Doors open at 6:30pm for film starts at 7:00pm
Riverwalk Center
150 W Adams Street Breckenridge, CO, 80424
This is the host page for all individual films and ticket links. To purchase tickets, simply find the film you want to see and click “tickets.”
Reminder, your ticket may include more than just the film you pick as we show shorts before many of our films. You may also purchase tickets by phone 970.547.3100 from 12-7pm Tuesday-Sunday or purchase tickets in person at the Riverwalk Center or Old Masonic Hall.
Please note many of our films are part of “blocks.” Shorts may be shown before or after a feature film; comedies may be paired with dramas. When you choose a film, note that it is most likely paired with other films. Individual tickets will have the block name rather than the individual film.
If you are a pass-holder, check in which block your chosen film resides. We ask that you stay for the entirety of the block and enjoy all our films!
7:30 pm | Block of 3 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Trisha LaFache
Date: Friday 9/20
Genre: Short Comedy
Duration: 8min
Film Synopsis: Newlyweds, Abigail and Chris, attend a weekly family dinner when Abigail quickly finds out that honesty is not always the best policy.
** Filmmaker in attendance
6:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Amon Barker
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Adventure
Duration: 15min
Film Synopsis: Jackson, Wyoming local Kira Brazinski was born with a rare defect. Ever since she could walk, she has used a prosthetic leg. Against physical and emotional barriers, Kira is determined to overcome all odds by embarking on her childhood dream of climbing the Grand Teton.
Following 6:30 pm AWARDS | THE RIVERWALK CENTER | 150 W. Adams Ave.
Director: Leon Chambers
Producer: Leon Chambers
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 87Min
Film Synopsis : On her 18th birthday, headstrong and artistic Charlie makes a startling discovery. The man married to her mother, isn't her dad. Recruiting Oz, a rough sleeper whose only possession is his driving license, she embarks on an epic road trip from Margate to the Isle of Skye to track-down her biological father. On the journey they both learn more than they bargained for - about themselves, each other, the importance of family, and why (sometimes) there really is no place like home.
** Director Leon Chambers in attendance
10:00 pm | Block of 2 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Ashley Avis
Date: Friday 9/20
Genre: Drama
Duration: 107 min
Film Synopsis: When Adam, a teen from a dysfunctional family meets Alice -- an enigmatic runaway; his life is turned upside down. Spiraling out of control with her, it will take Adam’s support system to pull him toward the light again. Note: Adult language & situations
3:30 pm | Block of 10 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Raul Koler & Emiliano Sette
Producers: Emiliano Sette, Yashira Jordan, and Francisco Zamudio
Date: Friday 9/20
Genre: Animation
Duration: 15min
Film Synopsis : What on a first instance appears to be a conflict between good and evil, is just a struggle within every single one of us. The options are clear: to cope with evil and to continue fighting for our dreams, scarred. The other option is to surrender submissive to the designs of others.Anacronte and the Sorcerers of Evil, without any emotion and fulfilling their destiny, they put to test humanity's happiness in a struggle that, in short, has each of us as winners and losers.
2:30 pm | Block of 1 Film | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Joe Smith
Producer: Jane Smith
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 77min
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 the greatest living jazz trumpeter of our time. Includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Arturo Sandoval, Andy Garcia and other jazz luminaries.
** Filmmaker in attendance
11:45 am | Block of 2 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Kaitlin McMurry
Date: Friday 9/20
Genre: Documentary
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.
** Filmmaker in attendance
9:00 am | Block of 6 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Andrew Reid
Date: Friday 9/20
Genre: Short Drama
Duration: 20 min
Film Synopsis:Inspired by a true story. A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.
Note: Adult language & situations
12:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Krista Schlyer
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 57min
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.
6:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Jérémy Condamine
Date: Saturday 9/21
Duration: 45 min
Film Synopsis: 27-year-old Franck wanted to link his current home in Switzerland to his hometown of Nice, France, biking, hiking, and BASE jumping along the way. In 2017, he began pedaling, carrying all of his gear on his bike cargo racks. 40 days, 1200 km and 20 jumps later, he ultimately plunged into the big blue Mediterranean near Monaco.
** Filmmaker in attendance
** Friday 9/20 - 7:30 pm | Block of 3 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
** Sunday 9/22 - Best of Fest - 2:00 pm | Block of 3 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Director: Jonathan Smith
Producer: Erica A. Pulcini and Jonathan Smith
** Date: Friday 9/20 and Sunday 9/22
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 81min
Film Synopsis : On April Fools' Day, just before her wedding, a bride pranks her fiancé by saying that she thinks that they've lost that spark and that they should call off the wedding and break up, only to discover that he feels the exact same way.
** Filmmaker in attendance
2:30 pm | Block of 5 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Ashley Avis
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 31 min
Film Synopsis: When sixteen-year-old LOLA (Sascha Nastasi) is forced to relocate to Casper, Wyoming with her anxiety riddled, Jean Paul Sartre obsessed mother HOLLY (Betsy Brandt) after a divorce, she fears nothing will ever happen to her there. Arriving on her estranged grandmother IVY's (Cloris Leachman) dilapidated ranch in the middle of nowhere - Lola is immediately taken by Ivy's surrogate son CODY (Connor Weil), a handsome ranch hand a few years her senior. A fter Ivy abruptly dies in the night, Lola seduces Cody, and decides she must rid him of his simpleton girlfriend ALLY (Sloane Avery) for his benefit as well as her own.
6:00 pm | THE RIVERWALK CENTER | 150 W. Adams Ave.
Director: Aaron Lieber
Date: Saturday 9/22
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 99min
Film Synopsis : BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE 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.”
2:30 pm | Block of 5 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Siddhartha Dutt
Date: Friday 9/20
Duration: 13 min
Film Synopsis: Two young men, reconciling with their respective baggage of rivalry, prepare to settle the final conflict of their lives with a game in which one of them has to die. Who will win this game of life and death for the one love of their lives?
3:00 pm | Block of 1 Film | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Kerry David
Producer: Kerry David
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 110min
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.
** Filmmaker in attendance
7:00 pm | Block of 2 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Nick Frangione
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Drama
Duration: 82min
Film Synopsis : Director Nick Frangione draws on his childhood memories of growing up an outsider in rural Pennsylvania for this affecting drama. After the death of his mother, heartbroken 15-year-old Shaw (Nolan Lyons, Boardwalk Empire) is compelled to move in with his estranged father (James Le Gros), a conflicted alcoholic more concerned with hunting deer than raising a son. Shaw, already a bullied outcast at school, struggles to come to terms with his grief and his new life with an emotionally distant dad while wanting a traditional funeral for his mom — something his father can’t afford. Frangione evokes what it’s like to live in conservative, rural America at this particular moment. In a world of swap meets and damaged souls, will this grieving teen find a place to fit in? Note: Adult language & situations
** Filmmaker in attendance
9:00 am | Block of 6 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Alexis Van Hurkman, China
Date: Friday 9/20
Genre: Short Drama
Duration: 22min
Film Synopsis : Taking her hospitalized friend’s place on a bike tour to the Yellow River, a high school graduate travels to faraway Gannan and races the clock to share pictures of the journey.
** Filmmaker in attendance
4:45 pm | Block of 5 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Daniel Holz
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Documentary
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.
Animation Short - 9/20 - 3:30 pm | Block of 10 Films | COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE | 107 Denison Placer Rd.
Beyond Assumptions - 9/20 - 6:45 pm | Block of 2 Films | THE SPEAKEASY THEATRE | 103 S. Harris St.
Director: Margaret Cheatham Williams & Jocie Juritz
Date: 9/20
Genre: Human Spirit Animation,
Duration: 5min
Film Synopsis: Why I Won’t Teach My Son ‘Black Codes’: Debra’s son is just 1 year old, but she knows that soon he will be perceived as a “big black boy.” Can she overcome the “systems” she feels are in place to oppress him?
** Filmmaker in attendance
12:30 pm | Block of 2 Films | BRECKENRIDGE THEATER | 121 S. Ridge St.
Director: Amy Marquis and Dana Romanoff
Date: Saturday 9/21
Genre: Documentary
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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