Mountainfilm: Day Three

Day Three here at the Mountainfilm Film Festival in Telluride began with our students completing their first volunteer shifts and after that enjoying an array of wonderful documentaries and guest speakers.  And after you check out our video, please see our reviews of...
RBG: You Can’t Spell Truth without Ruth

RBG: You Can’t Spell Truth without Ruth

In RBG, fans of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg get the exclusive inside look at “The Notorious RBG’” they’ve been craving. The well-known civil rights activist has led a life filled with breaking  restrictive barriers set in place for...

Soufra: The Journey from Dream to Reality

With the theme of “migration” prevailing in the 40th Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado, it is no surprise that a film such as Soufra would make an appearance. Soufra delves into the emotional journey of a group of women who are trying to take a step forward...
The (Not-So-Somber) Coffin Club: A Docu-Musical

The (Not-So-Somber) Coffin Club: A Docu-Musical

Across New Zealand, seniors are forming do-it-yourself “coffin clubs” to cope with death and loss, but these coffin-clubbers are not a somber a bunch; instead, they bring fun and personality to their own final journey through their charming docu-musical, The Coffin...
The Game Changers: Facts or Conjectures?

The Game Changers: Facts or Conjectures?

In the 1970s, families were encouraged to eat healthy, nutritional margarine and refrain from consuming butter. Those same families likely would have shuddered at seeing this 2014 Time magazine cover: Meanwhile, a quick internet search yields the public opinion on...