— 2026 Festival Program

Curated blocks. No default selections.

Every film in this program was chosen. Organized by form and theme, not age bracket — the work stands or falls on its own terms.

Over-the-shoulder close-up of a filmmaker reviewing a high-contrast black-and-white frame on a monitor in a dark edit suite, hands resting on keyboard, single lamp light source casting sharp shadows
Over-the-shoulder close-up of a filmmaker reviewing a high-contrast black-and-white frame on a monitor in a dark edit suite, hands resting on keyboard, single lamp light source casting sharp shadows
Wide shot of a sparse film set — a single practical lamp illuminating two actors mid-scene in a bare room, crew members barely visible at frame edges, natural overcast daylight through a window
Wide shot of a sparse film set — a single practical lamp illuminating two actors mid-scene in a bare room, crew members barely visible at frame edges, natural overcast daylight through a window
Close-up of hands operating a film camera with a macro lens, shallow depth of field, textured metal body in sharp focus, background of a Colorado exterior blurred warm amber
Close-up of hands operating a film camera with a macro lens, shallow depth of field, textured metal body in sharp focus, background of a Colorado exterior blurred warm amber
Candid wide shot of a festival Q&A — a young filmmaker at a standing microphone facing a lit screen showing a final frame from their film, audience rows visible in theater darkness behind
Candid wide shot of a festival Q&A — a young filmmaker at a standing microphone facing a lit screen showing a final frame from their film, audience rows visible in theater darkness behind
/ Screening Blocks

Four hours. Many Genres. One standard.

Documentary

Narrative Short

Experimental

Colorado Premieres

Form-first work that breaks conventions with intent. Selected when the experiment produces something that couldn't exist any other way.

Priority for work that hasn't had a public run — the first audience matters.

Non-fiction work selected for observational rigor. Subjects chosen because they matter, not because they are convenient.

Fiction preferably under 20 minutes. Evaluated on script economy, directorial control, and whether the final cut earns its ending.

The program is set. Seats are not.