Dairy Arts Center

Peter Asher: Everywhereman
2026-07-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 22-25
Peter Asher’s extraordinary life has intersected with some of the greatest artists and musical moments of the last six decades. A child actor who became a pop star and then a manager and producer to the likes of James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt, he is a Zelig-like figure who remains a vital creative force to this day. Featuring interviews with Paul McCartney, Carole King, and many more.

Synthesis Theatre Presents: Ride the Cyclone | July 23 - 25
2026-07-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other – the chance to return to life. Through a wondrously funny and touching series of songs, the teen contestants argue that they should be the ones to be saved. Told with moving insights into adolescence as well as dark comedic style benefiting the outrageousness of its premise, Ride The Cyclone is a memorable and original musical. What makes a life well-lived? Who deserves to have a second chance? Which are the memories that we will treasure? All these questions and more are answered in Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell’s stunning work.

Dead Souls
2026-07-25 17:30 - 19:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 22-25
For his directorial swan song, Alex Cox (Repo Man, Straight To Hell) stars in this frontier fable of American greed. Follow mysterious drifter ‘Strindler’ as he scours the West for the names of dead Mexican labourers. Here at this border town in 1890, Strindler – or is it ‘Swindler’? – raises eyebrows when he offers to pay a pretty penny to add to his list of names. Wandering affably from saloon to ranch, Strindler exercises the old adage that money talks – but sometimes too loudly. Between the town drunk, hot-headed cowherds and local outlaws, Strindler soon finds himself tangled up in his own tall tales. A meditative, sincere landscape at the borderlands of the American nightmare: where fortunes rest on a dirty deal, and legacies are built on blood and gold. (Alex Cox, 2025, USA, 1:28. NR)

Friday Night Weird: Camp
2026-07-24 20:30 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 24
Haunted by a traumatic past, Emily finds solace as a camp counselor while navigating grief, witchcraft and the power of female friendship. Emily feels at home as she is taken in by the other counselors, who accept her as she is and wrap her in a veil of peace & forgiveness. Emily stands at the forefront of a new kind of life, but there’s a voice out there in the woods she can’t quite seem to ignore. The voice is whispering – and she’s telling Emily to go home. (Avalon Fast, 2026, Canada, 1:51, NR)

Set the Table: Immersive Dinner & Art Retreat
2026-07-22 17:00 - 21:00 | McMahon Gallery, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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The Set the Table exhibition brings together food, art, home, and community, exploring how the table serves as a universal locus for culture, environment, and the many ways we come together over food.
The Dairy Arts Center brings this exhibition to life with a very special event: Set the Table: Immersive Dinner and Art Retreat. On July 22, guests are invited to an intimate farm-to-table dinner surrounded by the artworks of Set the Table, where dining becomes a creative, multi-sensory experience.
The evening will feature a beautifully crafted five-course meal by Forage Sisters, a local, women-owned farm-to-table catering company. Their menu offers a culinary journey through Colorado’s diverse peoples, places, and histories, with each dish rooted in seasonal ingredients, sustainable practices, and the rich narratives embedded in the region’s foodways.
Throughout the evening, Boulder-based artist and founder of Schoolhouse Studios, Kristen Abbott will guide guests through a mini artist retreat. Through a series of hands-on, creative activities woven into the rhythm of the meal, participants are invited to reflect, play, and embrace Abbott’s philosophy of “joyful experimentation.”
The tablescape itself is part of the experience—a feast for the senses that blurs the boundaries between installation, performance, and communal dining. An evening where the act of gathering becomes an artwork in itself.
Includes a five-course dinner, one drink, and all artist-led activities and materials. Bar will be available.
Menu to be announced soon. Capacity is limited to 40 guests—reserve your spot for this special one-night experience.
About Set the Table Exhibition:
The Set the Table exhibition, at the Dairy Arts Center from the 15th of May to the 2nd of August, explores the table as a site of connection—where food, art, and community intersect. Bringing together artists working across disciplines, the exhibition considers how the table is a locus point of culture, and how shared meals carry histories, shape identities, and reflect our relationships to the environment, heritage, and one another.
About Forage Sisters:
Forage Sisters is a full service event and farm-to-table catering company, born between two best friends whose passion lies in bringing people together through intentional food and thoughtful events.
About Kristen Abbott:
Kristen Abbott is a mixed media painter and textile artist based in Boulder, Colorado. Her practice moves between abstract painting and cyanotype textiles, shaped through an experimental, process-driven approach.
In her cyanotype work, sunlight acts as both collaborator and catalyst, imprinting organic forms onto hand-coated fabrics such as linen, cotton, and silk. Abbott often reworks these surfaces with additional materials, building layered compositions that shift with the viewer’s perspective and gradually reveal new details over time.
Guided by a philosophy of “joyful experimentation,” her work embraces unpredictability and reflects an intuitive dialogue with place, light, and material—inviting viewers into quiet moments of reflection and discovery.

How to Watch a Movie Part II - The Auteur’s Eye: Film Direction
2026-07-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Closing Film (The Last Dive), Award Ceremony & Reception
2026-07-19 16:00 - 20:15 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Closing Night Film at Dairy Arts Center, Includes Award Presentation, Closing Film (OCEAN) and Reception at VELVET ELK LOUNGE on 13th Street.

Film at 4:00PM at Dairy Arts Center Gordon Gamm Theater THE LAST DIVE.
Reception from 6:15PM to 8:15PM at Velvet Elk Lounge, on 13th Street
Libations & Appetizers, Live Music by Hazel Miller and the Collective
RAFFLE PRIZES GALORE!
We suggest you park free (on Sundays) at the Boulderado Hotel, Boulder Bookstore, or on a street nearby

CLOSING FILM: THE LAST DIVE
Followed by a pre-recorded interview with Director Cody Sheehy
Terry Kennedy is a legend. A former associate of the Hell’s Angels, he sailed into the Sea of Cortez in the 1980s on a boat named Erotica. But while Terry’s friends have great memories of partying with him at sea, his legacy goes beyond mere popularity. His time on the water transformed Terry, who devoted his life to the conservation of manta rays after bonding with a giant manta he named “Willy Wow.” Over 19 years off the coast of San Benedicto Island, Terry and Willy Wow developed an extraordinary relationship that changed our understanding of mantas forever.
Now in his eighties, Terry goes on the adventure of a lifetime in The Last Dive, setting sail with his friends and a documentary crew in hopes of fulfilling his “dying wish” to swim with Willy Wow one more time. Director Cody Sheehy takes viewers along on their journey, using Terry’s story as a window into the developing science behind manta rays’ extraordinary intelligence, as well as the urgent need to protect these “gentle giants” and their stunning natural habitat.
Directed by Cody Sheehy | Runtime: 88 mins

Parlando School of Musical Arts: Every Color
2026-07-19 16:00 - 16:30 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Parlando presents a BRAND NEW musical, written by Elle Tyler— Every Color!
When the ROY G BIV Rainbow meets the color Gray, their world is turned upside down. How do you make a rainbow? Is there really room for every color? Gray sets off on a journey with newfound friend Orange to find somewhere to belong, discovering a whole kaleidoscope of colors along the way. Together they’ll find out that we all need each other to make our world beautiful.
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Elle Tyler
Direction by Ace Reichelt
Assistant Direction by Allison Lydic
Music Direction by Kailyn Martino

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Ghost Elephants
2026-07-19 13:30 - 15:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Join us AFTERWARDS for a discussion — TBD
For over a decade, Dr. Steve Boyes, conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer, has been in search of a mysterious, elusive herd of Ghost Elephants in the highlands of Angola, deep within its forests. From acclaimed director Werner Herzog (“Grizzly Man”), GHOST ELEPHANTS follows Boyes on an epic journey as he sets out with some of the best master trackers in the world, in pursuit of an animal long believed to be a myth.
“This hypnotic and haunting documentary turns a search for mythical beasts into a profound meditation on memory, loss, and the vanishing wild.” – Screen Zealots
Directed by Werner Herzog | Runtime: 99 mins

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Melt
2026-07-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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In his inimitable way, Geyrhalter (OUR DAILY BREAD, HOMO SAPIENS) travels the world of snow and ice. From Japan to the Alps, Northern Canada to Iceland, and Antarctica; MELT is the story of people living amid the gradual disappearance of the ice that was once presumed infinite.
Along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Japan, bulldozers carve out spectacular, 50-feet-high walls of snow to build corridors specifically to attract tourists, while the celebrated ski region Val-d’Isère in southern France uses artificial snow to create a winter wonderland. In Switzerland, snowplows carve furrows into the glaciers to preserve the snow for the coming winter sports season. And in Iceland, visitors pose in front of gigantic blocks of ice that are gradually being swallowed by the sea. Everything seems normal – but behind the apparently perfect white facade, the world’s ice and snow are melting at an alarming rate.
Everywhere Geyrhalter goes, his subjects talk of melting glaciers and increasingly extreme weather conditions, revealing how they experience climate change in their everyday lives and work. Filmed between 2021 and 2025, MELT preserves some of the world’s most compelling frozen landscapes, addressing some of the greatest environmental and political questions of our age.
“A meticulous, contemplative sweep of the globe, Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s impressive doc takes stock of humanity’s toil to control ice and snow as the climate crisis advances.”
—Carmen Gray, The Film Verdict
“Nikolaus Geyrhalter’s latest documentary is a fascinating, unsentimental love letter to snow and icy landscapes.”
—Susanne Gottlieb, Cineuropa

Directed by Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Runtime: 127 mins

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Burn, Scar
2026-07-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Filmmaker Hillary Bachelder and Colorado Fire Suppression Professionals will join us for a discussion
Prescribed fire– the practice of setting small burns to clear ecosystems of overgrowth– is a critical tool for climate resiliency and forest health. But in 2022, a burn set by the U.S. Forest Service in the mountains of northern New Mexico escaped its firelines and spiraled out of control to become the largest wildfire in the state’s history. Weaving together both sides of the story – the locals impacted by the fire and struggling to rebuild, alongside the Forest Service’s efforts to resume stewardship of the land following their tragic misstep – “burn, scar” is a personal and nuanced story of resilience, resistance, and our enduring connection to the land and each other.
Directed by: Hillary Bachelder | Length: 90 mins

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: To Use A Mountain
2026-07-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Q&A with Director Casey Carter
Seconds of exposure, generations of debate, the history of nations, and epochs of geologic change – all overlap in the landscapes that define the American nuclear legacy and the quest to isolate 77,000 tons of nuclear waste for 10,000 years. TO USE A MOUNTAIN presents vignettes of ruin and salvation in six candidate communities for the nation’s sacrificial nuclear dumping ground.
Directed by Casey Carter | Runtime: 99 Mins

The Lion King Storytelling Experience
2026-07-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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What if The Lion King was more than a movie?
Created and performed by Andy Dooley, The Lion King Storytelling Experience is a funny, moving, and surprisingly powerful live performance that uncovers the deeper hero’s journey hidden inside one of the most beloved stories of all time.
Through storytelling, comedy, character work, and audience connection, The Lion King comes alive in a way that will make you laugh, think, and see both the story—and yourself—in a whole new way.
No prior Lion King knowledge required. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or have never seen the movie, the experience stands completely on its own.
This isn’t just something you watch. It’s something you step into.
Audiences have called it “funny, surprising, original, and deeply touching.”
“My life was changed last night.” — Philana Poz Hutchison
“This goes beyond entertainment.” — Amanda Love
Whether you’re a lifelong Lion King fan or simply looking for a memorable night out, you’ll leave with a fresh perspective, a full heart, and a story you’ll never forget.
You’ll laugh. You might get emotional.
And somewhere along the way, you may discover that The Lion King isn’t just Simba’s story.
It’s yours.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: The Lake
2026-07-18 16:30 - 18:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Director Abby ellis will join us in person
Climate Change Doc From Leonardo DiCaprio, Jimmy Chin and Chai Vasarhelyi Raises Alarms About the Fate of the Great Salt Lake
An environmental nuclear bomb looms in Utah, as they race to prevent a catastrophic ecological and public health collapse.
The Lake is a vérité film that follows three individuals (two intrepid scientists Bonnie Baxter and Ben Abbott alongside political insider Brian Steed) fighting to save a dying lake. They see what’s coming—poisoned air, a collapsing ecosystem, a community on the brink—and they throw themselves into the everyday, often mundane work of trying to stop it. As they push against bureaucracy, apathy, and the ticking clock of a crisis decades in the making, something eerie and heartbreaking lingers at the edges: the dust rising in the background, a reminder of what will be lost if they fail.
2026 Sundance Winner – Special Jury Award for Impact for Change
“‘The Lake’ is so much more than a regionally isolated issue documentary. Its lessons should apply to every single environmental fight around the world.” -Variety
Directed by Abby Ellis | Runtime: 88 minutes

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Nature and Outdoors Short Films Program
2026-07-18 16:00 - 17:30 | 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 2026 – An eclectic mix of environmental Advocacy, Wildlife conservation, and artistic expressions of nature and what it all means to us.
2026 SELECTIONS:
TALKING TO THE SUN
TALKING TO THE SUN is a short documentary of astronomical proportions joining Farmer Frank as he takes care of his small spot on Earth, making his own path from seed to harvest.
As he mentors people in his community who want to learn from his great experience and love for nature, Frank grows organic food and is an important part of our community!
Directed by Megan Sweeney | Runtime: 20 mins.
WILDERNESS
There is something about the wilderness that is both intangible and universally appreciated by the people who visit it, and this bond is what has inspired a group of dedicated volunteers to come together to help preserve the Indian Peaks Wilderness. From trail maintenance to outreach, discover the bountiful labour that is needed to preserve the magic of these spaces. Uncover the individual stories that have led each member to the wilderness, and why they are dedicated to protecting it. And through all of this, witness the love, passion, and community that the wilderness imparts.
Directed by Andy Ichiro Sameshima, Cade Birgfeld | Runtime: 14:06 mins.
PEST
The ways in which humans live alongside urban wildlife is explored through the eyes of those who work to save them and those whose job it is to eradicate them. Experts discuss wildlife management and the ways in which we can better coexist with the natural world.
Alexandra Faust is an independent filmmaker, with a background in environmental studies. She recently graduated from Colorado Film School
Directed by Alexandra S Faust | Runtime: 13:33 mins.
RIVER STORIES
Set along Colorado’s South St. Vrain Creek, River Stories explores the deep connections between rivers, restoration, and community resilience. Through the voices of scientists, land stewards, and local residents, the film follows a collaborative effort to restore a river shaped by wildfire, flooding, and climate change—revealing how healing waterways can also strengthen the relationships people have with the landscapes they call home.Set along Colorado’s South St. Vrain Creek, River Stories explores the deep connections between rivers, restoration, and community resilience. Through the voices of scientists, land stewards, and local residents, the film follows a collaborative effort to restore a river shaped by wildfire, flooding, and climate change—revealing how healing waterways can also strengthen the relationships people have with the landscapes they call home.
Directed by David Diaz | Runtime: 14 mins.
SPEAKING EEP!
SPEAKING EEP! highlights women-led science and calls attention to the importance of the American pika as an indicator species. Ultimately, the message of the film is one of hope that focuses on the potential for these beloved critters to adapt to an increasingly fragile environment.
Featuring great characters, fascinating science, and cinematic footage of stunning mountain vistas and adorable pikas, (and lots of “eeps”!), this film transports viewers high up into Colorado’s Rocky Mountains for an experience that is sure to delight and inspire.
Directed by Jim Jayson, JinYoung, Kim Jayson | Runtime: 18:46 mins.
OLD LADIES AGAINST UNDERWATER GARBAGE
Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage follows Susan Baur, the 85-year-old leader, and her crew of fearless women as they defy limits, protect the environment, and rediscover wonder and joy through water and community. A reminder that adventure and activism know no age.
Directed by Liz McGregor | Runtime: 14:59 mins.
FOREVER IN THE MOUNTAINS
When her best “pow day” friend is diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age, Stephanie turns her grief into purpose. Set deep in the Colorado Rockies, Forever in the Mountains tells the powerful origin story of the nonprofit Tits Deep for Breast Cancer. Join Stephanie as she navigates grief, finds sisterhood, and works to save young lives in the mountains.
Tits Deep for Breast Cancer is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that focuses on advocacy, education, outreach, and supporting young women seeking breast cancer treatment. Our mission is to help younger women catch cancer early enough to save their lives. www.titsdeepforbreastcancer.com
Directed by Grace Eggleston | Runtime: 14 mins.
DAWN CHORUS
Dawn Chorus is a meditative and thought-provoking short documentary following interspecies musician and philosopher David Rothenberg as he ventures into the natural world with an unusual mission: to make music with birds. Blending art and science, the film explores the relationships between observer and participant, musician and animal, human and nature.
In a time of growing ecological alienation and environmental urgency, Dawn Chorus doesn’t propose technological fixes or policy solutions, but something more fundamental: a shift in mindset. It asks us to slow down, to listen and to recognize that we, too, are part of nature’s song.
Directed by Lewis Rapkin | Runtime: 11:33 mins.

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Three Short Films About Birds
2026-07-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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THE BIRDS
Told through the cinematic experience of wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn, THE BIRDS finds meaning and pathos as it gets up close to one of England’s little-known wonders of the natural world. As Martin chases down the twisting and turning of giant flocks of shore birds on England’s Wash estuary, he attempts to literally record evolution in action as a peregrine falcon scythes through the mind-blowing murmurations – astonishingly large numbers of birds flying in synchronized patterns and creating shapes in the air. Ultimately, this feature short reveals important insights not only into the hidden mechanisms of nature, but also into the psyche of a man facing up to the end of his career.
Directed by Dave Allen
Runtime: 40 minutes

WILD HOPE: BUILDING FOR BIRDS
Millions of birds pass through our yards during their bi-annual migrations, but they face an invisible killer along the way: glass windows. In the US alone, an estimated one billion birds die each year when they collide with windows. Now, two organizations help pave the way to a bird-friendly future.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. is located in the middle of a major migration route that birds have flown for thousands of years. To stop collisions from happening on their campus, the Zoo’s team uses patterned decals to make glass visible to our feathered friends. In New York City, migrating birds face a gauntlet of concentrated glass – and many do not survive. The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was once one of the city’s worst offenders, but creative renovations have transformed the building into a wildlife oasis.
The Zoo and the Javits Center have inspired groundbreaking legislation that reimagines what our cities can do for birds, but a critical obstacle remains: our residences account for nearly 50% of bird strikes. However, simple solutions—like window paint, decals, or even a bar of soap with patterns spaced 2 inches apart—could save the lives of millions of birds.
Directed by Tangle Bank Studios
Runtime: 16 minutes

A MYSTICAL ORNITHOLOGY
In this lyrical portrait, ornithologist, poet, and professor Drew Lanham invites us into his South Carolina farm, where birdwatching becomes both refuge and revelation. As he listens for absent songs in the spring air, Drew not only reckons with loss and memory but also takes action—cultivating his land as a sanctuary, an underground railroad for winged migrants. His reflections move beyond science into wonder, blurring the line between human and bird. For Drew, they are more than names on a list—they are companions, teachers, and a last wild hope.
Directed by Jeremy Seifert and Benjamin James Roberts
Runtime: 11 minutes

Friday Night Weird: Mockbuster
2026-07-17 21:00 - 22:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 17
A struggling filmmaker’s opportunity collides with chaos and compromise when Sharknado’s notorious studio, The Asylum, invites him to direct a “mockbuster” entitled THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT. With six days, a micro budget, and mounting pressure, MOCKBUSTER is a comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the balance between low-budget filmmaking and creative ambition. (Anthony Frith, 2025, Australia, 1:30, NR)

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: The Shepherd and The Bear
2026-07-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Friday, July 17 at 7:30PM
Followed by a pre-recorded Zoom conversation with director Max Keegan
Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
The film won the Living with Wildlife Award at the 48th International Wildlife Film Festival and played at Margaret Mead Film Festival in the American Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, Big Sky Documentary, Visions du Réel, Full Frame, Sydney Film Festival, Salem Film Fest where it was nominated for the American Cinematography Magazine Award.
–“Lyrical, visually and aurally ravishing” – Screen Daily
–“Unforgettable, visually stunning” – Deadline
–“A richly satisfying reminder of the power of longitudinal verite” – Filmmaker Magazin
–“The look and feel of a fairy tale” – Doc Europe
Directed by Max Keegan
Runtime: 101 mins

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: This Is Not A Drill
2026-07-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Friday, July 17 at 7:00PM
Discussion afterwards with director Oren Jacoby via Zoom
As extreme weather around the world grows deadlier, a new generation of leaders is rising to face the challenges. In the American South, hard hit by climate disasters, three unlikely heroes take on one of the most powerful industries in the world.
25-year-old Justin J. Pearson rallies a multiracial grassroots coalition to try and defeat a crude oil pipeline in Memphis, Tennessee. Roishetta Ozane, a mother of six from Louisiana, transforms personal loss into political action, taking her fight from the storm-ravaged streets to the halls of Congress. Sharon Wilson, a former oil insider turned methane hunter, uses infrared cameras to expose invisible deadly gases pouring from fracking sites and pipelines in Texas that have been hiding in plain sight.
Backing them are unlikely allies, descendents of John D. Rockefeller, who have turned against their family’s oil empire to expose ExxonMobil’s decades long coverup. Together, this coalition uncovers what they call Big Oil’s “Big Con”—an industry doubling down on fossil fuels while disguising the truth.
With gripping access, THIS IS NOT A DRILL is the story of courage, betrayal and grassroots victories that shows how people, armed with only grit and determination, can stand up to power. The smallest voices can topple giants.
Audience Award—Best Documentary Feature (Globe Docs)
Directed by Oren Jacoby
Runtime: 76 mins

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: The Art of Adventure
2026-07-17 16:30 - 18:00 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Friday, July 17 at 4:30PM
Between 1957 and 1958, Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster undertook the adventure of a lifetime — driving a Land Rover dubbed “the Grizzly Torque” 30,000 kilometres across Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. More than just an adrenaline-pumping adventure story of two young men crossing half the planet, The Art of Adventure maps out how Bateman and Foster’s trip inspired a love of nature that would last a lifetime. The film interweaves an account of their travels with a look their lives through the decades that followed: Bateman became a beloved Canadian wildlife painter and Foster a prominent biologist and the first director of BC’s Ecological Reserves program. Through in-depth interviews with friends and family and the original 16mm film footage of their incredible journey, director Alison Reid shows how the trip expanded the pair’s knowledge of the physical world while deepening their spiritual and emotional connection to it. A heartwarming, inspirational love letter to the adventure of life itself.
-“A rare kind of documentary – intimate, awe-filled, and unforgettable. It reminds us that wonder isn’t childish; it’s essential.”
-“An outstanding doc that provides joy in the self-discovery that only seems possible from exploring far off places with an open heart.”
-“A bromance for the ages!”
-“As much a celebration of friendship as it is of the natural world”
Directed by Alison Reid
Runtime: 86 mins

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Yanuni
2026-07-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Friday, July 17 at 4:00 PM
In Brazil’s Amazon, fearless Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia defends her land and people against forces threatening their survival. Her extraordinary courage and resilience is captured here—as mother, warrior, and a symbol of resistance for her people.
The film follows the life and activism of Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous leader from the Brazilian Amazon. The film traces her journey from her community in Xipaya territory to national politics, where she became Brazil’s first Secretary of Articulation and Promotion of Indigenous Rights under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. It highlights Juma’s role in defending her people and the rainforest against illegal mining, land-grabbing, and corporate exploitation, despite surviving multiple assassination attempts. It also portrays her partnership with Hugo Loss, her husband and head of Special Operations at Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, Brazil’s environmental protection agency, who conducts high-risk missions to dismantle illegal mining camps.
Director Richard Ladkani
Runtime: 112 mins.

Jimmy and the Demons
2026-07-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 15-16
For six decades, Jimmy Grashow’s intricate woodcuts and fantastical sculptures have graced museums and galleries, iconic album covers and over a thousand publications. As Jimmy approaches 80, he is given the commission of a lifetime that proves to be both exhilarating and daunting. As he obsessively carves his magnum opus, Jimmy searches for the meaning behind this profound and sacred piece to which he devotes every moment. But life is full of surprises and Jimmy is faced with a difficult decision. Navigating through the unexpected twists and turns with humor and trepidation, he experiences the true agony and ecstasy of being an artist. JIMMY & THE DEMONS is an unforgettable reminder that life can be a chaotic struggle, but the power of love, kindness and courage is undeniable. (Cindy Meehl, 2025, USA, 1:33, NR)

Boulder Environmental Nature Outdoors Film Festival 2026: Opening Night Reception & Film
2026-07-16 17:30 - 21:30 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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FILM ONLY TICKETS
Thursday, July 16 — 5:30PM to 9:00PM
Start at the Hilton Garden Inn and End at the Dairy Arts Center
Reception at Hilton Garden Inn Boulder on Canyon. Outdoor Courtyard
Buffet, Passed Appetizers, & Libations (cocktails, wine, beer, or soft drink).
Live Music by The Atom Collective, a jazz band making people happy on Colorado’s front range since 2019.
Kyle Banker at Piano, Tobin Munsat on Drums, Adisa Nickerson on Trumpet, & Todd Van Selus on Bass. Click here for short clip
Film at 7:30PM at Dairy Arts Center — THE KEEPER
We suggest you park free at the DAC and walk 2 blocks to the Garden Inn

Opening Night Film – THE KEEPER with Director Jon Bowermaster and Cindy Medina, Colorado WaterKeepers

Dairy Arts Center — Gordon Gamm Theater
Thursday Opener at 7:30 pm
Cantankerous, charismatic and passionately committed, this river keeper — John Lipscomb — reflects on his 25 years patrolling the Hudson River, traveling more than 80,000 miles, by wooden boat.
Like rivers around the world, the Hudson — America’s First River and the Birthplace of the American Environmental Movement — boomed as a growing human population used it for transportation, sustenance and for many years a dumping ground.
The river paid a price for all this use and abuse, struggling against its share of contamination. For the past nearly three decades the river’s poet laureate and literal “eyes on the river,” Captain John, has been at the forefront of each of those fights, taking on industrial and human pollution, suffering the losses and celebrating victories.
While he has had successes on the Hudson, committing a life to protecting a river is a never- ending fight. Today he is one of more than 300 “keepers” around the globe, looking out for their respective rivers.
Directed by Jon Bowermaster
Runtime: 80 minutes

The Regulars
2026-07-16 16:30 - 18:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 13-16
On the edge of Chinatown stands the only independent cinema left in Central London. Grey and black, dotted with poster frames, and lit by an overhanging readograph, its presence is tucked away from the other, brighter multiplexes of Leicester Square. There, within its small interior, a team of ushers push through the day. Based on the real-life experiences and stories from those that work at the Prince Charles Cinema, Fil Freitas – a former usher turned manager himself – has put together a feature length comedy drama that explores life behind the counter. (Fil Freitas, 2025, UK, 1:45, NR)

How to Watch a Movie Part I - Development of an Art Form: A Brief History of Film
2026-07-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Dairy Arts Center, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Dark Night of the Soul: Cinema and Transcendence presented by Suranjan Ganguly: Nostalghia
2026-07-12 14:00 - 15:30 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy researching the life of an 18th-century composer, and instead meet a ruminative madman who tells the poet how the world may be saved. (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983, Italy/Soviet Union, 2:05, NR)
This film is part of a six-part European film series, presented by Suranjan Ganguly, focuses on the search for spiritual transcendence by people who struggle with faith, conscience, loss and grief. It seeks to define a cinema of interiority in which the subtle nuances of one’s inner life find poetic expression.
CU Professor Emeritus Suranjan Ganguly of the Cinema Studies Department teaches a wide range of international film courses. Former chair of the department and director of the Stan Brakhage Center for Media Arts, he is the founder and curator of the monthly Brakhage Film Series, Celebrating Stan.

CenterStage Theatre Company: Alice By Heart | July 3-12
2026-07-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Grace Gamm Theatre, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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CenterStage is delighted to be returning to the Dairy Arts Center again for our 2026 summer mainstage production, which will be presented in the 117-seat Grace Gamm Theatre at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder. From the Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.

Best of Denver Stand-up Comedy
2026-07-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Gordon Gamm Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Denver has built a reputation as one of the most creative and influential comedy hubs in the country. For decades, the city has been a launchpad for distinctive voices that have gone on to shape the national comedy landscape.
Now it’s time for the next wave. A fresh generation of Denver comics is ready to hit the stage with bold, unforgettable performances. Expect nothing less than a tour de force of the city’s sharpest, funniest talent.

Everyone is Lying to You for Money
2026-07-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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July 8-11
In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial freedom has evolved into a volatile ecosystem rife with fraud and reckless gambling, carrying with it devastating consequences for everyday people.
Through firsthand reporting, expert interviews, and a clear-eyed examination of major collapses and scandals, the film traces how crypto became one of the most aggressively marketed financial products of the modern era—and how warning signs were ignored, dismissed, or deliberately obscured. As fortunes are made and lost, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money asks a sobering question: who benefits from the chaos, and who is left to clean up the damage? Accessible, urgent, and often darkly ironic, the film is both a cautionary tale and a call for accountability—cutting through the noise to expose a system built on speculation, influence, and belief rather than truth. (Ben McKenzie, 2025, USA, 1:30, NR)

CenterStage Theatre Company: Annie Jr.
2026-07-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Carsen Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80302, United States
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Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
There is something for everyone in Annie Jr.!
