2026 Schedule
9:30-11:05AM
FEATURE 1: Rotten Apple
A truly groundbreaking docu-drama, ‘Rotten Apple’ is an alarming expose on the dark epidemic of grooming and sexual assault in public schools and the eminent ripple effect.
Runtime: 01:21:00 + Q/A after the screening
11:25 AM-12:55 PM
BLOCK 1: The Animation
A film block showcasing the incredible art, world building, and story telling of animation. Expect a variety of artistic styles as we explore stories that are funny, heartfelt, whimsical, strange, and everything in between.
Runtime: 01:10:00 + Q/A after the screening
1:15-2:25PM
BLOCK 2: The Bold
Together, these films explore the place where loss meets longing, and where the impulse to hold on collides with the need to let go. Stories span from: men that battle their morales, a DID system that navigates heartbreak, and the peculiar downsides to using untested technology.
Runtime: 01:10:00 + Q/A after the screening
2:45-4:35PM
When two cat owners decide to put up pet cameras in their new home while they’re away on a trip, they soon make a terrifying discovery as to why their cat has been acting so strange.
Runtime: 01:35:30 + Q/A after the screening
4:55-6:40PM
BLOCK 3: The Voices
This block brings together stories of reckoning across realities, generations, and the depths of human emotion. These films provide voices and reflections of how our decisions can lead to uncertain moments… Yet, connection and redemption can still be found.
Runtime: 01:29:28 + Q/A after the screening
7:00-8:50PM
In Park City, Utah group of independent filmmakers attend a shoestring film festival and experience the oft-regular disillusionment of the low budget film world.
Runtime: 01:33:00 + Q/A after the screening
9:10-10:25PM
BLOCK 4: The Thrills
Step into the shadows with our horror/thriller shorts block. Starting off with a thrilling tale of revenge, then we explore three horror shorts with mysterious creatures, demons, and more. Films are from Mexico, The Netherlands, and USA.
Runtime: 00:56:17 + Q/A after the screening
9:30-11:30AM
DOC DUO: Why We Ride (short) & The Snake and The Whale (Feature)
Why We Ride
This short documentary explores the experiences of women who cycle, particularly within the Denver community.
The Snake and The Whale
Over the past fifty years, four federal dams impounding the Lower Snake River in Washington State have been identified as the root cause for the demise of all of Idaho’s anadromous fish.
Runtime: 01:42:00 + Q/A after the screening
11:50AM-1:40PM
It all started with a simple question: Is it possible to travel to the oldest and newest places on Earth? YouTuber Joe Scott looked into it, and it turned into the trip of a lifetime. Actually, billions of lifetimes.
Runtime: 01:41:35 + Q/A after the screening
2:00-3:45PM
BLOCK 5: The Heart
These films invite us to question what remains constant when everything else can change: A shepherd’s day takes a turn when a missing sheep reveals a life altering secret. A young woman fights to hold onto love when her boyfriend turns mannequin. A street poet discovers a typewriter with the power to shape reality. And in a future where Earth has fallen, two visitors face a choice that could rewrite humanity’s return.
Runtime: 01:29:20 + Q/A after the screening
4:05-5:50PM
As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear catastrophe, a television studio keeps broadcasting what might be the final show ever aired. Final Broadcast is a darkly satirical chamber drama unfolding in real time—where media spectacle, fear, and the collapse of truth in humanity’s last go minutes on screen…
Runtime: 01:32:47 + Q/A after the screening
6:10-7:15PM
BLOCK 6: The Quirk
These films offer a twisted, playful and darkly comedic lens of absurd fates. The Angel of Death visits a shopkeeper, a gso’s husband prepares for company, a couple’s love is tested by zombie symptoms, a man buries his problems until they catch up with him, and a family dinner goes awry when a woman brings her zombie boyfriend to meet the family.
Runtime: 00:50:58 + Q/A after the screening
7:35-9:05PM
The story follows Josh, a seasoned but troubled detective hardened by 20 years of confronting life’s darkest corners. When his wife and two daughters are kidnapped by a mysterious figure, Josh is forced into a harrowing game of survival.
Runtime: 01:16:30 + Q/A after the screening
