- The new film “Don’t Look Up” is a scathing satire about people’s response to climate change. Except a comet, hurtling towards Earth, stands in for global warming. The writers of “Don’t Look Up,” including Denver journalist David Sirota, do not imagine this event brings humanity together. In the film, there’s widespread skepticism of the science. A tech mogul tries to make money off the whole thing. And members of the media downplay the seriousness to keep their shows light and fluffy.
- "Storm Lake" follows Pulitzer Prize-winning editor Art Cullen and his work with his family to keep their newspaper, The Storm Lake Times, alive. Jerry Risius is one of the documentary's directors. They joined CPR arts and culture reporter Monica Castillo for a panel discussion in front of an audience at the recent Denver Film Festival.
- The new Meow Wolf features an array of imagery and artistry, including a nod to once-iconic metro Denver locations like Celebrity Sports Center and Cinderella City. Colorado artists Rob Ayala, Andrew Novick and Pamela Webb share their creative journey, which is now a part of this new immersive artistic experience.
- In Greene’s new documentary, six men who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests come together to work with a drama therapist to create a movie out of their shared trauma. For Greene, the premiere of “Procession” at the festival also felt like a homecoming: He was a student at Telluride in 1999 during a festival symposium.