A Taste of the 2011 Aspen Shortsfest

Wade, Tucker and I went up for the Aspen Shortsfest family program this past Saturday and the films were as moving and inspiring as ever. The first film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce, brought tears to my eyes for the beautiful celebration of books and the...

An Evening at the Oscars…in Aspen

(Associate Aspen Film Programmer Brie Bath with Laura Thielen and Oliver Sharpe) No I did not travel by limo to Aspen Film’s annual LIGHTS, CAMERA, OSCARS® party at the Viceroy Snowmass Hotel, as I had originally planned. Nor did I dress in a silk tulled gown. Instead I drove there myself and arrived...

Aspen Film’s Artistic Director: Laura Thielen

Aspen, Colorado is known not only for it’s spectacular landscape but also for the incredible festivals that grace our valley, bringing culture, intellect and entertainment to all of us who could not live here without it. Personally, coming from New York City, I would have gone bonkers and left a long...

aspenShortsfest Crosses the Gamut

Last Tuesday night a girlfriend gave me a precious gift by inviting me to join her to watch an evening of movies at the aspenShortsfest that claims to be, “one of the world’s premier international short film and video showcases for the trend-setting art form: the short. Aspen Shortsfest’s...