Boulder Outdoors Film Festival

The 2025 Boulder Enoff Will Be An In-Person Festival, Screenings With Feature And Short Films, Interviews, And Bonus Content Playing

Best Narrative, Documentary Features And Short Films From Around The Globe — Program Available June 2025

Opening And Closing Night Receptions Of Live Music, Food & Libations, Hilton Garden Inn On Canyon And Velvet Elk Lounge On 13th St, Boulder

Screenings At Dairy Arts Center’s Boedecker Cinema And Gordon Gamm Theater

Post-Screening Q&A With Guests From Film, Science, And Outdoor Sports Enthusiasts

The Beauty And Amenities Of The City Of Boulder In Summer - Take A Moment, Take A Walk

Schedule Of Events:

4:00pm - Nature And Outdoors Short Films Program

Finalists Of Short Films Program Curated From Over 100 Submissions To The Festival In 2025 - An Eclectic Mix Of Environmental Advocacy, Wildlife Conservation, And Artistic Expressions Of Nature And What It All Means To Us.

Location: Boedecker Cinema

4:30pm - Half-Life Of Memory: America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory

In The Suburbs Of Denver, The U.S. Secretly Manufactured Thousands Of Atomic Weapons, Leaving Behind A Toxic Legacy That Will Persist For Generations.

The Rocky Flats Plant Produced A Staggering 70,000 Atomic Bombs, Each Serving As A “Trigger” For Thermonuclear Warheads. Concealed By Government Secrecy, The Plant's Fires, Leaks, And Illicit Dumping Of Nuclear Waste Contaminated The Denver Area With Long-Lived Radioactive Toxins.  

A Major—And Highly Visible—Plutonium Fire Sparked A Decade Of Mass Protests, Culminating In An Unprecedented Fbi Raid That Ultimately Shuttered The Plant. Today, The Radioactive Legacy Of Rocky Flats Continues To Threaten Public Health, Yet Surprisingly Few People Are Aware The Plant Ever Existed. 

Through Powerful Testimonials And Extraordinary Archival Media, Half-Life Of Memory Exposes Rocky Flats' Dark Past And Enduring Impact, Prompting Critical Reflection On The Implications Of The Nation’s Renewed Nuclear Weapons Buildup.

Directed By Jeffrey Gipe

Runtime: 55 Minutes

Location: Gordon Gamm Theater

7:00pm - Earth Protectors

Earth Protectors Addresses Our Need To Adapt As A Species To The Anthropocene: The New Era In Which The Impact Of Humans Overwhelms Natural Cycles With Fires, Floods, Pollution, Super Typhoons And A Deadly Virus. These Challenges Provide Incontrovertible Evidence For The Necessity Of Systemic Change. On Anne’s Expeditions Creating Her Art Installations, She Meets A New Generation Of Women And Men Who Are Working To Save Our Planet And Is Inspired By Their Commitment And Their Achievements. Her Narrative Recounts The Stories And The Diversity Of These Young Protagonists Whom She Calls “Earth Protectors”

Anne De Carbuccia, An Environmental Artist, Captures The Stories Of A Motley Crew Of People Who Decided To Dedicate Themselves To The Planet's Wellbeing.

Directed By Anne De Carbuccia

Runtime: 96 Mins

Location: Boedecker Cinema

7:30pm - Age Group Winner

Filmmaker Lex Helgerson Will Join Us For A Discussion
In 1980 Jay Helgerson Shocked The World, Becoming The First Person To Run A Marathon A Week For A Year – Each Race Completed In Under Three Hours. For The Last Ten Years, His Daughter, Filmmaker Alexandra Helgerson, Followed Him With A Camera In Order To Understand The Eccentric Man Who Raised Her. What She Gets Are His Projected Anxieties, His Struggles With Physical Age And Emotional Distress, All While He Endlessly Trains For The Boston Marathon. But As Jay Trains, The Film Is Nearly Derailed By Alexandra’s Encounter With A Life Threatening Illness. Ultimately, Age Group Winner Is An Affirmation Of The Will To Live.

Directed By: Alexandra Helgerson

Length: 83 Mins

Location: Gordon Gamm Theater

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