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Denver Film Festival

  • A mother and daughter sit together on a bed in "Watch You Rise."

    ‘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

  • Two people stand in nature watering plants during a scene from "The River"

    ‘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

  • A man holds a sign that says "stop sign" during a moment from "Art Not as Usual."

    ‘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

  • Birgit Minichmayr in film Everytime

    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 at Denver Film Festival

    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

  • Two actors in Welcome to the Fishbowl

    ‘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

  • Anthony Ippolito in i play rocky

    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

  • The two families in "Possible Love" stand together on the beach

    ‘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

  • actors in the film welcome to the fishbowl

    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

  • A man holds a sign that says "stop sign" during a moment from "Art Not as Usual."

    How ‘Art Not as Usual’ found its story in 150 hours of footage

    "Art Not as Usual" premieres Oct. 24 at the Denver Film Festival, followed by a Boulder screening and discussion Dec. 13.

    October 22, 2026

    By Toni Tresca

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