Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) is excited to partner with The Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival to host two film screenings in their Festival in the Community program. Festival in the Community hosts free sneak-peak screenings of select films leading up to the film festival itself. These screenings provide a great opportunity to see the wonderful and thought-provoking films the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film brings to the Pikes Peak region.
There is no cost to attend these film screenings, but registration is required.
Join us for the following film screenings:
- Tue., Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m.
Fountain Library
230 S. Main St., Fountain, CO
Register online here
- Fri., Oct. 11 at 3 p.m.
Library 21c
1175 Chapel Hills Dr., Colorado Springs, CO
Register online here
The following short films will be presented at Fountain Library on Tue., Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m.:
MOTORCYCLE MARY
Directed by Haley Watson
The untold story of legendary motorsports pioneer Mary McGee with stunning never-before-seen archival footage and stills, an undaunted racing career spanning thirty years that saw Mary shatter gender norms while mastering multiple racing disciplines. Following in her brother’s footsteps, Mary’s remarkable racing odyssey begins in the world of cars, where she outshines her male competitors, only to later discover her greatest sense of freedom racing motorcycles. Mary pushes herself to greater and greater heights—culminating in her most hair-raising challenge: Attempting to become the first person ever to solo the grueling Baja 500 on a motorcycle.
STRONG GRANDMA
Directed by Cecilia Brown & Winslow Crane-Murdoch
Catherine Kuehn is a 95-year old world record winning deadlifter. As she prepares for her last competition she reflects on the love and loss that brought her to this moment.
FIRE TOWER
Directed by Tova Krentzman
High in the Rocky Mountains, nestled in the boreal forest, are solitary sentinels who survey the landscape as a critical first line of defense in wildfire detection. As North America grapples every year with the threat and devastation of such fires, which is increasing due to climate change, those who work the watchtowers with a bird’s-eye view sound the critical alarm that warns of impending danger. Like the occupations of lighthouse keeper or astronaut, the remote locations and voluntary isolation that are part of the job—along with the very real risk of being struck by lightning—attract a unique kind of individual to this vocation.
View film trailers for the Fountain Library film showing.
The following short films will be presented at Library 21c on Fri., Oct. 11 at 3 p.m.:
ULTIMATE CITIZENS
Directed by Francine Strickwerda
Ultimate Citizens, Jamshid is an Iranian who came to study in 1970’s America, and due to the Revolution, never went “home.” As a guidance counselor in Seattle Public Schools, Jamshid’s best work takes place on the playing field with “his kids,” the children of refugees and immigrants. Their parents are in the grips of their own struggles to make a living and a home in a strange land. Mr. Jamshid is the charismatic, fiery, funny human with a Frisbee in hand, who shows that love wins on the field, off the field, at home with family, or boldly forging a new community, in a new country – one kid, chicken, ultra-endurance race, and friend at a time.
BEARING WITNESS: A NAME & A VOICE
Directed by Dina Rudick
Bearing Witness: A Name & A Voice delves into the backstories and convictions of four extraordinary newspaper reporters. Their distinct personal narratives explain the profound motivations that fuel their work, as well as the indelible stories that continue to resonate within them – revealing the who behind the who-what-when-where, and why. The film challenges audiences to transcend the monolithic term “The Media” and instead see clearly individuals who propel it forward.
View film trailers for the Library 21c film showing.
Visit the Festival in the Community webpage for Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival’s complete listing of films that will be hosted throughout the community from Oct. 1 - 13, 2024.