Ace reporter seeks housingAmy Hadden Marsh, one of the Valley’s top reporters, and her indoor cat (Dizzy) are in need of a place to live. Marsh lost her housing of 27 years due to circumstances beyond her control and hopes to remain local. If you know of a reasonably-priced place, please email amy@soprissun.com Ski and […]
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5 Point Film awards $20,000 to emerging BIPOC filmmakers
On July 24, 5 Point Film announced that it had awarded its Wading for Change BIPOC Filmmakers Grant, totaling $20,000, between two select filmmaking teams, out of a pool of 70 applications nationwide. Raheim Robinson received $10,000 for his project, “Home,” which is in its pre-production stages. Shara Zaia and Max Haimowitz received the second […]
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5 Point Film Festival shares the mic
The 18th annual 5 Point Film Flagship Festival is underway, featuring ticketed and free events that offer something for everyone to enjoy. This festival is dedicated to showcasing stories of adventure and discovery. Audiences can expect to feel inspired by the diverse and exhilarating stories shared from all throughout the world. While 5 Point officially […]
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5 Point Film Festival tickets are now on sale
Tickets for 5 Point’s 18th annual flagship film festival are now live, and the festivities kicked off with a special screening of “Papsura: Peak of Evil” at TACAW on March 14. The film — with cinematography by world-class adventure photographer Blake Gordon, a Carbondale local, in collaboration with Patagonia Films — follows the story of […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Forest Service attritionWhite River Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams is resigning from his position after 15 years. Fitzwilliams is among other federal employees, including Deputy Supervisor Heather Noel, to reportedly have opted into a deferred resignation early buyout program — retaining all pay and benefits until Sept. 30. According to Vail Daily, as many as 20 […]
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5 Point highlight: Dams to rivers
Last Friday, I had the opportunity to visit Carbondale’s famed 5 Point Adventure Film Festival and had a great time. The films were interesting, informative and all around impressive. After the showing, I had the opportunity to interview Weston Boyles, one of the filmmakers and the executive director of Ríos to Rivers, a nonprofit organization […]
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Carbondale to host another epic 5 Point
Lights… camera… adventure!With a brand new logo and website, 5 Point Film Festival is gearing up for its 17th annual flagship event in downtown Carbondale. This will feature a weekend of adventure films screening at the Rec Center as well as many peripheral events. More than 50 films will be shown, with several premiering, Executive […]
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5Point Film Festival is a crowning jewel
The 5Point Adventure Film Festival is one of the multifaceted jewels in the adventure film festival crown, which includes Mountainfilm in Telluride, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in California and the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Alberta, Canada. Luis Yllanes, who took over as executive director of Carbondale-based 5Point Film last December, happily announced […]