Living on the Edge of Disaster

USA, Short Documentary, 2014, 15 mins.

Directed by Tat Maxwell

Tat Maxwell in person

This short film examines the toll that our changing climate is taking on some of the world’s most vulnerable people, and the efforts being made by Alice Thomas of Refugees International to address this growing threat.

The Lion’s Mouth Opens

USA, Short Documentary, 2014, 28 min

Directed by Lucy Walker

Boulder Premiere

On the 2015 Academy Award Shortlist Winner at Aspen Shortsfest

The title is taken from the Bob Dylan song about Woody Guthrie who died from Huntington’s Disease. Filmed in real time, courageous young filmmaker Marianna Palka gathers her friends around her as she waits for the results of a genetic test to see if she has inherited the disease, an incurable degenerative disorder that took her father and now has a 50 percent chance of taking her body and her mind.

After War

USA, Short Documentary, 2014, 17 min

Directed by Bailey Francisco

Boulder Premiere

Bailey Francisco in person

Michael Francisco was the kind of father any son would pray to have: loving, fun, adventurous and protective. But after Michael's three deployments to Iraq, things began to change: violent outbursts, drunk driving and high-risk behavior. The next two years were a challenge for Bailey and his mother, who live in Colorado Springs. This is PTSD through the eyes of a child who has witnessed it firsthand.

Our Curse

Poland, Short Documentary, 2013, 28 min

Nominated for a 2015 Academy Award

Winner at Aspen Shortsfest

Directed by Tomasz Sliwinski

This beautiful film is a personal statement of the director and his wife who are left alone to cope with overwhelming medical issues when their newborn baby comes homes from the hospital. The new parents? fear, frustration and anger begin to boil over into their marriage. Subtitled.