Arts & Culture

This student film club is pushing back against mainstream taste

Films in Focus is betting CCA students will show up for movies outside the mainstream. Illustration by ChatGPT.

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Jarod McChesney is building Films in Focus around overlooked movies with real craft, history and personality — and asking other students to look beyond what is already popular.

Sundance Film Festival leaders outline Boulder debut, student access

Most Boulder venues will be within walking distance, transportation plans are still being finalized and student press tickets will be available for the 2027 Festival.

Edited transcript: Sundance Institute leaders on the move to Boulder, student access and press accreditation

Eugene Hernandez and Paula DuPré Pesmen spoke with Colorado student journalists about what the Festival wants to preserve from Park City, what will change in Boulder, transportation and lodging, student access, volunteering and how student newsrooms can apply for press credentials.

From sleeping in a basement screening tent to Star Wars: Rian Johnson’s long road into Hollywood

At a Sundance Institute event at the University of Denver, Johnson looked back on arriving in Park City with “no money,” nowhere to stay and a student film Sundance had rejected.

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