Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival announces 2026 lineup
Forty-two features and shorts will screen Oct. 16-18 at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, followed by a Virtual Encore Oct. 22-25.
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film has released the lineup for its 2026 Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, which runs in person Oct. 16-18 at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. A Virtual Encore follows Oct. 22-25, with many titles from the in-person lineup available to stream at home.
The 42-film slate mixes feature documentaries, narrative shorts and animation. Sports stories include Rapinoe, Rebeca Hunt’s portrait of soccer star Megan Rapinoe; Reggae Girlz, from Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, following the Jamaican women’s national team to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup; Cheyenne, Taimi Arvidson’s documentary on women’s bronc riding; and Panther Pat, about a schoolteacher who broke professional football’s gender barrier in 1970.
Several films center on journalism and politics. Seized, directed by Sharon Liese, examines the 2023 police raid on the Marion County Record in Kansas. Steal This Story, Please, from Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, profiles Amy Goodman. Chase Joynt’s State of Firsts follows Sarah McBride’s campaign to become the first transgender member of Congress, and Emily Harrold’s Tampons & Taxes tracks the women of the South Carolina Senate fighting a state tax on menstrual products.
Other titles include Dawn Porter’s When a Witness Recants, made with Ta-Nehisi Coates, about the Harlem Park Three; Yoruba Richen’s Free Joan Little; Sasha Waters’ Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World; and Judd Ehrlich’s Jane Elliott Against the World. Norheimsund, a short from Ana A. Alpizar, arrives after screenings at the Venice Film Festival and Sundance 2026.
Screening times and venue assignments had not been posted as of Sept. 25. Passes are on sale now.
October 16–18, 2026 · Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Films run in blocks across several rooms. Within a room, films play in the order listed; check the official schedule for exact start times, ticketing and open-caption screenings. A printable PDF is also available.
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Friday, October 16
Cornerstone Arts Center · Main Space
Live music from Patchwork Jack, a signature cocktail, and sweet bites before the feature.
Saturday, October 17
Worner Center · Gaylord Hall
The Courage to Care: Storytelling as an Act of Empathy
A conversation on empathy as a storytelling practice, with attending filmmakers. Pre-purchased box lunches are available at Gaylord Hall just before the forum.
Coffee & Cookie Break — complimentary coffee and a sweet treat for all attendees.
Choose one of two film programs. Live music from Sage & Smoke, light refreshments and a cash bar in the Cornerstone Main Space beforehand.
Sunday, October 18
Worner Center · Gaylord Hall
Uncommon Activisms: Redefining What Change Looks Like
Filmmakers discuss stories where change emerges through art, healing, mentorship and community-building, and how film can expand our understanding of activism.
Coffee & Cookie Break — complimentary coffee and a sweet treat for all attendees.
Full details and tickets at rmwfilm.org. Schedule subject to change.
