2024 Festival Schedule
Documentary Shorts + Q&A
10:00am-12:30pm
The Unknown Country
12:45pm-2:15pm
Common Ground
2:30pm-4:20pm
Narrative Shorts
4:30pm-6:00pm
Happy Hour Presented by Yoshua Greenfield
6:00pm-8:00pm
Documentary Shorts
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Director: Jasmijn Schrofer
"Birth of Light" explores the clash between traditional nomadic life and the arrival of electricity and a 4G network in a remote desert community in Northern Kenya.
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Director: Clay Hervey
What happens when a family relic shows up out of nowhere and turns into a guiding light for a possible answer to that question?
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Director: Stephen Michael Simon
Drained by the fast-paced urban lifestyle, New York City artist Lala makes a bold decision to uproot herself and seek solace in the untamed landscapes somewhere far west.
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Director: Mya Long
Every year people gather in Idaho's backcountry with their horses and their family to follow the journey Chief Joseph took in 1877. Pursued by U.S. cavalry, a band of Nez Perce fled their homeland to escape forced relocation.
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Director: Drew Schettler
"Growing Culture - Seed Farming in the Front Range of Colorado" is a short documentary that explores the Masa Seed Foundation’s efforts to preserve agricultural biodiversity.
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Director: Drew Petersen
Feel It All chronicles professional skier Drew Petersen’s journey from the depths of suicidal depression to the resilience and strength found in running—and skiing the peaks surrounding—the Leadville Trail 100 ultramarathon.
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Director: Matthew Boyd Williams
Max Hutchison is a naturalist, ecologist, zoologist, and lifelong voice for preserving the wetlands he also calls home. The Careist is an ode to Max, a way of life, and a natural area long overlooked and daring to disappear forever.
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Director: Micah Dudash
C. Michael Dudash is one of the world's foremost western oil painters. His past work illustrating some of the most notable movie posters, book covers and magazine work influenced his unique approach to his work today.
The Unknown Country
USA • ENGLISH • 85 mins
Director: Morrisa Maltz Writer: Morrisa Maltz Starring: Lily Gladstone
Reeling from a devastating loss, Tana (Lily Gladstone) is pulled back into the world by an unexpected invitation to her cousin's wedding. She packs up her late grandmother's Cadillac and hits the open road, driving from her home in Minnesota to South Dakota. After reconnecting with her Oglala Lakota family, Tana sets off to retrace a surreal journey that her grandmother took decades ago, searching for the spot captured in an old family photograph. As she travels, Tana finds connection in the stories of everyday people who've settled down far off the main roads including Isaac (Raymond Lee), who provides a pivotal clue to understanding the lost location that could cultivate closure. A personal reverie summoned from a beguiling mix of fact and fiction, The Unknown Country is an arresting debut feature from Morrisa Maltz.
Common Ground
USA • ENGLISH • 101 mins
Director: Joshua Tickell | Rebecca Harrell Tickell Writer: Johnny O'Hara | Joshua Tickell | Rebecca Harrell Tickell Starring: Laura Dern | Jason Momoa | Rosario Dawson
Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary, Kiss the Ground, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money, power, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, black, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, save our health, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late.
Narrative Shorts
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Director: Àlex Lora
Writers: Alfonso Amador & Lluís Quílez
Starring: Babou Cham, Daniel Grao,
Melina Matthews, Adam Nourou
Leo and Diana, a rich couple, bring a broken TV to a recycle point. They meet Salif and his son, two scrap dealers. Diana asks them to come to their house to get more objects
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Director: Josh Gallas
Writer: Josh Gallas & Lizette Barrera
Starring: David DeLao, Anna Antonia
A firefighter returns home after the most difficult shift of his life.
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Director: Tom Noakes
Writer: Will GoodFellow
Starring: Toby Wallace, Sara West
Courage asks unexpected things of us.
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Directors: Julia Aks & Steve Pinder
Writers: Julia Aks & Steve Pinder
Starring: Julia Aks, Ta'imua, Samantha Smart, Nicole Alyse Nelson
England, 1813. Miss Estrogenia gets her period during a long-awaited marriage proposal. Mr. Dickley mistakes the blood for an injury, and it becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot.
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Director: Jorey Worb
Writer: Jorey Worb & Alex Rahman
Starring: Troian Bellisario, Bonnie Discepolo, Evan Arnold
After being sexually attacked by her dentist, a once-confident young woman searches within herself for the strength to confront her assailant.
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Directors: Adam J Graves
Writers: Adam J Graves
Starring: Sajda Pathan, Ananya Shanbhag, Nagesh Bhonsle
When a precocious nine-year-old orphan who works in a back-alley garment factory is offered a rare chance to attend boarding school, she faces a choice that will determine the fate of her future and her family.
Farm Fresh Food Offerings
Yoshua Greenfield • You Enjoy Life • Mixer Chef
Yoshua Greenfield, homesteader, microbe medium, musician, and lover of all things nature, has been cooking for 25 years. As the co-creator and former host of Brothers Green Eats, an alternative cooking show that inspired millions of people around the world to get excited about preparing delicious home-cooked food, he now spends his days on a homestead in Boulder, tending to the land and animals, and teaching others simple, land-based skills. He and his partner Aja enjoy helping like-minded individuals connect with the beauty and potency of nature’s medicine.
For the Yellow Barn Film Festival, Yoshua will create a meal utilizing local meats and seasonal produce that really honors and appreciates the simplicity of such well grown ingredients. You'll sample slow cooked meats stewed in apple cider, eat fresh baked sourdough with some local grains, whipped herbal goat cheese from goats just down the road, and we shall see what else sparks inspiration from Yellow Barns amazing gardens.
Nicole Sheppard • Radiant Kitchen • Lunch & Snacks Chef
Nicole Sheppard, owner and operator of Radiant Kitchen in Boulder, is a passionate chef, farmer, and advocate for sustainable living. With over 15 years of experience in cooking, farming, and sourcing fresh ingredients, Nicole has dedicated herself to creating food that nourishes both people and the planet. Through Radiant Kitchen, she combines her deep connection to the land with her love of serving others, providing food that not only tastes incredible but also uplifts the entire community.
For the Yellow Barn Film Festival, Nicole will be crafting lunches that reflect her mission of supporting local farms and ecosystems. Expect vibrant, nutrient-dense dishes that celebrate the peak of the season, prepared with sustainable ingredients that nourish you from the inside out. From farm-fresh vegetables to carefully sourced grains and herbs, Nicole’s creations will feed your body and spirit, making you feel connected to the local land and its thriving community.
HOW TO FEST
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
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There are no physical tickets, all ticketing is done online. Please present the QR code (emailed to you after purchase) at the door upon entry for the screening.
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Make sure you have your phone with you to present your ticket! If you do not have a smart phone, please print out your ticket to be scanned at the door.
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Please sign our liability waiver before arriving to the festival:
WHEN YOU ARRIVE
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There is FREE (yay) PARKING along the main road when you enter the property.
Handicap parking is located near the barn box. Map below.
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You may purchase tickets when you arrive, just look for the QR codes or come back to this page and navigate to "tickets." All ticketing is online.
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The screenings are all accessible for wheelchairs, though please take note that the roads are dirt once you enter the property. Accessible restrooms are also available at YBF.
AFTER YOU ARRIVE
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If the screening is sold out, fear not! There will be a stanby line. Once all the ticket/pass holders have entered, we will count the number of people in standby and do our best to add seats in order to get everyone in!
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Light snacks and water will be available for purchase, and there will be a food truck later in the afternoon. However, if you're doing the damn thing and staying all day (we salute and appreciate you) maybe pack a power bar just in case.
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Entry for the mixer is included with the price of any single ticket.
