Women+Film Festival is an annual showcase of documentary, narrative and short films accompanied by in-person discussions with filmmakers & special guests, panels and receptions –  all celebrating the best in thought-provoking, inspirational stories of and by women from around the globe.

Here is a summary of the schedule with more information below.  Be sure to get your tickets and, even better, your festival pass.  See you at the movies!

Festival Schedule

Tuesday, March 15
Opening Night
7:00 p.m. – It Had To Be You
Reception following film

Wednesday, March 16
6:00 p.m. – City of Gold

8:00 p.m. – Speed Sisters

Thursday, March 17
5:30 p.m. – The Anthropologist

7:30 p.m. – My Friend From the Park

Friday, March 18
5:45 – A Small Good Thing
A pre-film tribute to Colorado Filmmaker Lori Joyce (1952 – 2015)
Q&A with Director Pamela Tanner Boll

6:00 – Filmmaker Focus Panel

7:45 – The Bad Kids

8:00 – Maggie’s Plan

Q&A with Producer Rachael Horovitz

Saturday, March 19

12:00 p.m. – The Babushkas of Chernobyl

2:00 p.m. – Shoulder the Lion
Q&A with Director Erinnisse Rebisz and Director of Photography Patryk Rebisz

4:00 p.m. – Here One Day
Director of Photography, Kirsten Johnson, in person

7:00 p.m. – Cameraperson
Tribute to Director Kirsten Johnson
Howie Movshovitz will conduct the post-film discussion with Kirsten Johnson

Sunday, March 20
Closing Night

12:00 p.m. – Eva Hesse

2:30 p.m. – Trapped

4:30 p.m. – Field of Vision

6:00 p.m. – Closing Night Reception

7:00 p.m. – Love Between the Covers
Q&A with Director Laurie Kahn

Available now | Festival Pass for the 2016 Women+Film Festival: March 15-20th

Film Selections

Opening Night: It Had to Be You

Tuesday, March 15, 7 PM
Reception in the Henderson Lounge following the film
In this romantic comedy, Sonia is a quirky, neurotic jingle writer who’s always dreamt of a big and exciting life. Surprised by a sudden proposal and subsequent ultimatum from her easy-going boyfriend, Chris, Sonia has to decide whether she’ll join the ranks of her married friends or take a leap and pursue her fantasies. MORE

Directed by: Sasha Gordon

City of Gold

Wednesday, March 16, 6 PM

In this richly penetrating documentary odyssey, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America. MORE

Director: Laura Gabbert

Speed Sisters

Wednesday, March 16, 8 PM

The Speed Sisters are the first, all-women race car driving team in the Middle East. They’re bold. They’re fearless. And they’re tearing up tracks all over Palestine. MORE

Director: Amber Fares

The Anthropologist

Thursday, March 17, 5:30 PM

At the core of The Anthropologist are the parallel stories of two women: Margaret Mead, who popularized cultural anthropology in America; and Susie Crate, an environmental anthropologist currently studying the impact of climate change. MORE

Director: Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger

My Friend from the Park

Thursday, March 17, 7:30 PM
Special guest introduction by Melinda Barlow, Ph.D.

Liz is struggling to adjust to her new life as a mother. With her husband in a different country for work, Liz has left her job to stay at home and care for their baby, Nicanor. MORE

Director: Ana Katz

A Small Good Thing

Friday, March 18, 5:45 PM
Director Pamela Tanner Boll in person!

Following six people in one community over a year, this film tells the stories of people moving away from a philosophy of ‘more is better’ toward a more holistic conception of well-being–one based on a close connection to their health, the natural world, and to the greater good. MORE
Director: Pamela Tanner Boll
A Tribute to Lori Joyce.
(1952 – 2015)

Colorado Filmmaker, Director of ARISE Lori passed away last summer. Through a video that showcases scenes from ARISE II and moments when Lori was caught on camera, we’ll take a few minutes before this film to remember our friend and Women+Film supporter.

Filmmaker Focus Panel

Friday, March 18, 6:00 PM
Panelists include:
Danielle Renfrew
Jasmine McGlade
Rachael Horovitz

Please Join the Denver Film Society’s Filmmaker Focus for an important discussion on gender equity in the entertainment industry. MORE

The Bad Kids

Friday, March 18, 7:45 PM

At a remote Mojave Desert high school, extraordinary educators believe that empathy and life skills, more than academics, give at-risk students command of their own futures. MORE

Director: Keith Fulton, Lou Pepe

Maggie’s Plan

Friday, March 18, 8:00 PM
Producer Rachael Horovitz, in person

In Rebecca Miller’s witty modern romantic comedy Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig portrays Maggie Hardin, a vibrant and practical thirty-something New Yorker working in education, who without success in finding love, decides now is the time to have a child on her own. MORE

Director: Rebecca Miller

The Babushkas of Chernobyl

Saturday, March 19, 12:00 PM

In the radioactive Dead Zone surrounding Chernobyl’s Reactor No. 4, a defiant community of women scratches out an existence on some of the most toxic land on Earth. This is a remarkable tale about the pull of home and the healing power of shaping one’s destiny. MORE
Director: Anne Bogart

Shoulder the Lion

Saturday, March 19, 2 PM

Using stories of three artists who have lost a sense defining their art, this visual essay explores meaning of images, fragility of memories and desire for relevance in today’s world. MORE
Director: Erinnisse Rebisz, Patryk Rebisz

Here One Day

Saturday, March 19, 4 PM
Director of Photography, Kirsten Johnson, in person

When filmmaker Kathy Leichter moved back into her childhood home after her mother committed suicide, she discovered a hidden box of audiotapes. Sixteen years passed before she had the courage to delve into this trove her mother had recorded about every aspect of her life… MORE
Director: Kathy Leichter

Cameraperson

Saturday, March 19, 7 PM
Director Kirsten Johnson in person!
Post-film discussion with Kirsten Johnson conducted by Howie Movshovitz

What does it mean to film another person? How does it affect that person – and what does it do to the one who films? Kirsten Johnson is one of the most notable cinematographers working in documentary cinema today, having shot Citizenfour, Happy Valley, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Oath, The Invisible War, and dozens of other essential documentaries. MORE

Director: Kirsten Johnson

Eva Hesse

Sunday, March 20, 12 PM

As the wild ride of the 1960’s came to a close, Eva Hesse, a German-born American artist was cresting the wave of a swiftly rising career. When she died in May, 1970 from a brain tumor, her life was tragically cut short, but this was only the beginning of her career. MORE
Director: Marcie Begleiter

Trapped

Sunday, March 20, 2:30 PM

Since 2010, 288 laws regulating abortion providers have been passed by state legislatures. In total, 44 states and the District of Columbia have measures subjecting abortion providers to legal restrictions not imposed on other medical professionals. Unable to comply with these laws, clinics have taken their fight to the courts. MORE
Director: Dawn Porter

Festival Shorts: Field of Vision

Sunday, March 20, 4:30 PM

Field of Vision is a filmmaker-driven visual journalism film unit co-created by Laura Poitras (director of the Academy Award-winning Citizen Four), AJ Schnack and Charlotte Cook that pairs filmmakers with developing and ongoing stories around the globe.
Titles to be announced

Closing Night: Love Between the Covers

Sunday, March 20, 7:00 PM
Director Laurie Kahn in person!
Closing Night Reception at 6:00pm in Henderson’s Lounge.

Love stories are universal. Love stories are powerful. And so are the women who write them. Romance is the behemoth of the publishing industry; it outsells mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy combined. Yet no filmmaker has ever taken an honest look at the amazing global community that romance writers and readers have built. Until now.

Director: Laurie Kahn

Get Your Festival Pass

The best way to experience the Women+Film Festival is with a festival pass! With your all-access pass you will receive one (1) ticket to all film screenings, including Opening and Closing Night, receptions, and special events. The only way to guarantee a seat for all screenings (even if they sell out) is to purchase your pass now.

• $90 Denver Film Society Member
• $100 Non Member

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