Crested Butte Film Festival

Local Films Showcase (Virtual)

Expired October 10, 2022 6:00 AM
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Local Films Showcase
Our first-ever, locals showcase. Join Crested Butte filmmakers, Mark Reeb, Laura Yale, Forest Woodward, Irwin outdoor guide, Jeff Banks, and others, as CBFF showcases the very best films and subjects emanating from the place we call home.
ORNITHOLOGY (AND OTHER HOBBIES YOU CAN TAKE TOO FAR)
From Crested Butte native, Benjamin Swift, comes the story of two young lovers who want to be birds. They masticate, they mate, and they turn their home into a nest. When an untimely death snaps them out of the trance, they’re once again tasked with finding a lifestyle to fill the cracks in their strained relationship.
WIGGLE
An imaginative kid is afraid to get his tooth pulled. Filmed in Crested Butte by local actor and director, Mark Reeb.
JEFF BANKS: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
A world-exploring mountain guide explores his relationship between risk management in the backcountry and the raising of his young daughter.
THE BEN I AM
Ben, a young filmmaker at a small college, comes toe to toe with an identity crisis when he investigates a group of 36 students who share one thing in common: his name. Featuring Crested Butte local, Benjamin Swift.
A THOUSAND CASTS
Oliver White’s pursuit of fish on the fly now takes him to the mythical, magical country of Bhutan to do what he does best – figure things out.
RURAL RUNNERS
RURAL RUNNERS follows a progressive climate activist as she becomes the youngest representative elected to both the Maine House of Representatives and Senate, winning two consecutive campaigns in deep-red rural districts. The film follows Chloe Maxmin and her campaign manager, Canyon Woodward, as they throw away the traditional Democratic playbook (which lost roughly 90% of the vote to Trump in rural counties in the 2020 election) to unseat Republicans, one in a district that had never voted Democrat before. They reached across the aisle, knocked on 13,000 doors, and actually listened to people. Chloe and Canyon are gaining national attention as they shake up the Democratic Party and rehumanize our deeply divided political system. The film is an intimate portrait that offers hope, healing, and a path toward a healthier democracy.
This film is eligible for the 2022 Crested Butte Film Festival Audience Choice Award! (You must unlock the film to be eligible to cast your vote)
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Our first-ever, locals showcase.

Get ready to get local and experience a program of both documentary and narrative, feature length and short films, on the big screen in Crested Butte. Join Crested Butte filmmakers, Mark and Jenn Reeb, Laura Yale, Forest Woodward, Jeff Banks, Benjamin Swift, Ben Knight (and more!), as CBFF showcases the very best of films emanating from the place we call home.


This program is generously sponsored by The Pannier Family

Ben, a young filmmaker at a small college, comes toe to toe with an identity crisis when he investigates a group of 36 students who share one thing in common: his name. When he tracks down 16 of the Bens for an interview, he finds that many of them share his feeling of being lost in a crowd. Ironically, each Ben is quite unique. There's a TV Ben, a longboard Ben, and a dancing Ben, which leads our original Ben to wonder how he can stand out among the sea of Bens. However, when he lures the Bens to a Ben-only gala with pizza and Kool-Aid, he realizes that he doesn't have to try to be special. He's just happy to be part of the club. Featuring Crested Butte local, Benjamin Swift.



Ben Greenly, Bergen Hoff, Benjamin Swift

Ben Greenly, Benjamin Swift, and B(erg)en Hoff are three lovely boys who have gotten so tall since you last saw them. Some consider these filmmakers groomsman at the wedding of comedy and philosophy. Some take them for frauds and dilettantes. Others see them as an embodiment of the holy trinity: Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Greenly is Harry, because he is brave, charismatic, and the face of the company. Swift is Hermione because he is smart and organized. Hoff is Ron, because Dumbledore would only trust him to play with lights.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Yes, it's a world premiere
  • Rating
    The whole family (including children)
  • Director
    Ben Greenly, Benjamin Swift, Bergen Hoff
  • Producer
    Benjamin Swift
  • Co-Producer
    Benjamin Swift
  • Cast
    The Bens
  • Cinematographer
    Bergen Hoff
  • Editor
    Ben Greenly, Benjamin Swift, Bergen Hoff
  • Composer
    Lincoln Grench
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