Chavela
Centered around exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, Chavela weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.
Documentary
Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels: A Haven in Havana
“Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels” was born of the tales about Cuba that Marion Kreith told her daughter (Co-Director Judy Kreith) over the years. Marion escaped war-torn Europe as a young girl with her family, evading Nazi capture and crossing the Atlantic to a tropical paradise. Her story mingles with the personal accounts of other refugees who recall their escape to Havana and life in an exotic and unfamiliar land.
Film provided by the National Center for Jewish Film.
Denali’s Raven
For climber, skier, and guide Leighan Falley, the mere sight of the Alaskan wilderness elicits an insatiable wanderlust. To reconcile her adventurous spirit with the demands of parenthood, she would need to learn to fly.
Weed The People
Through the emotional stories of children fighting cancer, WEED THE PEOPLE educates mainstream audiences about medical cannabis as a human rights issue.
Wendy’s Shabbat
This is a story of rediscovering the joys of community again in older age, and in the longing for ritual, however unorthodox it may appear. There are themes of love, of ritual and of community — all within the context of an adorable scene at Wendy’s
Youth Documentary Academy
The Youth Documentary Academy will present two programs. First, AFTER WAR is an unvarnished account by Bailey Francisco of his father’s PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury and the impact these had on his family. Second, we will show an episode from the upcoming television series OUR TIME about youth suicide in the Pikes Peak Region. Filmmakers will be present in conversation with YDA Director Tom Shepard to discuss mental health, PTSD and suicide prevention.
