These movies may take you as far away as a dilapidated house deep in the heart of Texas, a disappearing glacier in Iceland or even as close as a wildlife refuge in Rocky Flats. But they all have one thing in common: Colorado.
On Oct. 1, the Denver Film Festival (DFF) announced the lineup for its 47th fest. Among the 185 features and shorts, narratives, docs and series playing Nov. 1-10, more than 20 were made in or connected to Colorado.
You may recognize two titles in this year’s Colorado Spotlight (Chasing Time, The Lost Season) from festivals past, but there are plenty more to enjoy, and they run the gamut. Alexandre O. Philippe’s new cinema-obsessed documentary Chain Reactions tackles the enduring legacy and love for 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre through five distinct and recognizable fans. Jeff Gipes’ call-to-action doc explores the past, present and future of Rocky Flats in Half-Life of Memory: America’s Forgotten Bomb Factory. And Devon Wycoff’s short, The Seagull (but like, not Chekhov), is a humorous therapy session presented in close-up.
Peruse the full lineup of Denver Film Festival’s Colorado Spotlight, as well as movies playing the rest of the fest, at denverfilm.org/denverfilmfestival. Festival passes and ticket packages are on sale now. Individual tickets go on sale for the general public Oct. 4.