 Theatrical Season is generously sponsored by JenStuckeyHome. Whether buying, selling, or investing in real estate, Jennifer saves you time, every time. www.jenstuckeyhome.com
New Musical Project is generously sponsored by Lisa & Jeff Navarre.

Frequent Flyers' Aerial Dance Festival SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE
2025-08-03 14:00 - 15:15 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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, Fresno California, Bungee choreography on Laurel Johnson
Valerie Morris, Colorado: stilts with rope & harness
Anastasia Timina, Colorado: Silks
Nancy Smith, Colorado: Aerial Window
Casey Pottle, Colorado: Loops
Ariana Papousek, Colorado: lyra
Ariana Papousek & Peter Holben, Colorado: Aerial Pyramid
Shows: Friday August 1, 8pm
Saturday August 2, 8pm
Sunday August 3, 2pm
(All 3 performances are the same)

The Body's Still Warm: Online Dating for Divorced, Desperate, and Everybody Else
2025-08-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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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.

Shoshana
2025-08-03 13:30 - 15:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 Trip, A Mighty Heart). (Michael Winterbottom, 2024, UK, 2:01, NR)

Friday Night Weird: The Sound
2025-08-01 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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)

Sneak Peek of the 15th Annual Crested Butte Film Festival
2025-07-29 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 super-awkward, but triumphant wedding. All this and much more as Crested Butte Film Festival gives you a sampling of what we do and invites you to do so much more at our 15th annual festival, September 24 – 28 in Crested Butte, Colorado.
The list of short films includes:
Plongeurs
I’m the Most Racist Person I Know
Foxhole
Lighting Up the Dark
Strangers in the Same Shirt
Made of Grit
Pastrana
(approx. run time: 1:25)

Caught By the Tides
2025-07-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 movies, unused scenes, and newly shot dramatic sequences—Caught by the Tides is a free-flowing work of unspoken longing, carried along more by music than dialogue as it looms around the edges of a poignant love story. The film mostly adheres to the perspective of Qiaoqiao (Jia’s immortal muse Zhao Tao) as she wanders an increasingly unrecognizable country in search of long-lost lover Bin (Li Zhubin), who left their home city of Datong seeking new financial prospects. The always captivating Zhao carries the film with her delicate expressiveness, while Jia constantly evokes cinema’s ability to capture the passage of time and the persistence of change: of people, landscapes, cities, politics, ideas.. (Jia Zhangke, 2024, China, 1:51, NR)

Between the Mountain and the Sky
2025-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 Nepal. After being named CNN HERO, Maggie, guardian to over fifty Nepalese children, confronts an unimaginable loss. Following a chance encounter amidst her grief, Maggie allows a filmmaker into her life to document herself, her family, and soon enough, their falling in love. (Jeremy Power Regimbal, 2024, Canada, 1:32, NR)

SAW The Musical The Unauthorized Parody of Saw (New York National Tour)
2025-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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July 3-27, 2025 – One of the most thought-provoking horror films of all time now is…a musical. SAW The Musical hilariously captures the events of the first movie parodying the Saw that started it all following from where Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the bathroom trap. Will they follow ”the rules” as they discover each other’s secrets? Will they escape the game in time and saw right through? A love story with fluidity (and lots more fluids), ‘SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw’ is Little Shop of Horrors meets Avenue Q, pushing the boundary on sexuality and how to love. [Parental Advisory: Explicit Content]
“This show is BLOODY HILARIOUS!
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC…Hurry up and get your tickets today!”
– West End Best Friend
“It’s FUNNY, RAUNCHY, and has GENUINE AFFECTION for the series”
– AwardsRadar
“HILARIOUSLY ABSURD”
– NPR New York City
“A wild card show in the season of shows I didn’t know I needed.
YOU CAN’T LET THIS END WITHOUT SEEING IT”
– ToiTime.org
“YOU’LL LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF and be begging for a cast recording.”
– Philadelphia RowHome Magazine
“It HITS THE HIGHS YOU WERE HOPING FOR.”
– TheatreScene.net

$135 + service fee (A8-A13, red)
*Super Saw VIP Front Row & Merch Package (includes Exclusive Zepp T-Shirt (not sold in stores or on anywhere), Collectors Card Pack (3 cards), Character Earring or Keychain, & Mini Squeak Pig)

$113 + service fee (B8-B13, orange)
*VIP 2nd Row (Foot View) + Foot Box & Mini Squeak Pig Included B8-B13

*Disclaimer for Rows A & B Seats 8-13
* ‘Foot View’ is a full view of the pinnacle sawing of the leg in SAW The Musical. If this makes you queasy or simply don’t want to view this perfectly, opt to sit on the Right side (in House Right Seats 1-5).

$80 + service fee (B1-B5. green)
*VIP Front Seating & Mini Squeak Pig Included B1-B5 & A3

$70 + service fee (Seats C8-C13, Purple)
Premium Seating

$55 + service fee (Row D + C1-C5, F6 + F7, Blue)
Preferred Seating

$40 + service fee (Row E, F, Magenta)
Orchestra Seating

Student Ticket Disclaimer
Discounted Student Tickets are not eligible for Merchandise offered in Price Levels 1, 2 and 3.

Friday Night Weird: AJ Goes to the Dog Park
2025-07-25 20:30 - 22:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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, scrap, scrape and sap things back into place. (Toby Jones, 2025, USA, 1:19, NR)

Boulder Jazz Dance Collective
2025-07-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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The Boulder Jazz Dance Collective is the resident professional company of the Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop. Comprised of faculty and guest artists from across the nation, the Collective creates new, original work during the course of the workshop. This culminating performance features compelling choreography and powerful performances that reflect the spirit, collaboration, and innovation of professional dance today.
This year’s performance also features guest appearances by four acclaimed local companies: Rogue Co, Davis Contemporary Dance Company, Rocky Mountain Rhythm, and Industrial Dance Alliance. Together, these artists deliver a dynamic and diverse program that celebrates the strength and vibrancy of Colorado’s professional dance scene.

The Day Iceland Stood Still
2025-07-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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)

Artist Talk: Matter Over Mind Exhibition
2025-07-22 17:00 - 20:00 | McMahon Gallery, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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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 Schulte, Netta Ofer, Belgin Yucelen, and Andrea Garcia Vazquez.
The Matter Over Mind exhibition is an exploration into multidisciplinary innovation, boundary-pushing research, and the brilliant, experimental space where art and science collide. The exhibition brings together a vibrant community of radical thinkers and hands-on makers, in partnership with the University of Colorado Boulder and its ATLAS Institute, an interdisciplinary hub for creativity and invention.
The panel will dive into the artists’ creative processes, the significance of their work, and their engagement with themes central to Matter Over Mind. Following the discussion, a Q&A session will be held, allowing the audience to interact with the artists and gain a deeper understanding of their practices.
The event will take place in the McMahon Gallery, amidst the artwork on display. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect with the artists and gain a deeper understanding of the impactful artwork featured in Matter over Mind!

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Closing Night Film and Reception
2025-07-20 16:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: OCEAN with David Attenborough
2025-07-20 16:00 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 summer visits to his father’s home in Bonao, an inland town at the foothills of the Pico Duarte mountains. “I was able to experience nature beyond the beach. Usually you think of the Caribbean Sea and how beautiful the beaches are, but when you go into the land, you find beautiful mountains, streams, and wildlife—and that is something that I always looked forward to,” said Almonte. “I didn’t experience nature intentionally; it was simply life.”
Today, Almonte shares that way of life with young Black and Brown men from New York City and Denver and uses it as a vehicle to help them create connections with nature, their passions, their inner selves and their communities through his non-profit organization Young Masterminds Initiative and its Camping to Connect outdoor mentorship program.
Manny lives in Denver, Colorado.

OCEAN with DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, Biologist and host

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“Ocean is by turns awe-inspiring, informative, deeply angering and cautiously hopeful.” – Radio Times
OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the  ocean.
The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.
Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the realities and challenges facing our ocean as never-before-seen, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching. Yet the story is one of optimism, with Attenborough pointing to inspirational stories from around the world to deliver his greatest message: the ocean can recover to a glory beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen.
Following the film, exclusively in cinemas, A DEEPER DIVE WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes audiences behind the scenes with additional footage and interviews on the making of OCEAN.
Directed by Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan, Keith Scholey
Runtime: 95 mins

Parlando School of Musical Arts presents 101 Dalmatians KIDS
2025-07-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 their puppies. Everything is quiet until Anita’s former classmate, the monstrous Cruella De Vil, plots to steal the puppies for her new fur coat. The Dalmatians rally all the dogs of London for a daring rescue of the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen.
Music by Mel Leven, Randy Rogel, Richard Gibbs, Brian Smith, Dan Root, Martin Lee Fuller
Lyrics by Mel Leven, Randy Rogel, Richard Gibbs, Brian Smith, Dan Root, Martin Lee Fuller
Book adapted by Marcy Heisler
Additional lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Music adapted by Bryan Louiselle
Music arranged by Bryan Louiselle
Based on the Screenplay by Bill Peet and the novel, “The Hundred and One Dalmatians” by Dodie Smith.
Direction by Ace Reichelt
Assistant Direction by Allison Lydic
Music Direction by Nawledge Brewington
Performance Accompanist- Elle Tyler
Parlando’s 2025 Theatrical Season is generously sponsored by JenStuckeyHome. Whether buying, selling, or investing in real estate, Jennifer saves you time, every time. www.jenstuckeyhome.com

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: A Life Among Elephants
2025-07-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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“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 creatures and his lifelong mission to ensure their survival.
Directed by Nigel Pope
Runtime: 90 mins

Nigel Pope
Director & Writer

Nigel Pope is an award-winning creative leader with 30 years of experience in program development and production. He has overseen some of TV’s greatest hits including international ratings juggernaut BIG CAT WEEK and legendary kids’ gameshow RAVEN.
After 16 years at the BBC Natural History Unit where he oversaw a slate of shows including the Emmy-nominated SECRET LIFE OF ELEPHANTS and BAFTA winner SPRINGWATCH he launched Maramedia with Jackie Savery in 2010.
In May 2024, Maramedia announced Maradocs – a premium feature documentary label set up with long-term creative collaborator Justin Purefoy. This launched with A LIFE AMONG ELEPHANTS co-produced with world-leading NGO Save the Elephants.
A LIFE AMONG ELEPHANTS premiered on Arte and on Channel 4 in the UK. It has already been nominated or won several international awards including the Stone Award for Outstanding Artistry in Filmmaking at Washington’s 2025 environmental film festival (the DCEFF)

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: How To Power A City
2025-07-20 13:00 - 14:15 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A “solutions-focused climate story….[that] 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 curious about green investment and renewable energy redevelopment.” —Evan Robins, Arthur Press
“Watch it and give your sense of possibility a much-needed boost!”— Randall Amster, Georgetown University
From zeitgeist clean energy projects and early solar adopters to investors trying to bolster local economies with clean energy, to environmental justice communities fighting to keep the lights on, How To Power A City showcases the people leading the way to our nation’s clean energy future. What began as a look at solar and wind power in the large urban sprawls of New York City, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and Detroit/Highland Park soon expanded to include towns in mountainous Vermont and communities throughout Puerto Rico. This allows the film to subtly explore what it means to be a city and the malleability of developed environments, no matter the size. How To Power A City is a behind-the-scenes exploration of leadership, innovation, technology, public participation, and what energy transformation looks like in everyday situations.
Directed by Melanie La Rosa
Runtime: 73 mins

Melanie La Rosa will join for discussion

Melanie La Rosa is an award-winning filmmaker and professor. Her documentary, “How To Power A City” (2023) follows people leading renewable energy projects in six U.S. and Puerto Rico locales. She is a Public Voices Fellow on the Climate Crisis with the OpEd Project and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the author of “Communities and the Clean Energy Revolution” (Lexington Books, 2022). Her films air nationally on PBS and have screened at festivals worldwide. Her articles appear in World War Zero, The Progressive, and other national publications, and she has won many competitive grants supporting her films.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Age Group Winner
2025-07-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 who raised her. What she gets are his projected anxieties, his struggles with physical age and emotional distress, all while he endlessly trains for the Boston Marathon. But as Jay trains, the film is nearly derailed by Alexandra’s encounter with a life threatening illness. Ultimately, AGE GROUP WINNER is an affirmation of the will to live.
Directed by: Alexandra Helgerson
Length: 83 mins

Filmmaker Lex Helgerson will join us for a discussion

Alexandra Helgerson has worked as a filmmaker, actor, teacher and musician. She earned a degree in Mass Communications from the University of California, Berkeley, where she played basketball her freshman year. After working in publishing at Town&Country Magazine in New York, she began a career in acting. Notable roles include Viola and Rosaline for the American Shakespeare Center, Vivien in VIVIEN, and Brynn in HAPPY ENDING, a horror-comedy to be released for streaming and video on demand by Buffalo 8 on June 27th. AGE GROUP WINNER is her directorial debut. A recent survivor of sarcoma, Helgerson discovered Taylor Swift after chemotherapy, and cites Swift’s songwriting as an influence for her debut album HALCYON DAYS, which will be released in the fall of 2025.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Earth Protectors
2025-07-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 her art installations, she meets a new generation of women and men who are working to save our planet and is inspired by their commitment and their achievements. Her narrative recounts the stories and the diversity of these young protagonists, whom she calls “Earth Protectors”
Anne de Carbuccia, an environmental artist, captures the stories of a motley crew of people who decided to dedicate themselves to the planet’s wellbeing.
Directed by Anne de Carbuccia
Runtime: 96 Mins

Anne de Carbuccia

Anne de Carbuccia is an artist and filmmaker from Corsica, France. Since 2013 she has travelled to the world’s most remote locations to artistically document endangered environments, species and cultures. The focus of her work is to move past the human-centered era of today. Her art has been exhibited in museums and public institutions throughout Europe and the United States.
She is currently creating a mixed-media art series Follow the thread and Sacred Bodies, a photography project. She is also filming a five episode documentary series, Choose Earth.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Half-Life of Memory: America's Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory
2025-07-19 16:30 - 17:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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 illicit dumping of nuclear waste contaminated the Denver area with long-lived radioactive toxins.
A major—and highly visible—plutonium fire sparked a decade of mass protests, culminating in an unprecedented FBI raid that ultimately shuttered the plant. Today, the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats continues to threaten public health, yet surprisingly few people are aware the plant ever existed.
Through powerful testimonials and extraordinary archival media, Half-Life of Memory exposes Rocky Flats’ dark past and enduring impact, prompting critical reflection on the implications of the nation’s renewed nuclear weapons buildup.
Directed by Jeffrey Gipe
Runtime: 55 minutes

Jeffrey GIPE, Director’s Statement

As the director of Half-Life of Memory, I am honored to share this film, which explores the complex and contested legacy of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. This project is profoundly personal to me, as my father is among those who worked at Rocky Flats and endured the severe consequences of the nuclear arms race.
Half-Life of Memory is not just a film; it is a personal mission to unveil the concealed realities of Rocky Flats and to amplify the voices of those who have been affected. Through meticulous research and heartfelt testimonials, Half-Life of Memory exposes the lasting impacts of nuclear arms production on individuals and communities.
With rising nuclear tensions and a new buildup of nuclear weapons underway, addressing the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats is more urgent than ever to ensure that lessons from its past are not ignored.
Half-Life of Memory stands as a tribute to my father, to all the workers who sacrificed their well-being, and to the countless lives impacted by nuclear weapons production. It is my hope that this film will honor their stories and serve as a catalyst for meaningful

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Nature and Outdoors Short Films Program
2025-07-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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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.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Lost Wolves of Yellowstone
2025-07-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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THE LOST WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE
A captivating film from Yellowstone National Park, where a group of biologists led by a charismatic woman set out to bring back the wolves – a project that changed their own lives forever.
The wolf holds a special place in the animal kingdom. The proud and feared predator is almost a mythological creature in the story of humanity’s own history. So when the decision was made in 1995 to reintroduce the wolf to the vast Yellowstone National Park, it was not without opposition.
Leading the project was charismatic biologist Mollie Beattie, who, along with her colorful and sympathetic team of colleagues, was charged with bringing wolves back at a time when they had been extinct for 50 years. But not everyone was thrilled with the idea that wolves would soon be allowed to roam free again. The project became a political battle that required all of Beattie’s skills as a biologist, diplomat and storyteller.
The documentary ‘Lost Wolves of Yellowstone’ unfolds this magnificent story as an epic drama with a twinkle in the eye – not least from Beattie’s idealistic and charming colleagues, who experience the amazing and beautiful footage from back then for the first time. This event is in collaboration with the Rocky Mountains Wolf Project.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: The American Southwest
2025-07-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Producer Dr. Len Necefer will join us afterwards for a discussion
The American Southwest is a thrilling wildlife movie that chronicles life and death along the Colorado River…and advocates for its return.
The feature-length film follows the Colorado River from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains, through lush forests and iconic canyons, and down diversion tunnels and irrigation canals on its 1,400-mile journey to sustain both the natural world and humanity. Along the way, the river nourishes diverse ecosystems that are bursting with life, and provides water to more than 40 million people. From the recovery of elk and beavers to the endangerment of cutthroat trout and jaguars, the movie showcases wildlife stories that speak to our society’s ability to both destroy and recover the natural world.
Narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse, The American Southwest is set to be the first-ever blue chip natural history film narrated by an Indigenous voice. Through collaboration with Natives Outdoors, the film also features incredible artwork, architecture, and culture of Indigenous peoples who have lived in relative harmony with the region for over one thousand generations.
With a changing climate, rapidly growing population, and continuous over-allocation of the world’s most litigated river, there has never been a more important time to inspire conservation efforts that ensure wildlife, rivers, and humans thrive. The American Southwest aims to foster a love for the region, ignite hope for conservation success, encourage action to return healthy river flows, and raise awareness before the Colorado River Compact is renegotiated in 2026.
Directed by Ben Masters
Runtime: 102 mins

Producer Dr. Len Necefer

Dr. Len Necefer is the CEO & Founder of NativesOutdoors, a media and consulting company focused on environmental advocacy, outdoor recreation, and sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and has held positions at the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Arizona.
In addition to his work at NativesOutdoors, Len serves as President of the Board for the Honnold Foundation, supporting global solar energy access initiatives. His expertise bridges engineering, policy, and business, using storytelling to drive impact in environmental and social issues. His work has been featured in National Geographic, Alpinist, and over 50 film festivals worldwide.
An avid packrafter, skier, climber, and mountaineer, Len integrates his passion for outdoor adventure with broader discussions on sustainability, land management, and climate change. His expeditions have taken him deep into remote landscapes, exploring the intersections of water, conservation, and outdoor recreation. Through these experiences, he advocates for responsible stewardship of rivers and wild places while showcasing the power of adventure as a tool for environmental awareness.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Her Shark Story
2025-07-18 19:00 - 20:15 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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HER SHARK STORY
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Produced over the course of four years, this inspiring feature-length documentary takes us to one of the most unique places in the world – the enigmatic Galapagos Islands, for a journey of self-discovery, adventure, and redemption.
Through their shared passion for finding and studying the biggest shark in the world, Sofia Green and her father Jonathan must face the reality of their past, so they can reconnect a lost bond and embrace their future.
Accompanied by a compelling soundtrack and spectacular cinematography, this is a film of female empowerment, family relationships and passion for the natural world. It’s a beautifully woven story that will resonate with all who watch it, as no matter the situation – parents and our need for connection, are universal.
Directed by Ignacio Walker
Runtime: 76 mins

Filmmaker Ignacio Walker will Join us For discussion

Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Ignacio Walker – Chilean Emmy nominated cinematographer for the Netflix Series “Our Great National Parks” and award winning director of the short film “Quito My Story

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2025: Out There: A National Park Story
2025-07-18 16:30 - 17:45 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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discussion with Dir. Brendan Hall via Zoom
“Our national parks are places of discovery about nature, history, our nation and ourselves. Out There: A National Parks Story beautifully captures and shares the emotions friends, family and visitors feel watching a Grand Canyon sunset, a walk amongst the Redwood giants, or a cold dip in a mountain stream. Through their eyes and voices, and superb visuals, you will share their sense of awe. It reminds us that these national park experiences are there for us all.” – Jon Jarvis, 18th Director of the U.S. National Parks Service
“It was worth the struggle, the resilience, the hard work, and the courage as this majestic film is a true ‘tour de force’ and it will amaze you by its beauty and its spirituality.” – Emmanuel Itier, filmfestivals.com
A young filmmaker sets out on a 10,000-mile exploration of the national parks with his childhood friend during the centennial year of the formation of the National Park Service. Along the way, the two record stories of the people that work in the parks and those that come to enjoy them, as part of the rich tapestry of the history of the park system emerges. They hear profound stories of people from all ages, walks of life, and cultures that come to the parks seeking tranquility, healing, motivation, and connection to the natural world. Between spectacular visuals of the parks and compelling interviews are colorful bits of old maps, posters, and travelogues. This stunning road trip is a tribute to the national parks and their history, and is also a recognition of the people that appreciate them and work to maintain their beauty.
Directed by Dir. Brendan Hall
Runtime: 75 mins

DireCTor Brendan Hall

Brendan Hall is a documentary filmmaker telling stories in the natural world and beyond. His projects have brought viewers on adventures that explore the frontiers of our human spirit. In his work, Brendan is committed to sharing the wonders of our planet in hopes that we may be inspired to care for it. In 2022, Brendan was globally announced as a crew member of the dearMoon lunar mission led by Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa. Selected from over 1 million artists and creatives around the world, he will join Maezawa and 7 other crew members on the first ever civilian flight around the moon with SpaceX as soon as 2023. While Brendan is a director, cinematographer and editor, he is also a night sky photographer, scuba diver and amateur juggler.
