INDOMITABLE SPIRIT

Saturday, 11:45 AM, Sheridan Opera House

Monday, 9 AM, Masons

High Road

Lindsey Hagen

In Person: Filmmakers

High Road celebrates the unbreakable bond between Paralympian Meg Fisher and Jack Berry, a young Para athlete whose cycling career is just beginning to unfold. Together the two navigate life’s obstacles with grace and integrity, creating space for the next generation of Para cyclists.

(USA, 2022, 12 min.)

MINK!

Ben Proudfoot

Told by her daughter Wendy, Mink! is the story of the remarkable Patsy Takemoto Mink, a Japanese American from Hawaii who became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress, on her harrowing mission to co-author and defend Title IX, the law that transformed athletics for girls and women in America.

(USA, 2022, 20 min.)

Colorado Premiere

AND YET, I REMAIN

Rick Wall

In Person: Film Subject

Caleb lost his leg to a great white shark, but he is a survivor, not a victim. This short film follows him as he slows down to process his trauma while returning to the ocean to learn to free dive. Caleb is still coming to terms with his new body, but realizes although something has been taken from him, the healing power of the ocean also has much to give back.

(South Africa, 2022, 8 min.)

North American Premiere

Rosalie Fish

Faith Briggs Rose, Tim Kemple

For Rosalie Fish, Indigenous studentathlete and activist, running isn’t just a sport — it’s how she represents the strength and resilience of indigenous women within her tribe and beyond.

Rosalie’s story is told in the second episode of “Who is a Runner,” a docuseries collaboration with Brooks Running.

(USA, 2021, 10 min.)

Colorado Premiere

Benched

Bronwyn Davies

Sonya Looney is a female professional mountain biker and new mother facing the challenge of corporate politics coupled with societal norms. In today’s world, it would seem that female athletes wouldn’t have to keep their pregnancy journeys hidden — but fear of sponsorship loss, failure to maintain results and standings, and social pressure are all at play. Looney bridges the gap between mother and athlete, embodying the strength of these roles combined.

(Canada, 2023, 9 min.)

NINA & IRENA

Slice

Zaire Love

Slice explores how Rico and his homeboys in Memphis find joy by submerging themselves in an original swimming art form of athleticism and creativity called slicing. A blend of bellyflopping, style and swag, slicing allows a community of Black men to find peace, freedom and challenge in the water.

(USA, 2023, 17 min.)

Colorado Premiere

Daniel Lombroso

In Person: Filmmaker and Film Subject

On the verge of her 90th birthday, a grandmother reveals to her grandson the painful story of her sister’s disappearance during the Holocaust and the survivor’s guilt she carries. Nina lost 25 members of her extended family, but never talked about it after she moved to America in 1951. In this heartbreaking and heartwarming story, a filmmaker turns the camera on his own family as his matterof-fact grandma explains the realities of war and human nature.

(USA, 2023, 22 min.)

Colorado Premiere