Shifting The Lens: Real Film. Real Talk

Real Films

Meals are provided, creating a moment to pause, share lunch, and settle into the films together. Doors open at 11:30 AM. We encourage you to arrive early to grab your meal and be seated before the program begins.

Presented by the Youth Documentary Academy and Rocky Mountain PBS, this lunchtime screening features four short documentaries by local young adult filmmakers. Through personal storytelling, the films explore mental health, immigration, women’s health, and aging — offering perspectives that resonate across generations and invite reflection and connection.

Real Talk

Following the screening, audiences are invited into pod conversations held within The Source Never Diminishes, on view in the Gallery of Contemporary Art. These intergenerational conversations bring together people featured in the films, the young adult directors, and the audience. Facilitated by the UCCS Department of Social Work, Rocky Mountain PBS, and more!

Explore the Connections Corridor, featuring community partners, mental health organizations, and public media offering resources and points of connection beyond the screening.

Sponsors for this event include Diversus Health, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Calm Foundation, Arts in Society, Colorado Office of Film, Television, Media, Colorado Public Radio, Coppr Cultural Office, Equity in Arts Learning, think360 Arts for Learning, Peak View Behavioral Health, KRCC, Pikes Peak Suicide Prevention, H. Chase Stone Charitable Trust, UCCS College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, College of Public Service Division of DEI.



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