Press & Events
Scout Film Festival Official Selections Announced
Congratulations goes out to Tricey, Mady, Becca, and Stevie! We are delighted to announce that the films “Shade”, “Under The Wire”, “Rock Bottom” and “Both Genders” were accepted as official selections, and in the running for Best Documentary at the Scout Film Festival June 17-19 in Stowe, Vermont. Yours are … Read more »
YDA Student Wins 2015 Arts Council “Young Filmmakers Award”
Antreise Lacey, a Widefield High School senior, won the top youth award at the 2015 Pikes Peak Arts Council, known as the Young Filmmakers Spielberg in the Making Award. Antreise’s film SHADE examines how the representations of light and dark skinned African American girls and women play into damaging and … Read more »
TRAILBLAZERS Gets the Governor’s Attention
TRAILBLAZERS, is told from the point of view of the filmmaker, Steve Bremner; it is the story of his and other community member’s efforts to complete the Ring the Peak Trail which circumnavigates Pikes Peak—it is a work in progress, with two gaps remaining. Building a trail this long requires commitment … Read more »
TALKING WALLS is Turning Heads in Colorado Springs
TALKING WALLS was inspired by Nancy’s curiosity about the many beautiful murals on the walls in downtown Colorado Springs. As she and her husband, photographer John Atkinson, came upon more and more murals throughout the city, she marveled at the creative output of the city’s artist community. When she discovered that the Broadmoor … Read more »
SPARK & KILN on the Festival Circuit
SPARK & KILN, featuring Colorado Springs artists Don and Maxine Green, will be presented at the Nacogdoches Film Festival, February 25-27, 2016 in Nacogdoches, Texas, at the 11th Annual Durango International Film Festival, March 2-6, 2016 in Durango, Colorado, and at the Clean Shorts Film Festival in Chocktaw, Oklahoma April 1-2, 2016. SPARK & KILN answers … Read more »
MILITARY LIFE ON THE HOMEFRONT Premiere
The premiere screening of MILITARY LIFE ON THE HOMEFRONT, hosted by The Bemis School of Art at Library 21C was a great success! Yulia, Michelle, and Angel were able to attend and they fielded many questions with eloquence and great poise. Tara Thomas of the Bemis School coordinated some cookies … Read more »
Premiere Announced for YDA’s Military Families Program
Next Monday, November 30th we will be screening MILITARY LIFE ON THE HOMEFRONT, a film completed by 7 YDA students this past summer as part of our Military Families program. This event is being co-hosted with the Bemis School of Art and will also include the film HEALING THROUGH ART … Read more »
2015 YDA World Premiere
On October 20, 2015, nearly 300 people crammed into the main theatre at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (FAC) to see twelve new films by the 2015 graduating class of the Youth Documentary Academy. YDA Founder and Director Tom Shepard introduced the films by thanking partners and donors for … Read more »
2015 YDA Premiere Announced
Join us on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 6:30pm, at the Fine Arts Center SaGaJi Theater for a premiere screening of the 2015 Youth Documentary Academy (YDA) films. Twelve short films will be presented ranging in topics from teenage suicide to open versus closed adoptions to gender identity to the politics of … Read more »
Documentary Production Bootcamp Film Screening
Save the Date: TUESDAY, October 6, 2015 at 7PM The Bemis School of Art in partnership with Tom Shepard, Aaron Burns and the Youth Documentary Academy, introduced a new Documentary Production Bootcamp for adults this past summer. Six students participated in the seven week program and learned all aspects of documentary filmmaking. … Read more »
While walking around Boulder, so many people came up to me and my dad to thank me for making AFTER WAR.
Bailey Francisco, 17
