Cheyenne International Film Festival Is This Weekend
Thursday is the kickoff of the 5th Annual Cheyenne International Film Festival (CIFF). Opening events on Thursday are free to attend and the festival continues through Sunday night.
Tickets are required for most events and are available online or at Phoenix Books & Music, 1612 Capitol Ave in downtown Cheyenne.
Everything kicks off this Thursday, May 16th, with a Wyoming Showcase and Reception at the Paramount Cafe from 5p-9p and is Free and open to the public.
Program 1 – Free Community Reception and Wyoming Showcase at the Paramount Cafe
Program 2 – Call2ACTion with the HBO documentary “American Winter” sponsored by the Wyoming Children’s Action Alliance. Includes reception, film and panel discussion.
Program 3 – Home Movies and Cartoons on 16mm film free event sponsored by Bevara Digital
Program 4 - Fantasies features Nomads of Oz – a Montreal remake of the L. Frank Baum classic
Program 5 – Long Stories Short features several short films from around the world
Program 6 – Family Matters includes a feature length film Only Daughter by Wyomingite Aaron Wiederspahn
Program 7 – Magic and Misdirection. Two short films precede a live magic show by illusionist Dan Jaspersen
Program 8 - Native Experiences. The program is an eclectic triptych of three films of Native American Experiences
Program 9 – Long Stories Short II. More shorts from around the world
Program 10 – Beatgrass and Banjos. A short film featuring Jalan Crossland about banjos in the movies and local bluegrass favorite Beatgrass live!
All Access Pass – This gets you into all events and movies at a 19 percent savings
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