Denver Film Fest Kicks Off Next Week

This year marks the 43rd annual Denver Film Fest, with one major change, of course: it’s gone virtual. Like many other major festivals and conventions, this year, the film festival will be hosted on their new virtual platform.

Films will be available for viewing in a variety of ways, including The Roku Channel available on Roku streaming devices, The Apple TV App, available on all Apple products, or via Cast or AirPla,y which allows viewers to cast from one device directly to their television. For more information on viewing or tech questions, check out the film fest’s How to Fest page.

Tickets are on sale now, ranging from $12 to $22 depending on whether you would like to view special presentations. The film fest is offering discounted tickets for Denver Film members. There are over 150 films being featured in this year’s festival including shorts, full-length films, narratives, and documentaries.

The lineup includes films like Distemper, which, set in 1918 tells the true story of pathologist and LGBT icon, Louise Pearce, as she works to find a cure for African Trypanosomiasis as it infects millions across the Belgian Congo.

Little Fish is a narrative film about a pandemic that affects people’s memories. The synopsis reads as follows: Imagine waking up and not remembering the person you love. This is the world that newlyweds Emma (Olivia Cooke) and Jude (Jack O’Connell) find themselves in, not long after meeting and falling in love. When Jude contracts the disease, the young couple will do anything to hold onto the memory of their love.

Special presentations include films such as I Am Greta, which dives into the life of 15-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Directed by Nathan Grossman, I Am Greta offers a personal and inspiring glimpse inside Greta’s path to becoming an internationally known environmental activist. Cameras capture Greta’s meetings with government leaders, headline-making public appearances, and global protests. But they also depict Greta’s life outside of the moments visible on news channels worldwide.