{"id":72121,"date":"2017-03-21T23:43:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T05:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sunflower-theatre-in-cortez-hosts-agricultural-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2017-03-22T05:43:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T05:43:29","slug":"sunflower-theatre-in-cortez-hosts-agricultural-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/sunflower-theatre-in-cortez-hosts-agricultural-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunflower Theatre in Cortez hosts agricultural film festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The poster for Saturday\u2019s land-themed film festival.<\/span>Courtesy Photo\/Montezuma Land Conservancy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Montezuma Land Conservancy will show a series of short movies this Saturday in an agriculture-themed film festival at the Sunflower Theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf Life and Land\u201d will include 13 films about the ways people use land in their everyday lives, from farming to children playing outside. At $25 per ticket, it\u2019s a joint fundraiser for the Conservancy and KSJD Radio. They hope it will be the first in a series of annual film events.<\/p>\n

Organizer Lindsay Yarbrough, who helped choose all the films, said that, while they\u2019re not all documentaries, they all deal with issues the Conservancy supports, like sending kids outdoors and promoting progress in agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in an old-school ag community, and a lot of changes are coming in that field,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want to show some new ideas in agriculture that are being used to rebuild soil health.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the movies in the festival will cover the experience of young farmers just starting their businesses, and others focus on \u201cregenerative agriculture,\u201d or techniques for using the land in a sustainable way.<\/p>\n

Yarbrough said the festival lineup is a \u201crandom mix\u201d of independent films that she was able to get permission to play. She said that when she was making her selections, she had a \u201cpersonal bias\u201d toward movies that showed children enjoying the outdoors, which ties into the Conservancy\u2019s partnership with the Montezuma Inspire Coalition to encourage kids to go outside.<\/p>\n

In January of 2016, the Conservancy participated in the nationwide Wild and Scenic Film Festival, which showcased short documentaries from all over the world. Yarbrough said they decided to organize their own festival this year in order to raise money for their general operating budget, as well as raise awareness for local issues.<\/p>\n

Not all the films were made in Montezuma County or by local residents, but Yarbrough said she and other members of the not-for-profit group looked for stories that tied into issues surrounding land use in Southwest Colorado. She also said the Conservancy plans to reach out to the community for ideas when they plan for future festivals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to showcase the things local people are doing, and some topics that are very important to us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The event is being sponsored by organizations like Alpacka Raft, the San Juan Citizens Alliance and Trout Unlimited.<\/p>\n

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If you go<\/h4>\n

What: \u201cOf Life and Land\u201d Film Festival
\n When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25
\n Where: The Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez
\n Cost: $25 per person, including drinks and appetizers
\n More information: sunflowertheatre.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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