Leading into this year's festival we are proud to present some fan favorites from past festivals. These films will include a live Q&A with the filmmaker after the virtual screening, in which they will be sharing a sneak peek at their new film in our 2020 lineup. #ThrowbackThursday events are generously sponsored by the English Family Foundation.
Join us for a conversation with Sharon Liese, director of THE GNOMIST, which screened at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival.
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THE GNOMIST:
Firefly Forest, located in Overland Park, KS, is home to a community of imagined fairies and gnomes. Last spring, beautifully-crafted fairy homes and doors custom-built to fit the hollows of trees mysteriously popped up on a heavily-wooded walking trail. Strangers who never before made eye contact, began mingling and trying to find out who or what was responsible for creating such magic. The fairies have a story to tell, but so do the people who encounter them. A giving tree emerged and people started adding gifts and miniature welcome mats and birdhouses to these homes. Eventually, people began leaving notes for the fairies – disclosing their deepest struggles and greatest hopes. And, to their surprise, the fairies were responding.
Leading into this year's festival we are proud to present some fan favorites from past festivals. These films will include a live Q&A with the filmmaker after the virtual screening, in which they will be sharing a sneak peek at their new film in our 2020 lineup. #ThrowbackThursday events are generously sponsored by the English Family Foundation.
Join us for a conversation with Sharon Liese, director of THE GNOMIST, which screened at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival.
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THE GNOMIST:
Firefly Forest, located in Overland Park, KS, is home to a community of imagined fairies and gnomes. Last spring, beautifully-crafted fairy homes and doors custom-built to fit the hollows of trees mysteriously popped up on a heavily-wooded walking trail. Strangers who never before made eye contact, began mingling and trying to find out who or what was responsible for creating such magic. The fairies have a story to tell, but so do the people who encounter them. A giving tree emerged and people started adding gifts and miniature welcome mats and birdhouses to these homes. Eventually, people began leaving notes for the fairies – disclosing their deepest struggles and greatest hopes. And, to their surprise, the fairies were responding.