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‘Watch You Rise’ investigates the cycles of sexual harm at film festival debut in Denver
Boulder filmmaker Isabella Grace Cohn spent eight years talking with 80 people about sexual harm, prevention and healing. Her documentary debuts at the Denver Film Festival.
October 29, 2026
By Maddie Browning
From rock bottom to pilot pitch: Kaily Morgan Smith on her short film ‘General Admission’
The Series Fest co-founder and Colorado native talks about turning the final scene of a TV pilot into a festival-circuit short, shooting a 7-minute monologue in a circle of folding chairs, and finding the series a home.
October 28, 2026
By Alex Miller

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‘Watch You Rise’ review: An intimate story buried in big ideas
Boulder filmmaker Isabella Grace Cohn's 'Watch You Rise' has moving moments, but its sprawling approach undermines the story.
October 24, 2026
By Toni Tresca
‘The River’ review: Getting real about water scarcity
Mara Tasker's stunning documentary brings the Colorado River crisis to life through the people fighting for its future.
October 24, 2026
By Toni Tresca
‘Art Not as Usual’ review: Worthy subjects, an incomplete portrait
Annie Eastman's documentary explores the Artnauts' global mission but leaves too much of the collective's history untold.
October 24, 2026
By Toni Tresca
Review: ‘Everytime’ studies how one family mourns in the smartphone age
Sandra Wollner's patient German drama follows a family that processes the death of a daughter through phones, rituals and a trip back to Tenerife.
October 24, 2026
By Alex Miller
John Cho receives Denver Film Festival’s Outlaw Award
The actor was honored Friday at the Sie FilmCenter ahead of a screening of “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.”
October 24, 2026
By OnScreen Staff
‘Welcome to the Fishbowl’ review: A familiar road trip worth taking
Natalie Gold and Jeremy Swift really pop in Sheryl Glubok's "Welcome to the Fishbowl."
October 23, 2026
By Toni Tresca
Review: ‘I Play Rocky’ opens Denver Film Festival with a true winner
The film about Sylvester Stallone’s long-shot quest to bring ‘Rocky’ to the screen is as inspiring as the original.
October 23, 2026
By Alex Miller
‘Possible Love’ review: Great filmmaking, miserable company
Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' is beautifully acted and full of ideas, but its 164-minute story is a sorrowful slog.
October 23, 2026
By Toni Tresca
Sheryl Glubok and Jeremy Swift on turning a midlife crisis into a Colorado road comedy
The director and star of 'Welcome to the Fishbowl' talk about a Denver-to-Telluride road trip and shooting a love letter to Colorado, ahead of the film’s Denver Film Festival screening Friday.
October 22, 2026
By Alex Miller
Sundance Trivia Week comes to more than 30 Front Range venues
Sundance Institute and Denver Trivia League are hosting six nights of in-person trivia ahead of the 2027 festival’s Boulder debut, with tickets among the prizes.
October 22, 2026
By OnScreen Staff