Arturo Sandoval: Journey to a Dream **

2:30 pm | Block of 1 Film | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Francisco Ricardo
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 77 min

Film Synopsis: Francisco Ricardo’s finely crafted documentary, Arturo Sandoval: Journey to a Dream, explores the life and music of jazz genius Arturo Sandoval, who escaped Cuba to become one of the greatest living jazz trumpeters of our time. Includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Arturo Sandoval, Andy Garcia and other jazz luminaries.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

Ashes to Ashes **

11:45 am | Block of 2 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Kaitlin McMurry
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 17 min

Film Synopsis: A small community in Northeast Alabama. A mayor whose town sits on the river’s banks. A businessman in the Mobile Bay. All of these communities are impacted by coal ash. This film tells the grim story of coal ash in Alabama.
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Ay Mariposa

12:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Krista Schlyer
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 57 min

Film Synopsis: Ay Mariposa is the work of long-time borderlands documentarian Krista Schlyer and award-winning filmmakers Jenny Nichols and Morgan Heim, who have followed the events unfolding in South Texas since President Donald Trump was elected and vowed to complete the border barrier that has been under intermittent construction since the 1990s. Schlyer, the film’s director and author of the acclaimed 2012 book Continental Divide: Wildlife, People and the Border Wall, has documented the rise of walls on the United States’ border for the past decade.

Bethany Hamilton: UNSTOPPABLE

6:00 pm | THE RIVERWALK CENTER | 150 W. Adams Ave.
Director: Aaron Lieber
Date: Sunday 9/22
Duration: 99 min

Film Synopsis: This tells the story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who at age 13 was out surfing when she was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark, a run-in that cost Hamilton her left arm. But not only did Hamilton survive the attack, she was back on the competitive surfing circuit less than a year later. More than a decade later, Hamilton, now a mother, undertakes her greatest challenge: chasing a toddler and the biggest wave of her career. BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE is the untold story of the heart of a champion and her resilience against all odds to become one of the leading professional surfers of our time. Bethany Hamilton is continuously rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete, and brings new meaning to the phrase “surfs like a girl.”

Breaking Their Silence: Women on the Frontline of the Poaching War **

3:00 pm | Block of 1 Film | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Kerry David
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 110 min

Film Synopsis: The world of wildlife trafficking and poaching is a dangerous arena spearheaded by ruthless crime syndicates. Meet the inspirational women living on the frontline and risking all to prevent Africa’s most vulnerable animals from becoming extinct. A hopeful film to inspire all audiences.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

Chu Bien

4:45 pm | Block of 5 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Daniel Holz
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 9 min

Film Synopsis: Set amidst the emerald waters and soaring limestone islets of coastal Vietnam, Chu Bien spends more time in a modest boat than at home. Embodying simplicity he confirms that happiness is found in the relationships we forge, not the things we accumulate.

Composite **

4:45 pm | Block of 5 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Patrick W. Shaver
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 30 min

Film Synopsis: A mother-daughter art story, Composite explores the role of the forensic artist at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation by tracing the unlikely beginnings of the original GBI sketch artist and following it through to the legacy continued by her daughter.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

Confluence **

12:30 pm | Block of 2 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Amy Marquis and Dana Romanoff
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 54 min

Film Synopsis: The Colorado River shapes both the landscape of the American Southwest and the people living near its waters. Confluence follows an up-and-coming indie folk band as they traverse this endangered river system, documenting its places and people through original music. Note: Adult language
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Crabb Ranch

12:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Katy-Robin Garton
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 9 min

Film Synopsis: CRABB RANCH shares the story of the Crabb family who set out to achieve their dream of owning their own ranch, and in the process, conserved a magical 8500-acre Montana landscape for generations to come. A story of partnership in conservation and the beauty of co-existence 

Float

9:15 am | Block of 2 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Hannah Keyser
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 82 min

Film Synopsis: In the ultra-competitive indoor sport of elite, stunningly-designed model airplanes, a wild-card newcomer threatens to knock a teammate off his world champion throne. 

Front Range Change **

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9:00 am | Block of 2 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: David Ganske
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 43 min

Film Synopsis:  The energy landscape in Colorado is changing. Over the past 15 years, there has been a gradual shift in the way electricity is produced and consumed across the state. The change is not unique to Colorado, but the way it is happening here makes this story special. In 2017, Xcel Energy announced further plans to retire existing coal plants and invest in more natural gas and renewable energy as part of the proposed Colorado Energy Plan. 
Is this the end for coal in Colorado? 
This documentary includes a brief history of the coal industry in Colorado, a discussion of groundbreaking energy policy, and perspectives from local leaders in the energy sector. 
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

GENERATION COLUMBINE **

12:00 pm | Block of 2 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Matt McDnough
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 85 min (Human Spirit Documentary)

Film Synopsis: More than two decades after the shooting at Columbine, we’ve created an entire generation who grew up under the threat of gun violence. This film examines the epidemic of school shootings and their lasting impact through the eyes of survivors. Note: Adult situations

Panel Discussion with the Director of Generation Columbine - Matt McDonough; a Building Hope representative, and other area mental health professionals and those affected by the Columbine shooting.
(following the films The Last Prayer and Generation Columbine)
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

Helen

4:45 pm | Block of 5 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Mark Allen Davis
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 14 min

Film Synopsis: In 2014 an eccentric member of a New York lake community mysteriously vanishes. As neighbors search for answers, we discover the unnerving circumstances of her upbringing. Helen illustrates what happens when good intentions collide with a rigid and unaccepting world.

Hiko in Tonga **

2:15 | Block of 2 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Paprika Leaverton
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 60 min

Film Synopsis: HIKO is a unique juggling game, competition and culture that empowers all generations of females in this Pacific Island Group, The Kingdom of Tonga. It is highly unusual because Juggling is male dominated throughout the world. But in Tonga, the Hiko is for women only and men wouldn’t dare.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

Juice: How Electricity Explains the World **

9:00 am | Block of 2 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Tyson Culver
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 80 min

Film Synopsis: While the availability of electricity doesn’t guarantee wealth, its absence almost always means poverty. Juice takes viewers to Beirut, Reykjavik, Kolkata, San Juan, Manhattan, and Boulder to tell the human story of electricity and explain why power equals power.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

My Body is Not a Weapon

6:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Platan
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 39 min

Film Synopsis: A young woman powerfully declares that her body is not a weapon. Another vows to bring joy to all she meets. An intergenerational collection of singers dance in the courtyard of a holistic healing center. Female police recruits march at attention in Bukavu. All of them, along with a team of surgeons led by Dr. Denis Mukwege, stand at the intersection of a wartime rape epidemic, survivors, and world leaders seeking a freer, more just path to peace. Note: Adult situations

NORMIE **

NORMIE Trailer from Kurt Neale on Vimeo.

6:45 pm | Block of 2 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Kurt Neale
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 74 min

Film Synopsis: As a young millennial woman seeks independence and intimacy, she grapples with the realities of living with Down syndrome. She embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to understand what it means to be normal.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

RUNNER **

** Friday 9/20 - 4:30 pm | Block of 1 Film | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
** Sunday 9/22 - Best of Fest - 4:00 pm | Block of 2 Films | SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Jonathan Blank
** Date: Friday 9/20 and Sunday 9/22
Duration: 88 min (Human Spirit Documentary)

Film Synopsis: Marathoner, Guor Maker’s difficult and triumphant journey from refugee to world-renowned athlete, told in intimate interviews with gorgeously animated flashbacks. His story is a distinctly inspirational one in which the indomitable human spirit emerges against all odds.
**INDICATES FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE (Subject to Change)

Sex, Drugs & Bicycles **

10:30 pm | Block of 1 Film | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Jonathan Blank
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 86 min

Film Synopsis: ‘Sex, Drugs & Bicycles’ takes a look at Dutch social democracy and answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal healthcare the nightmare we’ve been warned about?
Note: Adult language
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Stalag Luft III- One Man’s Story

11:00 am | Block of 1 Film | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Louise Woehrle
Date: Sunday 9/22
Duration: 104 min

Film Synopsis: Told by WWII U.S. Eighth Air Force Bombardier Lt. Charles Woehrle, one of 10,000 prisoners in Stalag Luft III, depicted in the iconic film ‘The Great Escape.’ At age 93, this remarkable man and gifted storyteller take us from Pine City, Minnesota to war-torn Europe as he relives his experiences with vivid detail supported by reenactments that include his B-17 getting shot down, captured by the Nazis and the 70-mile forced march in below zero conditions. A saga filled with grit and grace, Charles Woehrle of the 'The Mighty Eighth' is one of the countless heroes from the Greatest Generation who has much to teach us about war and about life.