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Mucking with Movies: ‘Jews of the Wild West’

August 17, 2023

If you scroll back far enough on my Facebook, deep into the middle-school good stuff, you’ll find my Bar Mitzvah picture. Babyfaced and clad in a purple velvet suit, skinny jeans, and fedora, I’m tipping my cap to the camera just a few short hours after being made a man in the eyes of my […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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2023 SHORTSFEST Award Winners

April 19, 2023

ASPEN FILM ANNOUNCES 2023 SHORTSFEST OSCAR®-QUALIFIERS AND AWARD-WINNING FILMS ASPEN, Colo. (April 17, 2023) In an awards presentation held on Sunday, April 16, Aspen Film, the year-round film arts, and education organization, announced the winning films from its 32nd Aspen Shortsfest April 10-16, 2023. One of only four Oscar®-qualifying festivals in the US strictly dedicated to […]

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Sopris Sun interns gain cultural insight from Shortsfest filmmakers

April 19, 2023

Recently, three of The Sopris Sun youth journalism interns, Yesenia Benavides, Antoinette Brasier and Dominic Furer, had the chance to interview two directors whose films were featured at Aspen Film’s Shortsfest this year: Julia Elihu, director of “In the Garden of Tulips,” and Noam Argov, director of “Sulam.” Below are but a few highlights from […]

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Aspen Shortsfest 2023 Interview: Noam Argov on Making Sure Nothing’s Lost in Translation in “Sulam”

April 18, 2023

There are already too many mental calculations that Alma (Oriah Elgrabli) has to keep in her head as she prepares for a math final when disaster strikes in “Sulam,” less in a panic than her mother (Mor Cohen) about a leak in the ceiling of their apartment than the prospect of what it will take […]

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