From a young age, sisters Tess and Liv are inseparable, with what seems to be an unbreakable bond. However, as Liv enters adolescence and struggles with the relentless pressures of social media, depression, body dysmorphia and, often, suicidal thoughts, her big sister Tess desperately struggles to save her. My Sister Liv is a rare and riveting journey into Liv’s raw emotions and fears as a young life on the edge. As Tess and her family learn to cope after unthinkable loss, they begin the heartbreaking journey to understanding the circumstances that led to Liv’s death, and talk to experts to provide hope and solutions for this ever-growing epidemic.

DIRECTED BY ALAN HICKS
PRODUCED BY PAULA DUPRÉ PESMEN, CAMILLA MAZZAFERRO, OLIVIA AHNEMANN, LARISSA RHODES
BOULDER PREMIERE

PAULA DUPRÉ PESMEN, OLIVIA AHNEMANN AND FILM SUBJECTS HONEY BEUF AND TESS KUNIK IN PERSON

An all-girls’ robotics team in Afghanistan risks it all to prove that it can compete against anyone in the world, and demonstrates that Afghan girls can become scientists and engineers instead of teenage brides. Working in secret under Taliban rule, the high-school-aged team members struggle in the face of immense odds and ever present danger and single-handedly begin to change perceptions in their entrenched Islamic culture. SUBTITLED

DIRECTED BY DAVID GREENWALD PRODUCED BY DAVID COWAN AND BETH MURPHY

COLORADO PREMIERE

DAVID GREENWALD, DAVID COWAN, BETH MURPHY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BRAD FELD,
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER DOUG CHIN AND SUBJECT SOMAYA FARUQI IN PERSON

BMX is extreme. Every race is a dance with danger. Crashes are common and injuries are brutal. This film tracks the lives and careers of Sam and Alise Willoughby, two world champions who fall in love and conquer the world of BMX. Then, the unthinkable happens. A training accident leaves Sam a tetraplegic and takes away everything they have known. RIDE paints a bold picture of reinvention in the world of disability, and the love that makes true champions and astonishing human beings, both on and off the track.

DIRECTED BY SERGE OU
PRODUCED BY WILLIAM WARD,
JAMES WARD, HOLLY TRUEMAN
U.S. PREMIERE

FILM SUBJECTS SAM AND
ALISE WILLOUGHBY IN PERSON

Performing acts of kindness, even anonymously, releases endorphins that make you feel good and increase your self-esteem. But what about the far-reaching impact of kindness on the recipients? Here we have personal stories from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and 100-year-old Norman Lear, along with Ben Affleck, Garth Brooks, Lady Gaga, Trisha Yearwood, Luis Miranda and many others to find real life moments where kindness made a huge difference. Featuring stories of bullying, mental health, racial injustice, and climate change, Case for Kindness builds the case that civilization and humanity itself could not exist without kindness.

DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY STEVEN SAWALICH PRODUCED BY MELINDA CEA, VICTORIA SMITH, ISABELLE THOMAS, RANDY WARD, TERI WEINBERG EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY JOHNNY ALAMO COLORADO PREMIERE STEVEN SAWALICH, JOHNNY ALAMO IN PERSON