Casper International Film Festival

Casper International Film Festival

Saturday, Feb 1, 2025 at 10:00am

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Schedule of Events

10:00 AM - Headwinds & 100 Years on the Lincoln Highway at Arena Theater at Frontier

Headwinds
Runtime: 27:01

100 Years on the Lincoln Highway
Before the Interstate Highway System, before famed Route 66, before highways were even numbered, there was one road that started it all, one road that changed America forever: The Lincoln Highway. "100 Years on the Lincoln Highway" is the story of the first coast-to-coast automobile road in the United States. Beginning in Times Square, New York City and ending at Lincoln Park in San Francisco.
Runtime: 56:46

10:00 AM - Why Dinosaurs? at Fox Theater at Frontier

Why dinosaurs? For starters, they're super cool. But leave it to Tony Pinto and his son James to document all the fascinating details of the titans that once roamed the Earth and hear from paleontologists, filmmakers, and true blue dino-fans

Runtime: 94 minutes
Director: James Pinto, Tony Pinto

1:00 PM - Don't Get Eaten at Fox Theater at Frontier

A zaney zombie-family-comedy that follows Noah, a homeschooling dad running an apocalypse prepping Youtube channel. He and his wife Rose (breadwinner...high strung) reach a breaking point in their marriage. On a therapist's recommendation they take their 3 girls on a technology-free family retreat in the woods. However, on the first night an actual zombie shows up. Noah (who has, of course, not actually left his phone at home) starts streaming, battling zombies with his daughters, and tries (unsuccessfully) to hide all this from Rose. The family eventually discovers that the only thing scarier than these zombies, is where the zombies have come from.

Director: George Simon, Joe Simon
Runtime: 77 minutes

2:00 PM - Godspeed, Los Polacos! at Arena Theater at Frontier

After claiming the first descent of the world's deepest canyon, five university students from Krakow risk it all to fight for democracy in the Eastern Bloc.

Director: Adam Nawrot
Runtime: 88 minutes

3:00 PM - Who She Is & Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett at Fox Theater at Frontier

Who She Is
THESE ARE THE WOMEN HIDDEN WITHIN THE STATISTICS OF THE MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN EPIDEMIC IN WYOMING AND BEYOND. MEET THEM. SEE THEM. SAY THEIR NAMES. THEY ARE “WHO SHE IS”.
Director: Sophie Barksdale and Jordan Dresser

Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett
This Mid-America Emmy-nominated film highlights the story of black activist-artist Elizabeth Catlett. Catlett studied under artist Grant Wood and in 1941was the first African American female to receive an MFA from the University of Iowa in Studio Arts. Later she embraced the politically tolerant culture of Mexico, as a conducive environment for her to work as artist and teacher. Her connection to human rights on the heels of the McCarthy era created conflict leading to her imprisonment. Later Catlett renounced her American citizenship and became a Mexican citizen. Nevertheless, her works were still exhibited in museums worldwide. A pioneer of The Black Arts Movement her activism continued throughout the Black Power and the feminist movements of the 1970's. Catlett later regained her American citizenship in 2002. Her monumental works of Malala Jackson and Ralph Ellison are awe-inspiring, but her most iconic works are those of ordinary black

Director: Kevin Kelley and Marie Wilkes
Runtime: 57 minutes

5:00 PM - Chasing the Long Yellow Line at Fox Theater at Frontier

In the summer of 2022, ultra-runner Dave Proctor set out on an audacious quest: to break the 30-year-old world record for the fastest run across Canada. Chasing the Long Yellow Line captures the raw grit, humour, and spirit of a man running over 7,000 kilometres in just over 67 days, from coast to coast. As Dave battles relentless physical pain, mental exhaustion, and the unpredictable elements of Canada's vast and varied landscapes, the film dives into his deep determination and the unshakable support of his family and crew.

Director: Vera Neverkevich
Runtime: 91:00

7:00 PM - Pacifica at Fox Theater at Frontier

Daniel is on a road trip through the American West with his teenage daughter Artis. They live in a golden bubble: camping and enjoying the landscape. But whenever people approach them, Artis runs od, leaving Daniel anxiously searching for her.

Runtime: 83 minutes
Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk

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