12:00 pm Screenings @ the Sie Film Center

2510 East Colfax Ave

Denver, CO 80206

6:00 pm LED Walking Tour Downtown Denver

Including works by: Ian Ballantyne, vestur westur, Dylan Donaldson, Femi Felled, Tiffany Carbonneau, Carrie Chen, Nikola Radulovikj, Xinhe Zhao, Mostafa Ebrahim, Evan Kosakowski, Jessie Rodriguez, Raman Difari, Jin Wook Lee, Quingyu Huang, Damian Anache, MSU Denver Students, RMCAD Students, and many more.

Meet outside of Understudy

890 14th St.

Denver, CO 80202

8:00 pm Party @ the Evans School

1115 Acoma St.

Denver, CO 80204

Enter at North Entrance

(Maps, Tickets, and Program Lineups Below)

Learn more about our featured screenings and events for Saturday, September 16

We will screen 4 programs at the Sie Film Center on Saturday. You will need tickets for each performance, available through our friends at Denver Film, the ONLY nonprofit film center in Colorado. We are grateful to all the staff at Denver Film for their support and partnership.

**This year we are implementing a “pay what you want” option for tickets. We want our events to be accessible to the public, but we are also aware that higher attrition occurs with free events. Your ticket price goes towards the support of our nonprofit organization, and in most cases, directly to artists.

Digital Dialect 12:00 PM

Curated by Faiyaz Jafri

Digital Dialect, an ongoing signature program curated by Faiyaz Jafri, spotlights pure digital animation and films that embody his distinctive curatorial vision.

Digital Dialect Tickets

*The last time I'll play with puppets in lectures*
leah simmons

Democracy of the Eye 1:00 PM

Curated by Faiyaz Jafri

Democracy of the Eye features films that emphasize the subjective aspects of viewership. Each of these films challenge the viewer in some aspect of narrative or form. This program is not appropriate for children.

Democracy of the Eye Tickets

Self and Ego 2:00 PM

Curated by Faiyaz Jafri

Self and Ego explores films that delve into the intricate layers of human identity and consciousness, sparking introspective conversations and profound insights.

Self and Ego Tickets

*I Am Peeling All The Skin Off My Thumb*
*Haylie Serlin*

*The Shortest Relationship in the World*
*Han*

*If Only We Had Eyes To See*
*Peter Whittenberger*

*Woman as Image, Man as Bearer of the Look*
*Carlos Velandia*

*Head in the Clouds*
Kaylee Tian Lin Tan

*DEJA-VU*
Ines Valencia Lam and Jaime Romero

Dystopia 3:00 PM

Curated by Faiyaz Jafri

Dystopia is a program dedicated to myriad perspectives of the world that examine the dark undercurrents of societies and the human condition.

Dystopia Tickets

*DEPTHMAP NEXT*
*A Pixelated Point of View*

*From the place where the light goes out*
*Sandrine Deumier*

*Code Rose*
Taye Cimon, Pierre Coëz, Julie Groux, Sandra Leydier, Manuarii Morel, and Romain Seisson

Evans School Programming

Exhibition/Performance 8:00 - 12:00 AM

Evans School Boiler Room (1st Floor)

Curated by Sharifa Lafon

On Saturday night we will gather for a party at the Denver Evans School. We will feature two looping programs, an exhibition, and sound performances by our artist in residence, Raquel Meyers, along with sets by Ryan Wurst and Phillip Stearns.

The looping programs will run in the 2nd floor auditorium and the Denver Digerati space (room 325) in the Evans School building. We will screen the Sonic program in the Denver Digerati space, Uncanny Intelligence, and a special bonus loop in the auditorium.

The exhibition will feature: Mary Elias Letera, Richard Katterjohn, Andy DiLallo, ANDiLAND, Kate Hollenbach, Paulus van Horne, Lares Feliciano, Laleh Mehran, Jason Bernagozzi, Debora Bernagozzi, and a special program curated by Christopher Coleman entitled Archaeo Logical.

Archaeo Logical will feature: Anya Asano, Iñigo Bilbao, Claudia Braileanu, Chepertom, Vanessa Coleman, Alex Crouwers, Everlasting Building, Dev Harlan, Auriea Harvey, Tywen Kelly, Sara Ludy, Matthew Plummer-Fernandez, Kelly Richardson, Setta Studio, Stu Sontier, Frederik Vanhoutte, Sabato Visconti, Alun Wang, and Rodel Warner. More Info: https://mehrancoleman.org/archaeo-logical/

Uncanny Intelligence 8:00 - 10:00 PM

Evans School Auditorium (looping)

Curated by Faiyaz Jafri

"Discover the future of filmmaking with Uncanny Intelligence, a program dedicated to films crafted using artificial intelligence. Immerse yourself in the realm of AI creativity as we explore the cutting-edge synergy between technology and storytelling." -ChatGPT

*MOVE*
Bernardo Alevato and Taianne Oliveira

*Pink Noise (Bruit Rose)*
*Ulysse Lefort, Martin Wiklund, and Arthur Lemaître*

Sonic 8:00 - 10:00 PM

Evans School Room 325 (looping)

Curated by Faiyaz Jafri

The Sonic category is a festival mainstay that spotlights films that incorporate sound as an integral part of the composition offering a rich immersion for the senses.

*Blink*
Laura Hyunjhee Kim and Chris Corrente

*Overheating*
*Jiin Chung, Lizzy Bovee, Yuna Tang, and Nathan Yeom*

*Fornia*
Daniel Robert McOmie, Hui Pak Lun, Lam Yi Ki, and Enan Roi Pana Ibardaloza

*A Journey of Dream-chasing Feet*
Jane Tao

Bonus Loop 8:00 - 10:00 PM

Evans School Auditorium (looping)

*It's Raining Frogs Outside*
Maria Estela Paiso

Evans School Exhibition / Performances

Evans School Boiler Room

Curated by Sharifa Lafon

*As You Sleep: Quit Smoking*
*Paulus van Horne*

*Archaeo Logical*
Curated by Chris Coleman

Sie Film Center

Understudy

Evans School