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elcome back Boulder! BIFF 2020 was the last major live event in 2020 in our town and BIFF 2021 will be one of the first to return. The past 14 months have been long, lonely, and tragic, and we’re excited for the opportunity to reunite with friends, family and our community. And, because we are one of the first live film festivals in the world in 2021, BIFF has enjoyed programming a bounty of extraordinary, new, inspiring films, and we are extremely proud to present the best of them to Boulder’s famously enthusiastic film audiences.

where we will honor him with our first-ever Career Achievement Award in Documentary Filmmaking, and screen his brand-new film Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.

Right from opening night, we will be rocking the Chautauqua Auditorium, starting with Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not be Televised), winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance 2021, with newly found footage of the huge 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. This amazing film features Sly and the Family Stone, The 5th Dimension, B.B. King, Gladys Knight & the Pips, a young Stevie Wonder, The Staples Singers, and many, many others…along with their amazing stories.

Boulder suffered a terrible loss after the tragedy at a supermarket in South Boulder.

In honor of those lost, we will be presenting a free outdoor screening of the film Us Kids, a rousing coming-of-age story about a generation of youth leaders determined to fight for justice in response to the plague of gun violence at this critical time in our nation’s history. The evening will feature a panel before the film, including filmmaker Kim Snyder, Parkland survivor and activist Samantha Fuentes, and Congressman Joe Neguse, among others. The screening is June 26 at the Boulder High Soccer Field.

See page 33 for registration information.

CineCHEF 2021, our incredibly tasty foodie event with beloved local chefs, will be held at the Rayback Collective, Thursday, June 24.

This BIFF fundraiser will feature a glorious offering from some of the greatest chefs in Boulder and Denver, along with Francis Ford Coppola wine, Upslope beer, and Snowmelt hard seltzer.

Between screenings of some of the greatest independent films of the year, you can amble through our free Community Fair Saturday on the Chautauqua Green from noon to 6pm, and enjoy live music, talk to your favorite local organizations about their upcoming programs, or maybe just hug a lot of old friends. (Yes, there will be food, beer and wine available to purchase.) We will also feature an Outdoor Cinema on Boulder High’s soccer field, and you can BIFF at Home with our Virtual Screening Room.

Don’t BIFF and drive! Do hike and bike!

There will be no available parking at Chautauqua. We will have satellite parking lots and shuttle service to bring you to the Auditorium. Go to page 6 for more information.

Special thanks to the City of Boulder for helping BIFF safely reunite our wonderful community at BIFF 2021.

We are thrilled to welcome Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville (Troubadours, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 20 Feet From Stardom) back to BIFF,

See you at the movies!

— Robin & Kathy Beeck

Don’t BIFF & Drive to Chautauqua!

See page 6 for shuttle bus and parking details.

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We will be limiting capacity and following any safety guidelines that are in place at the time of the Festival — bouldercounty. org. We will also be following individual

venue safety requirements as needed.

If there are not mask requirements or mandates at the venues, masks will be strongly encouraged.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Harrison Robin Beeck Kathy Beeck Annamaria Boehms Alan O’Hashi

ADVISORY BOARD Jim Palmer Carolyn Schuham Sophie Walker Sandy Younghans

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LE A D E R S H I P C I RC LE / $5 ,0 0 0 + ANONYMOUS JUDI COGEN & ALAN COGEN PAT & KEVIN EGGLESTON

LTSTBS MELISART DIANE & JAMES MURPHY RADICAL CHOICES

IN HONOR OF MICHELLE KEEVAN HALPERN WELL LOVED

JEFFREY SALZMAN CAROLYN SCHUHAM SOPHIE WALKER SANDY YOUNGHANS

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SANDRA SHAFTO & JEFF McCLURE CESCA & JIM SILVA BROOKE & CP SMITH SALLY THORNER & BRIAN ROSENFELD KATY & BOB YATES

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HOP FOR FREE Thanks to City of Boulder/GO Boulder!

The City of Boulder is again offering FREE HOP rides during the Festival. Just flash your BIFF ticket stub or BIFF Festival pass.

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Monday-Friday: pay just $3 when you enter after 3pm and leave before 3am. Good at the city’s downtown parking garages with the green P.

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There will be updated info on the BIFF Transportation page, as well as updated info on Covid precautions required on the shuttles during the festival. Go to biff1.com/ transportation

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The QR code will provide FREE PARKING at any city-owned garage Downtown on Friday June 25. Parking garages are always free Sat & Sun.

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Instructions: Look on page 6 for Chautauqua transportation First, insert the white gate ticket into the exit machin receive your discount.

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PARTIES & EVENTS AT CHAUTAUQUA • Opening Night Green Carpet Gala • BIFF Community Fair & Singer-Songwriter Showcase • VIP Filmmaker Reception • Closing Night Film & Awards

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TICKETS

BIFF at Home! Virtual Cinema

For the first time ever, you can watch select films in the 2021 BIFF program from home on our Eventive Virtual Cinema platform. Grab some popcorn and go to biff1.com/ virtual-cinema to learn more and browse our virtual film offerings (or scan the QR code here to start viewing). All Virtual Cinema screenings are $18 (invite the whole family!) and will be available for pre-order beginning on June 4. Most films on BIFF at Home Virtual Cinema will be available from June 24-July 3, but select films will have a shorter screening window. And some films will limit the number of viewings, so order early. Grab your well-worn sweats and BIFF at Home!

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FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE

BOX tion: 100.00% off.

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1421 Pearl St (formerly Arts & Crafts Co-op)

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Starting Friday, June 4 Wednesday through Sunday, Noon - 6pm

FESTIVAL WEEK HOURS Wednesday through Sunday, 10am - 6pm

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Online: Box office phone: In person:

biff1.com 303.746.7268 At the BIFF Festival Box Office or at the door of the venue 30 minutes before start time Purchase ahead: Advance tickets for all BIFF programs and events can be purchased online, over the phone, or in person at the BIFF Festival Box Office (1421 Pearl St.).

FILM VENUES Print at home • Chautauqua Auditorium • Download to your phone • Century 16 Boulder • Stop by the BIFF Box Office • Boulder High School • Buy at venue 30 minutes • Boulder High Soccer Field • before start time

FILM PASSES

Individual Film Program Tickets Print or download your mobile ticket and skip the box office lines!

Regular admission ........................................... $18 Seniors (65+up with valid i.d.): ....................... $17 Students: see page 10 for FREE programs

The BIFF Festival Pass

BIFF at Home VIRTUAL SCREENINGS ............ $18 Festival Pass .................................................. $495* Opening Night Film + Green Carpet Gala..... $95* (CHAUT-04, CHAUT-04, see page 20) CHAUT

Opening Night Film Only ............................... $35* S E AT I N G CA PAC I T Y IS REDUCED AT A L L INDOOR VENUES

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Closing Night Film + Awards ....................... $35* (CHAUT-12, CHAUT-12, See page 38) CHAUT

CineCHEF ........................................................ $100* (See page 7)

Community Fair + Music ............................. FREE (see page 9)

Youth Programs ............................................. FREE (see page 10)

*PLUS SERVICE CHARGES

For film lovers who want guaranteed entrance to BIFF film programs, parties and events. (CineCHEF is not included.)

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The BIFF Red Carpet Pass

For the ultimate film lover who wants priority entrance to BIFF film programs and parties and wants to be first in line! Red Carpet Passes available for donors of $2,500 (includes 2 passes) and up. Email boxoffice@biff1.com for more information.

BIFF Pass good-to-knows • Passes are non-transferable.

• Photo ID required for entry.

• Passholders must arrive for programs at least 25 minutes prior to the start of the film for priority seating.

STANDBY TICKETS

QUESTIONS?

• Passes available for pickup starting Wednesday, June 23 at 12pm at BIFF registration at 1421 Pearl St.

TICKETS SOLD OUT?

Contact boxoffice@biff1.com or call 303.746.7268 for more information.

Passholder registration

Standby tickets are often available for purchase at the program venue 10 minutes prior to showtime.

Head on over to find out!

Before you call for tickets, please note the program numbers — you’ll need these to complete your order.

This program is subject to change. Films are not rated and may contain mature subject matter. Tickets and Passes are non-refundable.

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City of Boulder CHAUTAUQUA Parking Validation

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PARKING GARAGES

There will be updated info on the BIFF Transportation page, as well as updated info on Covid precautions required on the shuttles during the festival.

Go to biff1.com/transportation

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Expiration • HOP 2 Chautauqua Shuttles will run Date: throughout the day and after the Opening Night film, to return patrons to cars in satellite lots.

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Validation Number: BIFF2021-1 SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Scan on Friday at Scan with your • Park to Park Shuttle, ALL DAY 8am – 8pm Downtown Boulder phoneoff. camera or Description: 100.00% • HOP 2 Chautauqua Shuttle, AFTER LAST parking garages go to biff1.com/ for FREE parking. transportation FILM ONLY at the end of the final film each Note: good on to see added night, to return patrons to their cars in Instructions: Friday of BIFF only. transportation satellite lots: •New Vista High School (700 First,Saturday insert&the white gate ticket into the exit machine. Next, scanoptions the QR Sunday to code 20th St.) and •University of CO Boulder Regent are always free.

Chautauqua. receive your discount.

parking lot, Broadway & Regent Drive.

VERY LIMITED CAR ACCESS

There will not be a bus picking up anyone at the Baseline Rd. stops after BIFF events.

TO CHAUTAUQUA DURING BIFF

PARK TO PARK SHUTTLE Saturday and Sunday

Download "Transit" from your app store for real-time shuttle schedule and information.

• The Park to Park shuttle runs every 15 minutes from 8am - 8pm.

• Free parking is available at Downtown Boulder parking garages and at satellite parking lots at New Vista High School (700 20th Street) and CU Regent lot (Regent Drive just east of Broadway). View map • Parking on streets in the Chautauqua neighborhood is very limited — please consider carpooling, and parking in satellite locations to ride a Free Shuttle Bus to Chautauqua. For the latest details, shuttle schedules, the list of all satellite parking locations serviced by the various shuttles, and a QR code for Free Parking in Downtown Boulder parking garages for Friday, June 25, go to biff1.com/transportation.

Downtown parking garages are always free on Saturday & Sunday.

Chautauqua is always popular on summer weekends, so allow plenty of time to get to and from the area.

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FILM-INSPIRED DISHES BY:

THURSDAY, JUNE 24 5:30-7:30pm Rayback Collective / 2775 Valmont Rd. $100 plus service charge (Not included in Festival Pass. Free for BIFF Filmmakers and donors at $5,000+)

CHEF DANIEL ASHER Executive Chef/Partner, River and Woods, Boulder

Boulder and Denver’s best chefs are back for this festival culinary favorite, using their talents to create film-inspired dishes of their choosing for attendees to enjoy. Taste the star chefs’ cinema-based masterpieces, while also enjoying music, wine, and beer indoors and out, at the beautiful Rayback Collective, Boulder’s Backyard.

CHEF LINDA HAMPSTEN FOX Executive Chef/Owner, The Bindery, Denver

Wines by Francis Ford Coppola Winery Local beers and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzers from Upslope Brewing Music by Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion

CINECHEF PARKING Special complimentary Event Parking provided by Stephen Tebo, Tebo Properties. Please go to the TEBO Plaza at 3111 28th Street and see parking attendant for instructions.

Take the few steps via a path to the Rayback.

CHEF ARIANA DIDZIULIS Executive Chef, Bistro Vendôme, Denver

CHEF LILIANA MEYERS Head Pastry Chef, Safta, Denver CHEF CHRIS ROYSTER Executive Chef/Partner, The Flagstaff House, Boulder CHEF CESAR TAMARIZ Executive Chef, Kachina Cantina, Denver CHEF MIKE THOM Executive Chef, Spruce Farm & Fish at the Hotel Boulderado, Boulder

Limited street parking and the Rayback lot also available.

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Thursday, June 24 – 5:30-7:30pm Rayback Collective 2775 Valmont Rd. $100 (Not included in Festival Pass) FREE for BIFF Filmmakers and donors at $5,000+ Boulder and Denver’s best chefs are back for this festival culinary favorite, using their talents to create film-inspired dishes for attendees to enjoy. Taste the star chefs’ cinema-based masterpieces, while enjoying music, wine, and beer indoors and out, at the beautiful Rayback Collective, Boulder’s Backyard.

Special complimentary Event Parking provided by Stephen Tebo, Tebo Properties. Please go to the TEBO Plaza at 3111 28th Street and see the parking attendant for instructions. Take the few steps via a path to the Rayback. Limited street parking and the Rayback lot also available.

Film-inspired dishes by...

Chef Daniel Asher Executive Chef/Partner, River and Woods, Boulder

Opening Night Green Carpet GALA There are 2 screenings of Summer of Soul • Film-only at 4pm / Does not include Gala / $35 • Film at 7:30pm / Includes Gala at 5:30pm / $95

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Friday, June 25 – 5:30pm Gala on the Chautauqua Green Film to follow at 7:30pm in the Historic Chautauqua Auditorium $95 / Free for Passholders S E AT I N G CA PAC I T Y I S R E D U C E D AT A L L I N D O O R V E N U E S Join us as we reunite this summer and celebrate what is sure to be the Hottest BIFF Ever! Your ticket grants you access to our pre-film Green Carpet Gala on the lawn at Chautauqua. Say hello to old friends and new, and help us welcome an amazing group of festival filmmakers to Boulder.

Pasta Jay’s, Red F Catering and Provisions, and Savory Cuisines will provide a selection of tasty bites to enjoy alongside wines from Francis Ford Coppola Winery, and local beers and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzer from Upslope Brewing.

Once settled into your reserved seat, enjoy the evening’s presentation of the spectacular Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), winner of both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2021. … See page 20 for more info.

Chef Ariana Didziulis Executive Chef, Bistro Vendôme, Denver

5:30 – 7:00pm Pre-film festivities on the Chautauqua Green

Chef Linda Hampsten Fox Executive Chef/Owner, The Bindery, Denver

• A delightful selection of appetizers from Pasta Jay’s, Red F Catering and Provisions, and Savory Cuisines • Wines by Francis Ford Coppola Winery • Local beers and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzer by Upslope Brewing • Music by Kush Trio

Chef Liliana Meyers Head Pastry Chef, Safta, Denver Chef Chris Royster Executive Chef/Partner, The Flagstaff House, Boulder Chef Cesar Tamariz Executive Chef, Kachina Cantina, Denver

GREEN CARPET GALA

7:00pm Chautauqua Auditorium doors open

Chef Mike Thom Executive Chef, Spruce Farm & Fish at the Hotel Boulderado, Boulder

7:15 Music by Wellington Bullings With a name that oozes sophistication and a voice as smooth as velvet, it’s clear that Wellington is making a name for herself in the world of jazz and soul.

Music by Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion

7:30pm OPENING NIGHT FILM Summer of Soul (Or...When the Revolution Wine by Francis Ford Coppola Winery Beer and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzers from Upslope

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Opening Night is reserved seating only.

All passholders MUST RSVP to reserve seats.

• Please email RSVP@BIFF1.com by Friday, June 11 (Opening Night Gala ticket buyers will receive seating number on June 21)

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CELEBRATE BOULDER a community gathering on chautauqua green

Saturday, June 26th The BIFF Community Fair - 6:00pm Welcome Back: A12:00pm Celebration of Boulder!

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Saturday, June 26 Noon – 6:00pm Chautauqua Green Free Admission – Open to All Enjoy an afternoon of free live music at the 9th Annual BIFF Singer-Songwriter Showcase, and find out what’s new with your favorite local performing arts and other non-profit organizations.

Grab a beer or wine and some food between films. Meet your friends for a delightful welcome back!

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Food and drink available for purchase • Wines from Natural Merchants — sales benefit BIFF • Beer and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzer from Upslope Brewing Company • Sandwiches and snacks from Community Table Kitchen — sales benefit Bridge House • Indian cuisine from Jaipur Restaurant WILL HAUGE-ALDRIDGE

COMMUNITY FAIR Come find out what’s new with your favorite local performing arts organizations and other non-profits

Saturday, June 26 4:00 – 6:00pm Chautauqua Community House Passholders Only The beautiful and historic Community House was built in 1918 to serve as the “living room” for the original residents of the Colorado Chautauqua. Join us there on Saturday for a special thank you party for our filmmakers, passholders, sponsors and donors featuring delicious appetizers, wine and beer. A creative menu from Chautauqua’s own Dining Hall will be served, as will great conversation with fellow film lovers, filmmakers and special guests —you never know who might show up!

Bring your pass and stop by early — space is limited!

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Closing Night Film & Awards Ceremony

MISSION: JOY Finding Happiness in Troubled Times A NEW FILM BY LOUIE PSIHOYOS Sunday, June 27 7:00pm Chautauqua Auditorium $35 / Free for Passholders • Doors open at 7:00pm/6:45pm for Passholders • Music 6:45 – 7:30pm by Graham Good • Awards Ceremony at 7:30pm • Film at 7:45pm • Q&A following the film with Louie Psihoyos, interviewed by Ron Bostwick Inside Chautauqua Auditorium, enjoy music

by Graham Good, followed by the BIFF Awards Ceremony where we’ll honor the best of the fest with their handcrafted Vielehr award sculptures.

Then enjoy a special screening of Mission: Joy — Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

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FOR YOUTH 21 & UNDER — GET A FREE TICKET AT biff1.com/youth

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Saturday, 12:45pm Century 16 Boulder

$AVVY USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 79 min

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If you know someone who needs to wake up and snap out of this idea that one’s money problems will one day magically go away, this is the film to show them.” F I L M T H R E A T $avvy investigates the historical, cultural and societal norms around women and money. With incisive humor and captivating honesty, $avvy questions why women often take a back seat in managing finances and why it’s so important, now more than ever, for women, minorities and the LGBTQ community to take control of their financial futures.

DIRECTED BY ROBIN HAUSER PRODUCED BY TIERNEY HENDERSON ASST PRODUCED BY LILY GREEN COLORADO PREMIERE ROBIN HAUSER, TIERNEY HENDERSON, AND LILY GREEN IN PERSON

Join us for a lively conversation about a taboo subject: money and personal finance. This panel will discuss how young and old can explore their own personal relationship with money and better understand how to transform their lives and achieve financial freedom.

PANELISTS

• Robin Hauser, $avvy Director • Tierney Henderson, $avvy Producer • Dr. Brad Klontz, Behavioral Financial Psychologist • Billy J. Hensley, Director of the National Endowment for Financial Education

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This special FREE OUTDOOR COMMUNITY SCREENING will be preceded by an evening of music, spoken word, and a “Listen In” led by the voices of youth activists, survivors and Colorado lawmakers working to address the critical issue of gun violence in our communities.

7:30pm: Music by H. Warkall and Spoken Word by Samantha Fuentes 8:00pm: PROGRAM INCLUDES • Sam Weaver, Mayor of Boulder • Joe Neguse, U.S. Congress • Kim Snyder, Director, Us Kids (moderator) • Sam Fuentes, Parkland survivor & activist • Tim Hernandez, Community Organizer/ Denver teacher AND MORE SPECIAL GUESTS!

• Closing music by Daniel Rodriguez, founding member of Elephant Revival TRAUMA/MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE PROGRAM

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Saturday, 9:00pm (gates open at 7:00pm) Boulder High Soccer Field

US KIDS

USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 98 min From Kim A. Snyder, director of Newtown.

Sparked by the plague of gun violence ravaging schools, Us Kids chronicles the March for Our Lives movement over the course of several years. We follow Emma Gonzalez, Samantha Fuentes, its co-founders, survivors and a group of teenage activists as they pull off the largest youth protest in American history.

The activists set out across the country and around the world to build an inclusive and unprecedented youth movement that addresses racial justice and a growing public health crisis — and shock a political system into change.

DIRECTED BY KIM A. SNYDER KIM A. SNYDER AND PARKLAND SURVIVOR & ACTIVIST SAMANTHA FUENTES IN PERSON

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YOUTH V GOV USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 110 min This film is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, 21 plaintiffs, now ages 13 to 24, have been suing the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety and property through its willful actions in creating the climate crisis they will inherit.

But this documentary is about more than just a lawsuit. This is a revolution designed to hold those in power accountable for the past and responsible for a sustainable future. And many of the movement’s leaders aren’t even old enough to vote. (Yet.) DIRECTED BY CHRISTI COOPER • PRODUCED BY OLIVIA AHNEMANN WRITTEN AND EDITED BY LYMAN SMITH • BOULDER PREMIERE CHRISTI COOPER, OLIVIA AHNEMANN AND PLAINTIFF NICK VENNER IN PERSON

We invite you to join us for an engaging, youth-focused panel discussion, live performance, and FREE ICE CREAM SOCIAL for attendees at the panel. We’ll be digging into how our constitutional rights relate to environmental justice, youth activism, and how our young citizens can engage in our democracy, in all sorts of ways, to fight for and to protect our future.

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• Nick Venner, youth plaintiff on Juliana v. United States constitutional lawsuit • Catherine Smith, Professor of Law at Univ of Denver Sturm College of Law • Director Christi Cooper • Producer Olivia Ahnemann

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Friday, June 25 Green Carpet Gala, 5:30 – 7:00pm Chautauqua Green Kush Get ready to get your groove on and get the funk out with a blend of soul, good jams, funky guitar and even old school hip hop!

Saturday, June 26, Noon – 6:00pm FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Chautauqua Green | Free Admission – Open to All Enjoy an afternoon of free live music at the 9th Annual BIFF Singer-Songwriter Showcase, and find out what’s new with your favorite local performing arts and other non-profit organizations.

Grab a beer or wine and some food between films. Meet your friends for a delightful welcome back!

Prior to both opening night screenings, 3:45pm & 7:15pm Chautauqua Auditorium Wellington Bullings With a name that oozes sophistication and a voice as smooth as velvet, Wellington is clearly making a name for herself in the world of jazz and soul.

........Wrenn & Ian Food & Beverage including Hochman wine and ........Dan beer for sale ........Elisa Garcia ........Cary Morin

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Saturday, June 26 PASSHOLDERS 4:00 – 6:00pm ONLY Chautauqua Community House Steve Glotzer A unique blend of folk, Latin, jazz, acoustic and blues guitar, Steve is often described as “Wes Montgomery meets Bruce Cockburn.”

Food and drink available for purchase Dan Hochman Derek Pedersen Devyn Rae Elisa Garcia Cary Morin • Wines from Natural Merchants — sales benefit BIFF Emelise Munoz Tony Meade Wrenn & Ian • Beer and Spiked Snowmelt hard Wellington Bullings seltzer from Upslope Brewing Company & Drive n’t BIFFtauqua! o D • Sandwiches and snacks from Community to Chaug and shuttle in Table Kitchen — sales benefit Bridge House For park e page 6. se , fo in • Cuisine from Jaipur Indian Restaurant • And more!

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Thursday, June 24 5:30 – 7:30pm The Rayback Collective Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion A complex, rhythmic, lyrical blend of flamenco, jazz, European and Indian classical, as well as AfroCaribbean-influenced styles.

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Singer-Songwriter Showcase Schedule 12:00pm.......Emelise BIFF’s 9th AnnualMunozCommunity3:20pm Fair Singer-Songwriter new 12:40pm ......Devyn Rae Come find out what’s 4:00pm Showcase with your favorite local 1:20pm .........Derek Pedersen 4:40pm performing arts organizations 2:00pm ........Wellington Bullings 5:20pm and other non-profits 2:40pm ........Tony Meade

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Sunday, June 27 Prior to Film & Awards Ceremony, 6:45 – 7:30pm Chautauqua Auditorium Graham Good Graham’s music exists to do one thing: share hope. The songs he sings tell stories of growth, inspiration, and the brighter sides of living.

Music Before Films

At the BIFF Outdoor Cinema at Boulder High Soccer Field Back by popular demand! You loved our music last summer at the BIFF Drive-In, so we’re thrilled to have musicians performing before our outdoor films this year as well!

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ALL Call2Action discussions are FREE and open to the public!

Have you left a film fired up and wondered what you can do? Engage with filmmakers, presenters and fellow film lovers to enjoy the afterglow of the film experience.

Learn what motivated the filmmakers and how that intertwines with the co-presenters’ missions. Learn about actions you can take to make a difference.

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Friday, 10:30am Chautauqua Auditorium

THE LONELIEST WHALE Co-presented by Wild Aware and Rocky Mountain Wild wildawarecolorado.com / rockymountainwild.org TalkBack follows at Chautauqua Community House (See synopsis on page 18) PROGRAM HS -01

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THE BOYS WHO SAID NO!

Co-presented by Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center rmpjc.org TalkBack follows at the Boulder High School cafeteria.

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Friday, 5:00pm Century 16 Boulder

PLAYING WITH SHARKS Co-presented by Inland Ocean Coalition inlandoceancoalition.org TalkBack follows at the venue.

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Co-presented by Eco-Cycle ecocycle.org TalkBack follows at the venue.

(See synopsis on page 22)

Friday, 9:00pm Outdoor Cinema - Boulder High Soccer Field

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Friends of Colorado Avalanche Info Center support.friendsofCAIC.org TalkBack prior to film at the venue (See synopsis on page 24)

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Co-presented by Students Demand Action at CU Boulder everytown.org/actions TalkBack and discussion prior to film at the venue (See synopsis and panel info on page 33)

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Sunday, 12:15pm Boulder High School Auditorium

YOUTH V GOV

TalkBack follows at the Boulder High School cafeteria. Filmmakers will be joined by plaintiff Nick Venner and law professor Catherine Smith.

(See synopsis on page 36)

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Saturday, 10:00am Chautauqua Auditorium

AFTER ANTARTICA

TalkBack with Will Steger, explorer, follows at the Chautauqua Community House (See synopsis on page 25) PRO G R AM C E NT- 0 7

Saturday, 12:45pm Century 16 Boulder

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TalkBack follows at the venue. Filmmakers will be joined by Dr. Brad Klontz, Behavioral Financial Psychologist, and Billy J. Hensley, Director of the National Endowment for Financial Education.

(See synopsis on page 32)

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Sunday, 5:45pm Boulder High School Auditorium

SHARED LEGACIES

Co-presented by Boulder Jewish Community Center boulderjcc.org TalkBack follows at the venue (See synopsis on page 37) Our thanks to Call2Action founders and supporters Sandy Younghans and Joellen Raderstorf, and these donors for helping change the world!

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ASIA

Israel, Feature Film, 2020, 85 min

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BREAKING BREAD

USA/Israel, Feature Documentary, 2020, 85 min

ALSO SCREENING SUNDAY, 10:00AM, BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL

Winner of three awards at the Tribeca Film Festival

Winner of an Audience Award at the Napa Valley Film Festival

Winner of nine Israeli Ophirs, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress

 Dr. Nof Atamna-Ismaeel—the first Muslim Arab to win Israel’s MasterChef—is on a quest to make social change through food.

And so she founded the A-Sham Arabic Food Festival, where pairs of Arab and Jewish chefs collaborate on traditional and exotic dishes like kishek (a Syrian yogurt soup) and qatayef (a dessert typically served during Ramadan). A film about hope, synergy and mouth-watering fare, Breaking Bread celebrates unique cultural heritages and a common love of cooking, proving that there is no room for religion and politics in the kitchen. S U B T I T L E D

Asia is a hard-working, hard-partying nurse who emigrated from

Russia with her wide-eyed, rebellious teenage daughter, Vika, who she says is “the only good thing any man ever gave me.” They are more like sisters than mother and daughter. But Vika is at an age where privacy and independence are paramount, and she inevitably begins to rebel against her mom’s parenting style. This superbly crafted movie tells us straight on that Vika has a potentially life-threatening illness. Nevertheless, Asia realizes she must get out of the way so that her daughter can live her life. S U B T I T L E D

DIRECTED BY BETH ELISE HAWK BOULDER PREMIERE

DIRECTED BY RUTHY PRIBAR COLORADO PREMIERE

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USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 105 min

Doors open at 7:30pm Music at 8:30pm

OUTDOOR CINEMA Low (beach-style) lawn chairs and blankets in the front half of the field, towards the screen.

Regular camp chairs in the back half. BIFF reserves the right to reseat patrons. Thank you so much for your cooperation.

 Directed by Academy Award-winners Andrea Nix Fine and Sean Fine of Change Content, GRAB A BITE AT THE LFG (Let’s F*cking Go) is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis and others. In 2019, the players filed a class-action, gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, three months before the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which sets the stage for LFG. The film interweaves transcendent athletic performances with the players’ ongoing pursuit for equal pay, granting viewers unprecedented access to these game-changers as they meet the physical demands and pressures of being some of the world’s top athletes, while showcasing their courage, unflinching spirit and resiliency in an effort to create long-lasting social change with the biggest fight for women’s rights since Title IX. (HBO Max will release the film on June 24, 2021.)

DIRECTED BY ANDREA NIX FINE AND SEAN FINE EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY HOWARD T. OWENS AND BEN SILVERMAN PRODUCED BY ANDREA NIX FINE, SEAN FINE AND ABBY GREENSFELDER AN EVERYWOMAN STUDIOS AND CHANGE CONTENT PRODUCTION, IN ASSOCIATION WITH PROPAGATE CONTENT, CNN FILMS AND HBO

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Friday, 10:30am, Chautauqua Auditorium

THE LONELIEST WHALE: THE SEARCH FOR 52 USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 90 min

Executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio

 This film is an inspiring cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale. This mysterious creature is believed to have lived its life in complete solitude, its calls forever unanswered by its own kind.

As the film embarks on this engrossing journey, audiences will explore what this whale’s lonely plight can teach us—not just about our changing relationship to the oceans, but to each other. 52, where are you?

DIRECTED BY JOSHUA ZEMAN COLORADO PREMIERE

TalkBack following the film at Chautauqua Community House, see p.13

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Friday, 1:15pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

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MY FATHER THE MOVER

South Africa, Short Documentary, 2020, 13 mins African electronic Gqom beats motivate kids in the township of Khayelitsha, South Africa to jive through their hardship and find their superpowers. Featuring Stoan “MOVE” Galela and Alatha Galela. S U B T I T L E D DIRECTED BY JULIA JANSCH BOULDER PREMIERE

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Palestine, Short Film, 2019, 24 min

THE LETTER ROOM USA, Short Film, 2020, 33 min

2021 Academy Award Winner for Best Live Action Short Film

At last, Richard, a solitary and compassionate corrections officer, has been promoted to Director of Prisoner Communications. As Richard scans the incoming and outgoing correspondence of the inmates, his life becomes more interesting when he gets involved in the private life of a death row inmate. Now, Richard feels compelled to take action.

DIRECTED BY ELVIRA LIND

2021 Academy Award Nominee and winner of many awards around the globe

On his wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, how easy is it to go shopping? S U B T I T L E D

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Canada, Short Animation, 2020, 3 min After losing his best friend, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help in this tender ode to aging.

DIRECTED BY ANN MARIE FLEMING BOULDER PREMIERE

DAVID

USA, Short Film, 2020, 11 min In this dark comedy, a depressed man in crisis reaches out to his therapist (Will Ferrell) for an emergency session, only to find that he’s not the only one who needs help.

DIRECTED BY ZACH WOODS BOULDER PREMIERE

DIRECTED BY FARAH NABULSKI

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There are two screenings of Summer of Soul on Opening Night.

Friday, 4:00pm AND 7:30pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

Program CHAUT-03 is a filmonly screening at 4pm and does not include the Gala. $35.

USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 117 min

Program CHAUT-04 includes the Green Carpet Gala at 5:30pm, featuring food, wine, beer and live music, followed by the film at 7:30pm. $95 (free for passholders—must RSVP) See more info on film and Gala at right.

SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)  In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary—part music film, part historical record created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just 100 miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was never seen and largely forgotten—until now. Summer of Soul shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past and present. The feature includes never-before-seen concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Staples Singers, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension and more.

SUMMER OF SOUL premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. It will stream on Hulu in conjunction with Disney General Entertainment’s the Onyx Collective; Searchlight Pictures will release it theatrically.

DIRECTED BY AHMIR “QUESTLOVE” THOMPSON PRODUCED BY: JOSEPH PATEL, P.G.A., ROBERT FYVOLENT, P.G.A., DAVID DINERSTEIN, P.G.A.

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OPENING NIGHT GREEN CARPET GALA + FILM

Presented by 105.5 The Colorado Sound

Friday, June 25

5:30 – 7:00pm GALA ON THE CHAUTAUQUA GREEN 7:00PM DOORS OPEN FILM TO FOLLOW AT 7:30PM IN THE HISTORIC CHAUTAUQUA AUDITORIUM $95 / Free for Passholders (must have badge for entry) Join us as we reunite this summer and celebrate what is sure to be the Hottest BIFF Ever! Your ticket grants you access to our pre-film Green Carpet Gala on the lawn at Chautauqua. Say hello to old friends and new and help us welcome an amazing group of festival filmmakers to Boulder.

Pasta Jay’s, Red F Catering and Provisions, and Savory Cuisines will provide a selection of tasty bites to enjoy alongside wines from Francis Ford Coppola Winery, and local beers and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzers from Upslope Brewing.

Once settled into your reserved seat, enjoy the evening’s presentation of the spectacular Summer of Soul, winner of both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2021.

5:30 – 7:00PM PRE-FILM FESTIVITIES ON THE CHAUTAUQUA GREEN

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Wines by Francis Ford Coppola Winery

FRIDAY, JUNE 25 – 4:00PM GENERAL SEATING

Local beers and Spiked Snowmelt hard seltzer

by Upslope Brewing

SPECIAL FILM-ONLY SCREENING

Music by Kush

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7:00pm Chautauqua Auditorium doors open

$35

7:15pm Music by Wellington Bullings

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FRIDAY

P R O G R A M HS-01

P R O G R A M HS-02

Friday, 5:00pm, Boulder High School

Friday, 7:30pm, Boulder High School

THE BOYS WHO SAID NO!

USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 90 min

Award winner at the Mill Valley and Melbourne Film Festivals

 Inspired by people like Muhammed Ali, Joan Baez, Daniel Ellsberg and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 500,000 American men resisted their own draft at the risk of prison and brought the entire Federal Court system to a halt. They marched with millions of others and not only helped to end the savage Vietnam War (which killed 50,000 American soldiers), but also helped end the draft itself. These young men were willing to serve long prison sentences on the basis of their belief that the war was immoral and human life is sacred. This long overdue film is an important example and perhaps even a strategy for today’s movements for social justice and peace.

DIRECTED BY JUDITH EHRLICH COLORADO PREMIERE

TalkBack following the film at Boulder High Cafeteria.

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TO WHICH WE BELONG USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 89 min

 Years of industrialized agriculture have been a major contributor to climate change. But now there’s hope, as a new generation of farmers and ranchers seeks to rebuild its businesses and planet by embracing the interconnectedness of living things. On land long depleted by single crops, Trey Hill fills the fields with colorful tangles of plant life, reviving the soil and bringing new richness to the harvest. In Mexico, Alejandro Carrillo practices revolutionary techniques in cattle herding, carving out space for wildlife to thrive again. Off the coast of Connecticut, Bren Smith re-seeds the ocean with kelp, mussels, oysters and scallops, restoring ravaged ecosystems. These unsung heroes just might save their livelihoods— and our world itself. In this time of turmoil, it might be the best news you receive all year.

DIRECTED BY PAMELA TANNER BOLL • COLORADO PREMIERE PAMELA TANNER BOLL IN PERSON

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OUR PLACE ON EARTH

USA, Short Documentary, 2020, 11 min In the words of Barb Iverson: “2020’s been tough.”

Iverson Family Farms in Woodburn, Oregon did not escape the devastation for which 2020 is quickly becoming infamous. After the loss of the family patriarch to cancer, the Iverson family discovered a unique opportunity: growing hemp for Charlotte’s Web. Hemp extract gave the Iversons 42 days of quality time with their father before he passed. Now they grow the plant themselves. For him, for their community, for their farms, for the future.

DIRECTED BY JEREMY SEIFERT AND MALEK ASFEER COLORADO PREMIERE MALEK ASFEER IN PERSON

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TalkBack following the film at the venue.

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FRIDAY

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Friday, 2:00pm, Century 16 Boulder

GODSPEED, LOS POLACOS!

P R O G R A M CENT-04

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Friday, 5:00pm, Century 16 Boulder

PLAYING WITH SHARKS Australia, Feature Documentary, 2021, 90 min

USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 88 min

Premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival

Winner at Banff and Krakow Mountain Film Festivals

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Too often we forget that we stand on the shoulders of the giants that have come before us.” B A N F F M O U N TA I N F I L M F E S T I V A L

 Godspeed, Los Polacos! tells the story of five university students during the Cold War who were bored with kayaking the Class 3 rapids of Poland. They skillfully pull the strings of the Soviet system to kayak and raft the Amazon and find themselves on an expedition in the Americas with a six-wheeled military truck, homemade equipment and little to no whitewater skills. The story follows their epic two-year journey that culminates in the record-breaking first descent of the world’s deepest canyon, and finds the adventurers in Soviet crosshairs after they leverage their newfound fame to fight for democracy in the Eastern Bloc. They arrived full of naïve optimism, but dirt-poor and with rafts and three ratty homemade kayaks. The rest is neck-snapping, wildly improbable history.

a young woman in Australia in the 1950s, Valerie Taylor bucked the status quo, becoming a champion spear fisherman in a sport dominated by men. She soon traded in her spear for a camera, documenting the undersea world as never before. With husband Ron behind the camera and Valerie’s willingness to get up close and personal with all manner of marine creatures, the team quickly gained attention as world-class, pioneering underwater filmmakers. The first to film a great white underwater, their shark sequences ultimately became the inspiration for a new novel and soon-to-be blockbuster—Jaws—with Valerie and Ron brought on to shoot all the underwater live shark scenes. The rest is history, as the movie solidified sharks as monsters to be feared and hunted. Valerie would spend the rest of her life working to set the record straight.

DIRECTED BY SALLY AITKEN COLORADO PREMIERE

TalkBack following the film at Century 16 Boulder. See p.13

DIRECTED BY ADAM NAWROT BOULDER PREMIERE PRODUCED BY SONIA SZCZESNA ADAM NAWROT AND SONIA SZCZESNA IN PERSON

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Friday, 8:00pm, Century 16 Boulder

Friday, 9:00pm, Boulder High Soccer Field

USA, Feature Film, 2021, 90 min

USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 99 min

SUMMERTIME

From the 2021 Sundance Film Festival Just might be the most inspirational movie to hit the indie circuit this year.” V A R I E T Y

Frankly, this is content that makes one feel a bit better

about the future.” T H E F I L M S TA G E

 The spoken word for this joyously-infectious urban musical was written by 27 hugely talented high school students in Los Angeles. The film was born of the director’s self-described “mind-blowing” visit to a workshop where performers from across the city recited fearlessly personal texts. They include a skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker and a limo driver, all who weave in and out of scenes, and through poetry express life, love, heartache, family, home and fear. One of them just wants to find a place that still sells good, cheap cheeseburgers.

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Doors open at 7:30pm, pre-film music by Callie Carlucci at 8:10pm.

ALSO SCREENING SATURDAY, 6:30PM, CENTURY 16 BOULDER

TalkBack with filmmakers at 8:40pm.

 Snowcat mechanic Mike Alves was outside his maintenance garage when he heard the sound of twigs snapping. Snow avalanches do not roar and the twigs snapping were actually 100-foot trees. It was 1982 and this was the worst blizzard in Lake Tahoe’s history; it had already snowed seven feet in five days with wind gusts of 120 miles per hour. In a split second, millions of pounds of snow hurtled down the side of the mountain, demolishing Alpine Meadows’ base area buildings and burying the parking lot. A crew of 150 volunteers spent the next five days digging with hand shovels during the continuing blizzard.

They found eight bodies, but continued frantically searching, because there was still one person missing—and all avalanche rescuers believe in miracles.

DIRECTED BY JARED DRAKE AND STEVEN SIIG BOULDER PREMIERE JARED DRAKE, STEVEN SIIG, AND FILM SUBJECT MEREDITH WATSON IN PERSON

OUTDOOR CINEMA TalkBack before the film at Boulder High Soccer Field. See p.13 GRAB A BITE AT THE

Low (beach-style) lawn chairs and blankets in the front half of the field, towards the screen.

Regular camp chairs in the back half. BIFF reserves the right to reseat patrons. Thank you so much for your cooperation.

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Saturday, 10:00am, Chautauqua Auditorium

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USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 106 min

As political tensions reached a critical tipping point in 1989, acclaimed polar explorer Will Steger led an international team of six scientists and explorers on the first coast-to-coast traverse of Antarctica. This treacherous seven-month journey spanned the continent via a 3,741-mile route through violent storms, unrelenting sub-freezing temperatures and over deadly hidden crevasses.

The ultimate mission of the expedition was to draw global attention to Antarctica’s changing climate, and Steger could never have expected what he would soon discover: the most pressing issue of our time. Now, 30 years later, Steger heads out on the ice once again, this time to the polar opposite end of the earth, and brings awareness to the imminent changes occurring in the polar regions of our planet. Featuring never-before-seen footage, After Antarctica is about a legendary expedition unlike any other—not only were Steger and his team of renegade explorers the first to complete this historic feat, they were also the last.

DIRECTED BY TASHA VAN ZANDT PRODUCER, WRITER AND DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY SEBASTIAN ZECK BOULDER PREMIERE TASHA VAN ZANDT, SEBASTIAN ZECK AND SUBJECT WILL STEGER IN PERSON

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Saturday, 1:15pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

LORELEI

USA, Feature Film, 2020, 111 min

Winner at the Miami Film Festival A rare delicacy, a film so pure and truthful [it’s] enough to make your heart soar.”

T H E D I G I TA L F I X

 Wayland (Pablo Schreiber) has been in prison for 15 years.

Upon his release, he returns to his blue-collar hometown and inadvertently reconnects with his high school girlfriend, Dolores (Jena Malone), now a single mother struggling to support her three kids who are all named after a different shade of blue. Soon after their reunion, Wayland moves in with the chaotic family and becomes a reluctant, yet much-needed, father figure. This stunningly-authentic debut from Sabrina Doyle and the producers of The Florida Project features stellar chemistry between its two leads, who are struggling at the margins of society, and great performances from the three kids. Tackling the all-too-familiar struggle of the working class in America with beautiful cinematography and an affecting score, every element of this film contributes to a deeply felt sense of place.

DIRECTED BY SABRINA DOYLE COLORADO PREMIERE

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USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 118 min

A documentary about the uncommon life of the late storyteller, ex-

plorer and chef, Anthony Bourdain, who exploded onto the scene in 2000 with the publication of his restaurant memoir Kitchen Confidential. From there was an unstoppable rise to episodic fame, first with No Reservations, followed by Parts Unknown. Bourdain’s passion for food, travel, and culture tapped into a deeper humanity that resonated with viewers who felt that they knew him. And to those who did know him, “Tony” was an uncommonly sensitive and insightful soul whose friendship left a lasting impact.

Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet From Stardom, Troubadours, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) will be receiving the festival’s first Career Achievement Award in Documentary Filmmaking after the screening.

DIRECTED BY MORGAN NEVILLE PRODUCED BY MORGAN NEVILLE AND CAITRIN ROGERS COLORADO PREMIERE MORGAN NEVILLE IN PERSON

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Morgan Neville is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker. For more than 20 years he has been directing and producing films about music and cultural subjects, including Troubadours, Search and Destroy, Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story, Muddy Waters Can’t Be Satisfied, Johnny Cash’s America, Pearl Jam Twenty, Crossfire Hurricane, Abstract: The Art of Design and They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead. His film 20 Feet From Stardom won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and his film Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a documentary about Fred Rogers, has become one of the best reviewed and highest-grossing documentaries of all time.

Photo credit: Discovery Access / Focus Features

ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Photo credit: Robert Sebree

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Saturday, 8:00pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

TOM PETTY, SOMEWHERE YOU FEEL FREE USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 89 min

Winner of an Audience Award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival

 This film offers a unique take on the Petty legacy, diving deep into a condensed period of creativity and freedom for the legendary rock star. Capturing the period of 1993–95, during which Petty created his seminal and most emotionally raw album Wildflowers, this unvarnished look at the singer, songwriter and musician features never-before-seen footage drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film. It also features new interviews with album co-producers Rick Rubin and Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, plus original Heartbreaker Benmont Tench. Director Mary Wharton illuminates an artist at the height of his powers, with an intimate and emotional look at an enigmatic icon, featuring archival footage of Petty and his band in the recording studio, behind-the-scenes on tour and at home with his family--a view of Tom Petty as has never been seen before.

DIRECTED BY MARY WHARTON PRODUCED BY PETER AFTERMAN EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY MARY WHARTON, DAN BRAUN, ADRIA PETTY, AARON BAY-SCHUCK, TOM CORSON AND CHARLIE COHEN CO-PRODUCED BY SARAH HABER COLORADO PREMIERE MARY WHARTON AND DAN BRAUN IN PERSON

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Saturday, 10:00am, Boulder High School

HOMEGROWN SHORT DOCS

WELCOME STRANGERS USA, Short Documentary, 2020, 21 min

Winner at Mountainfilm and Palm Springs ShortFest

Every night at 6 p.m, newly-released immigrants from a local for-profit ICE facility are dropped off onto unfriendly, industrial streets near Denver. The men and women, most of them asylum-seekers, have little idea where they are and have nothing more than the clothes on their backs. This heartwarming short film tells the story of Sarah Jackson, a young woman who searches the streets for these immigrants and invites them into her home. She and a team of volunteers greet them with compassion and provide them with shelter and clothing, and help them reunite with their families. S U B T I T L E D DIRECTED BY DIA SOKOL SAVAGE PRODUCED BY GARRET SAVAGE BOULDER PREMIERE DIA SOKOL SAVAGE, GARRET SAVAGE AND SARAH JACKSON IN PERSON

THE SILENCE OF QUARANTINE

USA, Short Documentary, 2021, 27 min This short film follows two elderly African-American women living in Boulder, Colorado, during the quarantine. With limited visitors and nowhere to go, these women are in danger of becoming shadows of themselves and even losing their lives. This beautiful film captures stories from Colorado’s past that bring to light the strong presence African-Americans have had in Boulder for decades.

DIRECTED BY KATRINA MILLER WORLD PREMIERE KATRINA MILLER AND SUBJECT MINISTER GLENDA ROBINSON IN PERSON

THE INCREDIBLE LAMONT USA, Short Documentary, 2020, 47 min Boulder magician Lamont Ream has spent a lifetime astonishing audiences with illusions and escape artistry.

Obsessed with magic from an early age, Lamont knew it was the only thing he wanted to do with his life. Until recently, his only job was being a magician; but when his family reached out for help, he graciously accepted the call and became the live-in caregiver for Abel Romero, his mentally disabled relative. Lamont’s contributions to the world far exceed sleight of hand, they embody the human spirit in its finest form.

DIRECTED BY TAYLOR KEATING PRODUCED BY LANE MATHIS WORLD PREMIERE TAYLOR KEATING, LANE MATHIS AND LAMONT REAM IN PERSON

The Incredible Lamont will perform some of his world-famous magic after the screening.

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P R O G R A M HS-04

Saturday, 1:00pm, Boulder High School

SHORTS PROGRAM 2

ALSO SCREENING SUNDAY, 10:00AM, CENTURY 16 BOULDER

LIKE THE ONES I USED TO KNOW

Canada, Short Film, 2021, 18 min

Best Short Film at SXSW and Annapolis Film Festivals

It’s late on Christmas Eve of 1983, and eight-year-old Julie and her younger brother Mathieu are at a party at their grandparents, waiting to be picked up by their dad. But Dad is sitting in his car parked just outside of the house, dreading the moment of facing his ex in-laws and his former wife’s new partner. For him, leaving the car would mean entering the cheerful atmosphere of a new world that he doesn’t belong to anymore.

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DIRECTED BY ANNIE ST-PIERRE BOULDER PREMIERE

TRIBES

USA, Short Film, 2020, 11 min

Winner at the LA Shorts International Film Festival

In this powerful and thought-provoking dark comedy, the themes of identity and discrimination unfold during a train ride between two stations as an African-American, an Arab-American and a white man try to rob a train. However, no one wants to rob their own race.

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DADDIO

Over 140 awards, including Best Narrative Short at BAFTA-qualifying Cambridge Film Festival

Audience Award winner at the Atlanta Film Festival

USA, Short Film, 2019, 26 min

As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend’s three-month-old baby to safety.

Inspired by true events. S U B T I T L E D DIRECTED BY RAMI KODEIH BOULDER PREMIERE

THE LAST SUPPER

USA, Short Film, 2019, 12 min In the tiny castle town of Berat, Albania, each family is bustling in preparation for a grand turkey feast for tonight’s New Year’s celebration. A restless young boy finds himself on an adventure of a lifetime when he accidentally lets the wily family turkey—tonight’s main course—escape the pen, leading to a thrilling chase throughout the labyrinthine cobblestone fortress. S U B T I T L E D

USA, Short Film, 2020, 18 min This short comedy, starring Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap, Better Call Saul) involves a daughter and her eccentric father (McKean), separately struggling to cope with a tragedy. When Daddio comes to visit, they will have to work together to reconcile their unorthodox approaches to grief.

DIRECTED BY CASEY WILSON BOULDER PREMIERE

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL RISLEY COLORADO PREMIERE MICHAEL RISLEY IN PERSON

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P R O G R A M HS-05

Saturday, 3:15pm, Boulder High School

SOY CUBANA

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Cuba/USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 79 min

Winner of an Audience Award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival

P R O G R A M HS-06

Saturday, 5:45pm, Boulder High School

LOS HERMANOS/THE BROTHERS Cuba/USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 84 min

Expertly crafted and beautifully paced, like a great piece of music. A gift to us all.”

MAESTRO JOSHUA BELL

 When the Vocal Vidas, an all-female Cuban quartet, are invited to play their first show in the U.S., a simple concert becomes a journey across physical and ideological borders—affirming the connective power of music, even in the most uncertain times.

Their infectious spirit, precise vocal harmonies and melting pot of references embody the sounds of Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of Afro-Cuban music. Soy Cubana is a beautiful film about crossing borders, the capacity for human connection, pursuing artistic integrity while caught between cultural and political crosscurrents, and the meaning of home. S U B T I T L E D

 This exciting, long-awaited film follows two Cuban-born brothers and award-winning musicians, Ilmar López Gavilán, a violinist who left Havana in his teens to study in Moscow, later relocating to New York, and Aldo, a pianist, whose professional training and career developed in Havana. The film tracks their wildly different careers and styles of classical music, their poignant reunion and their momentous first performances together. Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced view of living on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide, all through the lens of music and family. S U B T I T L E D

DIRECTED BY JEREMY UNGAR AND IVAYLO GETOV PRODUCED BY ROBIN MILLER UNGAR COLORADO PREMIERE JEREMY UNGAR AND ROBIN MILLER UNGAR IN PERSON

DIRECTED BY MARCIA JARMEL AND KEN SCHNEIDER BOULDER PREMIERE MARCIA JARMEL AND KEN SCHNEIDER IN PERSON

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Saturday, 8:15pm, Boulder High School

Saturday, 10:00am, Century 16 Boulder

USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 87 min

Germany, Feature Film, 2020, 96 min

FOR MADMEN ONLY If you’ve never heard of Del Close, well congratulations, that means you’re not a comedian.” O P E N I N G O F F O R M A D M E N O N LY

 The world’s first improv troupe, The Compass Players, was organized in Chicago in the 1950s and grew to include Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Shelly Berman, Del Close and others. When Nichols, May and Berman left for fame and fortune, the group renamed themselves The Second City, and the eventual director, Del Close—between nervous breakdowns—taught his rat-a-tat, free-association method of improv to young comedians like Robin Williams, Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, John Candy, Stephen Colbert, Andy Dick, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Shelley Long, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Gilda Radner, Amy Poehler, Harold Ramis and dozens more. This unforgettable film features cameos and tributes (sort of) from some of the funniest people in America. Del Close believed that his improv students all had a “light to share,” but that they should shut off the goddamn light and listen to him.

RIVAL

Winner at the Minsk Film Festival

 Hidden in a van, 9-year-old Roman crosses the border from Ukraine to Germany to be with his mother, Oksana. But Oksana is not alone. She lives with Gert, a 62-year-old widower, working illegally as his caretaker. But when Oksana’s health takes a turn, Gert is forced to leave her, without papers. To escape investigation, he moves to the countryside and takes temporary care of Roman, who finds himself trapped in a remote forest. Though Gert had become a rival for his mother’s attention, Roman is completely dependent on the widower when outrageous misfortune strikes again. Young Yelizar Nazarenko delivers an acting masterpiece.

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DIRECTED BY MARCUS LENZ COLORADO PREMIERE

DIRECTED BY HEATHER ROSS COLORADO PREMIERE

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P R O G R A M CENT-08

Saturday, 3:45pm, Century 16 Boulder P R O G R A M CENT-07

Saturday, 12:45pm, Century 16 Boulder

$AVVY

USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 79 min

Free for students 21 and under. Register for your free ticket at BIFF1.com/youth

SHORTS PROGRAM 1 SECOND SCREENING

ALSO SCREENING FRIDAY, 1:15PM, CHAUTAUQUA AUDITORIUM. SEE P. 19 FOR FULL SYNOPSES.

Winner of three Impact Doc Awards If you know someone who needs to wake up and snap out of this idea that one’s money

problems will one day magically go away, this is the film to show them.” F I L M T H R E A T

 $avvy investigates the historical, cultural and societal norms around women and money. With incisive humor and captivating honesty, $avvy questions why women often take a back seat in managing their finances and why it’s so important, now more than ever, for women, minorities and the LGBTQ community to take control of their financial futures.

DIRECTED BY ROBIN HAUSER PRODUCED BY TIERNEY HENDERSON ASSISTANT PRODUCED BY LILY GREEN COLORADO PREMIERE ROBIN HAUSER, TIERNEY HENDERSON AND LILY GREEN IN PERSON

P R O G R A M CENT-09

Saturday, 6:30pm, Century 16 Boulder

BURIED

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TALKBACK PANELISTS • Robin Hauser, $avvy Director • Tierney Henderson, $avvy Producer • Dr. Brad Klontz, Behavioral Financial Psychologist • Billy J. Hensley, Director of the National Endowment for Financial Education

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USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 99 min ALSO SCREENING FRIDAY, 9:00PM, BOULDER HIGH SOCCER FIELD. SEE P. 24 FOR FULL SYNOPSIS.

SATURDAY

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Saturday, 9:00pm, Boulder High Soccer Field Gates at 7:00pm, music 7:30pm. Q&A panel discussion prior to the film at 8:00pm

US KIDS

USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 98 min

CENT-07

This is a FREE screening, but registration is required. To get your free ticket visit BIFF1.com/ USkidsRegister. Tickets are limited.

This free screening is dedicated to all those who were lost in the mass shooting in Boulder on March 22.

$AVVY

 From Kim A. Snyder, director of the Peabody Award-winning documentary Newtown, comes an insightful, rousing, coming-of-age story of a If you reins know someone who generation of youth leaders determinedneeds to take the justice at this to wakeand upfight andforsnap out of critical time in our nation’s history. Sparked bythis the plague of gun violence ravaging their schools, idea that one’s money problems Us Kids chronicles the March for Our Lives the course several years. We willmovement one dayover magically goofaway, this its is co-founders, the film to survivors show them.” follow Emma Gonzalez, Samantha Fuentes, and a group of teenage activists as they pull off the largest youth protest in American history. The activists set out across the country and around the world to build an inclusive and unprecedented youth movement that addresses racial justice and a growing public health crisis--and shock a political system into change.

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DIRECTED BY KIM A. SNYDER KIM A. SNYDER AND PARKLAND SURVIVOR AND ACTIVIST SAMANTHA “SAM” FUENTES IN PERSON

TalkBack before the film at Boulder High Soccer Field. See p.13

In loving memory of Jody Waters. Please go to The Waters Foundation for Dogs website (thewatersfoundation.org) to make a donation in her name.

DIRECTED BY ROBIN HAUSER PRODUCED BY TIERNEY HENDERSON GRAB A BITE AT THE ASST PRODUCED BY LILY GREEN COLORADO PREMIERE

This special FREE OUTDOOR COMMUNITY SCREENING will be preceded by an evening of music, spoken word, and a “Listen In” led by the voices of youth activists, survivors and Colorado lawmakers working to address the critical issue of gun violence in our communities.

7:30pm: Music by H. Warkall and Spoken Word by Samantha Fuentes 8:00pm: PROGRAM INCLUDES • Sam Weaver, Mayor of Boulder • Joe Neguse, U.S. Congress • Kim Snyder, Director, Us Kids (moderator) • Sam Fuentes, Parkland survivor & activist • Tim Hernandez, Community Organizer/ Denver teacher

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• Closing music by Daniel Rodriguez, founding member of Elephant Revival TRAUMA/MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON SITE PROGRAM

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SUNDAY

P R O G R A M CHAUT-10

Sunday, 12:45pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

GODSPEED, LOS POLACOS! SECOND SCREENING

P R O G R A M CHAUT-09

Ella Fitzgerald

Sunday, 10:00am, Chautauqua Auditorium

RONNIE’S

UK, Feature Documentary, 2020, 103 min

Ronnie’s made me cheer, laugh and weep. I am beyond speechless. It’s a revelation that’s beautifully, sensitively and perfectly presented.” S T E P H E N F R Y

Featuring never-before-seen footage of some of the greatest jazz stars of all time.

 In 1959, tenor-saxophonist Ronnie Scott started a jazz club in London that was a huge success from the very beginning to today.

The club has been the ground-zero of jazz in Europe for six decades, and has featured legends like Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Roland Kirk, Van Morrison, Buddy Rich and Nina Simone, and included superstars like Prince, Lady Gaga and Jimi Hendrix, who made his last spectacular performance at Ronnie’s before his death. Ronnie himself died in 1996, remembered for the money he handed out to down-on-their-luck musicians, many of whom made their comebacks right there at Ronnie’s. The film not only shines a light on the world-famous club’s 60-year history, but on the inner darkness that Ronnie lived with throughout his life.

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USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 88 min ALSO SCREENING FRIDAY, 2:00PM, CENTURY 16 BOULDER

Winner at Banff and Krakow Mountain Film Festivals Too often we forget that we stand on the shoulders of the giants that have come before us.” B A N F F M O U N TA I N F I L M F E S T I V A L

 Godspeed, Los Polacos! tells the story of five university students who were bored with kayaking the Class 3 rapids of Poland. They skillfully pull the strings of the Soviet system to kayak and raft the Amazon and find themselves on an expedition in the Americas with a six-wheeled military truck, homemade equipment and little to no whitewater skills. The story follows their epic twoyear journey that culminates in the record-breaking first descent of the world’s deepest canyon, and finds the adventurers in Soviet crosshairs after they leverage their newfound fame to fight for democracy in the Eastern Bloc. They arrived full of naïve optimism, but dirt-poor, with only their rafts and three ratty homemade kayaks. The rest is neck-snapping, wildly improbable history.

DIRECTED BY ADAM NAWROT PRODUCED BY SONIA SZCZESNA BOULDER PREMIERE ADAM NAWROT, SONIA SZCZESNA AND RAFTER JUREK “YUREK” MAJCHERCZYK IN PERSON

SUNDAY

P R O G R A M CHAUT-11

Sunday, 3:45pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

UNDER THE VOLCANO Australia, Feature Documentary, 2021, 90 min

 Constructed by Beatles’ producer Sir George Martin in 1979, AIR Studios Montserrat was a custom-built, state-of-the-art recording facility tucked away on a Caribbean paradise. In the shadow of an active volcano, the studio not only attracted the biggest musical talent on the planet but was also the birthplace of mega-hits such as “Money for Nothing” and “Every Breath You Take.” For a decade, AIR Montserrat formed the backdrop to monumental events in music history, including the break-up of The Police, the reunion of The Rolling Stones and the reinvigoration of Sir Paul McCartney after the tragic murder of John Lennon. Through personal accounts and backed by a blistering soundtrack, Under the Volcano is the definitive account of George Martin’s studio at the end of the world, a place that generated a perfect storm of talent, technology and isolation, ushering in music that would live on long after the last tape rolled.

Featuring Sting, Jimmy Buffet, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Sir Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, The Police, Sir Elton John, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many more.

P R O G R A M HS-08

DIRECTED BY GRACIE OTTO COLORADO PREMIERE

Sunday, 10:00am, Boulder High School

BREAKING BREAD SECOND SCREENING

USA/Israel, Feature Documentary, 2020, 85 min ALSO SCREENING THURSDAY 7:30PM, CENTURY 16 BOULDER. SEE P. 17 FOR FULL SYNOPSIS.

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P R O G R A M HS-09

Sunday, 12:15pm, Boulder High School

YOUTH V GOV USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 110 min

Free for students 21 and under. Register for your free ticket at BIFF1.com/youth

 This film is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, 21 plaintiffs, now ages 13 to 24, have been suing the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety and property through its willful actions in creating the climate crisis they will inherit. But this documentary is about more than just a lawsuit. It is the story of empowered youth finding their voices and fighting to protect their rights and our collective future. This is a revolution designed to hold those in power accountable for the past and responsible for a sustainable future. And many of the movement’s leaders aren’t even old enough to vote. (Yet.) DIRECTED BY CHRISTI COOPER • PRODUCED BY OLIVIA AHNEMANN WRITTEN AND EDITED BY LYMAN SMITH • BOULDER PREMIERE CHRISTI COOPER, OLIVIA AHNEMANN, LYMAN SMITH, AND NICK VENNER, PLANTIFF, IN PERSON

TalkBack following the film at Boulder High Cafeteria.

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TALKBACK PANELISTS • Nick Venner, youth plaintiff on Juliana v. United States constitutional lawsuit • Catherine Smith, Professor of Law at Univ of Denver Sturm College of Law • Director Christi Cooper • Producer Olivia Ahnemann

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P R O G R A M HS-10

Sunday, 3:15pm, Boulder High School

LANGUAGE LESSONS USA/Costa Rica, Feature Film, 2021, 91 min

 When Adam’s (Mark Duplass) husband surprises him with weekly Spanish lessons, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his already structured life. But when tragedy strikes, his online Spanish teacher, Cariño (Natalie Morales), becomes a lifeline he didn’t know he needed. Adam develops an unexpected and complicated emotional bond with Cariño via the internet—but do you really know someone just because you’ve experienced a traumatic moment with them? Bittersweet, honest, and at times darkly funny, Language Lessons is a disarmingly moving exploration of platonic love. S U B T I T L E D CAST: MARK DUPLASS, NATALIE MORALES, DESEAN TERRY DIRECTED BY NATALIE MORALES WRITTEN BY MARK DUPLASS & NATALIE MORALES SHOUT! STUDIOS COLORADO PREMIERE

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SECOND SCREENING

Israel, Feature Film, 2020, 85 min ALSO SCREENING THURSDAY, 5:00PM, CENTURY 16 BOULDER. SEE P. 17 FOR FULL SYNOPSIS.

P R O G R A M HS-11

Martin Luther King with Rabbi Abaham Heschel & CBJ

Sunday, 5:45pm, Boulder High School

SHARED LEGACIES

USA, Feature Documentary, 2020, 97 min

P R O G R A M CENT-12

Winner at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

 Divisive seeds of hate are taking root anew in the American landscape. People who lived through the Civil Rights era of the 1960s will remember that common cause was found as Jewish leaders, often at their own peril, backed Dr. King’s efforts at racial equality and harmony. Pivotal events come alive in this film through a treasure trove of archival materials, narrated by eyewitnesses, activists, Holocaust survivors and civil rights leaders, including Congressman John Lewis, Ambassador Andrew Young, Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, Rabbi Peter S. Berg, Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr., members of the King family and many others. This potent, inspiring story of unity, empathy and partnership validates the ubiquity of the human experience, and how freedom and equality for all can be achieved only when people come together.

DIRECTED BY SHARI ROGERS COLORADO PREMIERE

Sunday, 3:30pm, Century 16 Boulder

AFTER ANTARCTICA SECOND SCREENING

USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 106 min ALSO SCREENING SATURDAY, 10:00AM, CHAUTAUQUA AUDITORIUM. SEE P. 25 FOR FULL SYNOPSIS.

TalkBack following the film at the venue.

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P R O G R A M CENT-10

P R O G R A M CENT-13

Sunday, 10:00am, Century 16 Boulder

Sunday, 7:00pm, Century 16 Boulder

SHORTS PROGRAM 2 SECOND SCREENING

ALSO SCREENING SATURDAY, 1:00PM, BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL. SEE P. 29 FOR FULL SYNOPSES.

SOY CUBANA SECOND SCREENING

Cuba/USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 79 min ALSO SCREENING SATURDAY, 3:15PM, BOULDER HIGH SCHOOL. SEE P. 30 FOR FULL SYNOPSIS.

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CLOSING NIGHT FILM + AWARDS CELEBR ATION P R O G R A M CHAUT-12

Enjoy the music of Graham Good, followed by the BIFF Awards Ceremony where we’ll honor the best of the fest with handcrafted Vielehr award sculptures.

Sunday, 7:45pm, Chautauqua Auditorium

MISSION: JOY — FINDING HAPPINESS IN TROUBLED TIMES USA, Feature Documentary, 2021, 90 min

$35 / Free for Passholders Doors open at 7:00pm 6:45pm for Passholders Music 6:45–7:30pm by Graham Good Awards Ceremony at 7:30pm Film at 7:45pm Q+A by Ron Bostwick with Louie Psihoyos after film

BIFF award sculptures from the estate of sculptor and former BIFF board member Bill Vielehr. Special thanks to Chuck Vielehr for helping keep the legacy of “The Vielehr” alive at BIFF.

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Graham Good

Academy Award®-winning director Louie Psihoyos’ latest film is a documentary with unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu. Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, Mission:Joy invites viewers to join these luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife. With genuine affection, mutual respect and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient traditions, and the latest cutting-edge science about how to live with joy in the face of all of life’s challenges—from the extraordinary to the mundane. This beautiful film is an antidote for our times.

Inspired by the New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World.

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