Upstairs at the Cozmic-Boulder Adventure Film Festival
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Saturday, May 17 2008, 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday, May 17
Boulder Adventure Film Festival, 8 PM $10
Mt. Biking, Skiing, Kayaking, Enviro and more……… The Boulder Adventure Film Festival’s World Tour mobilizes this years’ finest award winning adventure films, bringing them to life on the big screen in venues around the world. Audiences will travel trough the lens into the minds and locations of the world’s foremost adventurers, stirring contemplative and emotionally charged journey’s within ourselves. This international forum for the best and most inspiring independent films of the year cover the range of human adventure from heart-stopping athleticism, serious exploration, environmental heroism and gripping tales from the edges of the believable. Adventurers and filmmakers created this festival because we believe in the power of the story, especially the narrative of adventure and awakening to change and challenge the world we live in. You don’t want to miss this one!
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