Mountainfilm Festival tour comes to Pueblo April 18-20
(PUEBLO, Colo.) — 35 award-winning short films from the Mountainfilm Festival will be shown in Pueblo on April 18-20. “Mountainfilm on Tour” will present “a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films” at the Buell Communications Center on the CSU Pueblo campus.
Mountainfilm, a documentary film festival that takes place each year in Telluride, Colorado, showcases stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political, and social justice issues. The film festival is held on Memorial Day weekend, which this year is from May 23-27.
The mission of the festival is to use the power of art and film to inspire audiences to take action to create a better world. The film festival “goes beyond the film medium by bringing together world-class athletes, change makers, and visionary artists for a multi-dimensional celebration of indomitable spirit.”
“We’re excited to bring Mountainfilm on Tour back to Pueblo. I’m so grateful to partner with the CSU Pueblo Media and Entertainment department to share award-winning and emerging filmmakers’ work from Colorado and around the world” said Hope Logan, Mountainfilm Tour Director.
Mountainfilm on Tour in Pueblo is hosted by CSU Pueblo’s Media & Entertainment Department and SOCO Student Media in partnership with CSU Pueblo Women’s Studies; CSU Pueblo Department of Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology; CSU Pueblo Department of English and World Languages; the CSU Pueblo Alumni Association; Outdoor Pursuits at CSU Pueblo; CSU Pueblo Student Engagement and Leadership; CSU Pueblo Library; and the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pueblo.
The Buell Communications Center is at the front entrance of the CSU Pueblo campus, located at 2200 Bonforte Blvd. in Pueblo.
See the online ticketing site or mountainfilm.org/tour/schedule for a complete playlist.
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