Past Events

To see more information on our past screenings, check out our legacy site for our complete archives. We plan to keep the legacy site up and running as a living archive of our history.

Artist Chat
Shifting the
Perspective
Oct 25, 2022

Artist Chat
Bodies in Spaces
Site Specificity in Screendance
Oct 1, 2020

Artist Chat
Intersectionality
and Identity
Sept 30, 2020

Artist Chat
Staying Creative
in Trying Times
Sept 28, 2020

Sans Souci Brazil: 3rd Edition

a woman's muscular back is washed with a pink light from the side

november 21-27, 2022

  • a weeklong series of screenings, performances, and discussions
  • screenings of Brazilian dance films and films by Brazilians around the world
  • virtual events and in-person events in Campinas, Sao Paulo

SSF Colombia

a dancer flying through the air about to be caught by two on the ground

september 22 – october 21, 2022

  • a month-long museum installation and two screenings
  • part of the “Gastro Think Tank” Festival in Bogotá, Colombia

SSF @ Moving Southwest

two women - one dark skinned and one light skinned - dance under an overpass in Dallas

july 5, 2022 at 7:30pm (MST)

  • in-person screening of a feature-length dance documentary

july 9 & 10, 2022 at 5:30pm (MST)

  • in-person screening of short dance films by Latin American artists and/or works that explore Hispanic, Latin American, or Caribbean Island heritage

july 11-17, 2022

  • a free virtual screening for children and families

Women’s History Month Virtual Screening

a woman swims underwater toward surface light, oriented sideways

march 25 – april 2, 2022

  • celebrating and featuring the work of extraordinary directors who identify as womxn or women
  • free to watch on our website

ONLINE Q&A MARCH 30, 2022 at 1:00pm (MST)

  • with featured artist Gretchen LaBorwit
  • by registration only (available to ages 60+ in the Boulder, Colorado area)

Filmmaker Book Launch

a book cover featuring a woman wearing an elaborate lattice structure on her back standing next to a shirtless man extending his right arm

march 10, 2022 at 7:30pm (EST)

  • join SSF Executive Director Michelle Bernier and SFF contributing artist and author Cara Hagan in a discussion celebrating Cara’s newly published book, Screendance from Film to Festival: Celebration and Curatorial Practice
  • available now in paperback and Kindle!

Black History Month Virtual Screening

five dark skinned dancers stand in the sand at the beach with eyes closed

february 1-12, 2022

  • featuring the work of directors and dancers of color, as well as films that examine or celebrate the Black experience
  • films available to watch here during the screening period
  • one film is restricted to viewers in the USA

ONLINE Q&A FEBRUARY 4, 2022 at 11:30am (MST)

  • with featured artist Helanius Wilkins

SSF Virtual Screening II: Nurturing Our Roots

an Indian dancer emotes dramatically, reaching an arm toward the camera

October 14-23, 2021

  • an opening short and feature length documentary dealing with the idea of the roots of a dance form and how they continue to evolve in our world today
  • films available to watch here during the screening period
  • one film is restricted to viewers in Colorado, USA

SSF @ Jack’s Solar Garden: Locals’ Night

a light skinned man and a dark skinned man lean into each other in a field

October 15, 2021 at 7:30pm (MST)

  • in-person screening celebrating Colorado dance filmmakers
  • featuring new work by local artists including Jack’s Resident Artist and SSF AED Michelle Bernier
  • bring a blanket or camping chair
  • parking opens at 7pm

SSF @ Blue Sage: A Fresh Take

many dancers of diverse races and genders huddle closely together

October 2, 2021

  • in-person screening featuring youth creatives, student directors, and first time filmmakers
  • with support from CU Boulder’s Office of Outreach and Engagement and Department of Theatre & Dance

SSF Virtual Screening I: Making Things Differently

an Asian woman and a black boy dance with hands in a maze of string

September 9-18, 2021

  • films that step outside the proverbial box, whether in terms of the process of shooting, editing, theory, approach, or subject matter
  • films available to watch here during the screening period
  • one film is restricted to viewers in the USA

SSF @ Dairy Drive-In: All the World’s a Stage

June 18 & 19, 2021 – 8:30pm gates, 9pm show (MST)

  • three shorts, two of which won Audience Choice Awards in 2020
  • one feature length film that chronicles the making of a one-night-only performance by three local artists performing different ancient art forms and weaving into the fabric of Colorado community

SSF @ Dairy Drive-In: Best of Brazil

May 14 & 15, 2021 – 8pm gates, 8:30pm show (MST)

  • a 65-minute program featuring a dozen films that were both crowd pleasers and staff favorites from last season’s flagship event, Sans Souci: Brazilian Edition 2020

Black History Month Screening

an older male clogging dancer seated on a rainy front porch with a banjo player, framed by sound equipment in the foreground

Virtual screening February 26 – 28, 2021

  • celebrating and featuring the work of Black directors as well as films that celebrate or examine the Black experience in the United States, including featuring extraordinary Black performers