Watching a movie outdoors at night can be enchanting. Surrounded by a sky full of stars, a cool breeze and a mountain backdrop, the scene evokes a sense of community and nostalgia. This experience returns this month as Cinema Under the Stars, in front of Ajax Tavern, at the base of Aspen Mountain. The Sopris […]

Winelink: WIDOW CLICQUOT

June 3, 2024

A little wine history will be making its way to the Isis Theatre on June 17 — the day after the closing of the Food & Wine Classic — when Aspen Film’s June Indie Showcase presents the film “Widow Clicquot” at the Isis Theatre. Directed by Thomas Napper and featuring Haley Bennet and Tom Sturbridge, […]

Cinema Under The Stars closes Monday with ‘Thelma and Louise’

September 8, 2023

When veteran film producer and part-time resident of Snowmass Mimi Polk Gitlin first came across the script for the 1991 film “Thelma and Louise” (while running Ridley Scott’s production company), she had no idea what a cultural phenomenon the film would become. “When I first read it, I just thought what an amazing script with […]

Join us for a special screening of Remember This

June 20, 2023

Join USC Shoah Foundation in partnership with Aspen Film for a special screening of Remember This, based on the stage play of the same title and the true story of Jan Karski, who told of humanity’s greatest crimes while there was still time to stop them. About the Film In a virtuoso solo performance, Academy Award®-nominee David […]

Summer of Cinema 2023 - Press Release

June 12, 2023

Susan Wrubel, Aspen Film Executive + Artistic Director explains: “Aspen Film helps create unique and diverse summer film experiences, even though our three major festivals fall outside of this period. By collaborating with a myriad of other non-profit organizations, we can amplify voices and stories through our partnerships with like-minded groups. Cinema is an incredible […]

Lawn Bash 2023 will celebrate community with volunteer fair, live broadcast, collaboration with Aspen Film, and more!

June 5, 2023

On Wednesday, June 28, join friends and fellow listeners for a fun, family-friendly gathering to celebrate our remarkable community on the lawn of the Red Brick Center for the Arts (110 E. Hallam St., Aspen, Colo., 81611), from 3-6 p.m. This FREE annual event first took place in 2016, but was put on hold during the Covid-19 pandemic before […]

Get ready for camp

June 2, 2023

School is almost out, and before you know it, it will be time for summer camp. Kids of all ages will be able to choose from a variety of opportunities in the Aspen area this summer to keep them entertained no matter their interests. From art to filmmaking and from theater to adventure, summer camp […]

Aspen symposium takes on question of medical uses for psychedelics now that it’s legal

June 1, 2023

From Michael Pollan to Netflix and Prince Harry to The New York Times, the buzz around psychedelic therapy has a grip on pop culture. Closer to home, the recent state passage of the Natural Medicine Act/Proposition 122, which decriminalizes “the personal possession, growing, sharing, and use — but not the sale — of five natural psychedelic […]

ASPEN FILMMAKER PRESENTS AWARD-WINNING SHORT DOCUMENTARY: CONDUCTING LIFE, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SHORTSFEST 2022 SCREENING

August 11, 2022

Aspen, CO (August 2, 2022) Aspen Film is pleased to screen an encore presentation of CONDUCTING LIFE, a short documentary that was shown at Aspen Film’s Oscar®-qualifying 2022 Shortsfest in April. Created by Aspen-based director Diane Moore, this special screening takes place at Aspen’s Isis Theatre on August 17, starting at 5 PM. The film […]

How Art and Aspen ‘Intersect’

July 28, 2022

The Intersect Aspen art fair returns to the Roaring Fork Valley this Sunday, July 31 through Thursday, Aug. 4, with more than two dozen gallery exhibitions at the Aspen Ice Garden and collaborations with a number of other arts-related organizations and nonprofits around the valley. With 31 galleries represented from 21 cities, 11 of the […]

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