/cmci/ en /cmci/2020/08/05/film-buffs-unite-cu-boulders-first-mimesis-documentary-festival-brings-filmmakers <span>Film Buffs Unite! CU ��«����Ƶ’s First Mimesis Documentary Festival brings Filmmakers, Documentary Enthusiasts Together</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-08-05T15:52:15-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 15:52">Wed, 08/05/2020 - 15:52</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/screen_shot_2020-08-05_at_2.34.47_pm.png?h=3ecc83bb&amp;itok=faI1Q5MR" width="1200" height="800" alt="Mimesis Logo"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/711" hreflang="en">cdem</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/713" hreflang="en">center for documentary and ethnographic media</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/63" hreflang="en">critical media practices</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/715" hreflang="en">festival</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/717" hreflang="en">mimesis</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <span>Saebryn Peel</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.mimesisfestival.org/" rel="nofollow">Mimesis Documentary Festival</a> will bring filmmakers together for an immersive week of film screenings and discussions.</p><p dir="ltr"><span>The virtual presentation, to be held Aug. 12 through 18, will feature short and feature-length programs available for online streaming, as well as live events and other interactive experiences accessible to both filmmakers and the general public.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The festival provides a great opportunity for those in the public to view </span><a href="https://www.mimesisfestival.org/2020-program" rel="nofollow">documentaries</a> that might otherwise be difficult to access, says Eric Coombs Esmail, director of the College of Media, Communication and Information’s Center for Documentary and Ethnographic Media, which is hosting the festival.</p><p dir="ltr"><span>“Some of the films we are showing will be entirely unique to most audiences,” Esmail says. “Mimesis is about pushing the boundaries of what documentary can be, and having impactful experiences of unique and underrepresented subjects through art.”&nbsp;</span></p><div>One highlight of the festival will be “The Unwriting of Disaster,” part of a new year-long series called <a href="https://www.mimesisfestival.org/flaherty-x-boulder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flaherty x ��«����Ƶ</a>, which showcases important works of historical and contemporary documentary media art.</div><p dir="ltr"><span>Mimesis Documentary Festival was created as a non-fiction, media-focused platform for creators, artists and scholars to share their work while engaging with others. It is sponsored by CU ��«����Ƶ units including </span><a href="/cmci/" rel="nofollow">CMCI</a>, the Departments of<a href="/anthropology/" rel="nofollow"> Anthropology</a> and<a href="/cmci/dcmp" rel="nofollow"> Critical Media Practices</a> and the <a href="/researchinnovation/" rel="nofollow">Research and Innovation Office</a>––as well as through <a href="https://giving.cu.edu/fund/center-documentary-and-ethnographic-media-fund" rel="nofollow">individual contributions</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">All current students, faculty&nbsp;and staff can receive free admission to the entire festival. Send a request to mdf@colorado.edu from your colorado.edu email address to be provided with a code to use at checkout. For others in the public, <span><a href="https://www.mimesisfestival.org/tickets" rel="nofollow">tickets for the festival can be purchased on the festival's website.</a></span>&nbsp;Participants can purchase individual event tickets&nbsp; for $10 each, or you can buy an all access pass for $25.&nbsp;</p><div>&nbsp;</div></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The Mimesis Documentary Festival will bring filmmakers together for an immersive week of film screenings and discussions. The virtual presentation––free to all CU ��«����Ƶ students, faculty and staff––will be held Aug. 12 through 18.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/screen_shot_2020-08-05_at_2.48.44_pm.png?itok=Weg-_nwz" width="1500" height="576" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:52:15 +0000 Anonymous 4779 at /cmci