Co-founder Robin Beeck’s weekend highlights for Boulder International Film Festival - Boulder Daily Camera

Here are weekend highlights from Robin Beeck, Boulder International Film Festival’s co-owner.

For trailers and a full schedule, visit biff1.org.

Chautauqua Auditorium

‘The Loneliest Whale: The Search For 52’

Friday, 10:30 a.m., U.S., feature documentary, 2021, 90 minutes
This film is an inspiring cinematic quest to find the “52 Hertz Whale,” which scientists believe has spent its entire life in solitude calling out at a frequency that is different from any other whale.

Directed by Joshua Zeman and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Shorts Program 1

Friday, 1:15 p.m., 85 minutes

BIFF short film programs are incredibly popular. Many of these films have gone on to win awards and propel their makers to even greater projects. BIFF Shorts Program 1 features the films “My Father the Mover,” “The Present,” “The Letter Room,” “Old Dog” and “David.”

Century 16 Boulder

‘Summertime’

Friday, 7:45 p.m., U.S., feature film, 2021, 90 minutes

The spoken word for this joyously infectious urban musical was written by 27 hugely talented high school students in Los Angeles. The film was born of the director’s self-described “mind-blowing” visit to a workshop where performers from across the city recited fearlessly personal texts

Directed by Carlos López Estrada.

Boulder High Soccer Field

‘Buried’

Friday, 9 p.m., U.S., feature documentary, 2021, 99 minutes

Snowcat mechanic Mike Alves was outside when he heard twigs snapping. It was 1982 and this was the worst blizzard in Lake Tahoe’s history; it had already snowed 7 feet in five days with wind gusts of 120 miles per hour. In a split second, millions of pounds of snow hurtled down, demolishing Alpine Meadows’ base area buildings and burying the parking lot. A crew of 150 volunteers spent the next five days digging. They found eight bodies, but continued searching, because there was still one person missing.

Filmmakers Jared Drake, Steven Siig, and film subject Meredith Watson will appear in person.

Chautauqua Auditorium

‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free’

Saturday, 8 p.m., U.S., feature documentary, 2021, 89 minutes

This film offers a unique take on the Petty legacy and captures the period of 1993-95, during which Petty created his seminal and most emotionally raw album, “Wildflowers.” This unvarnished look at the singer, songwriter and musician features never-before-seen footage drawn from a newly discovered archive of 16mm film.

Filmmakers Mary Wharton and Dan Braun will appear in person.

Boulder High School

‘Soy Cubana Cuba’

Saturday, 3:15 p.m., U.S., feature documentary, 2021, 79 minutes

When the Vocal Vidas, an all-female Cuban quartet are invited to play their first show in the U.S., a simple concert becomes a journey across physical and ideological borders — affirming the connective power of music.

Filmmakers by Jeremy Ungar and Robin Miller Ungar will appear in person.

‘Los Hermanos / The Brothers’

Saturday, 5:45 p.m., Cuba/U.S., feature documentary, 2020, 84 minutes

This exciting, long-awaited film follows two Cuban-born brothers and award-winning musicians, Ilmar López Gavilán, a violinist who left Havana in his teens to study in Moscow, later relocating to New York, and Aldo, a pianist, whose professional training, and career, developed in Havana.

Filmmakers Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneider will appear in person

‘For Madmen Only’

Saturday, 8:15 p.m., U.S., feature documentary, 2020, 87 minutes

The world’s first improv troupe was organized in the 1950s and grew to include Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Shelly Berman, Del Close and others. When Nichols, May and Berman left for fame and fortune, the group renamed themselves The Second City, and the eventual director, Del Close went on to teach his method of improv to comedians like Robin Williams, Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Bill Murray, and Amy Poehler.

Directed by Heather Ross.

Chautauqua Auditorium

‘Ronnie’s’

Sunday, 10 a.m., U.K., feature documentary, 2020, 104 minutes

In 1959, tenor-saxophonist Ronnie Scott started a jazz club in London that was a huge success from the very beginning to today. The club has been the ground-zero of jazz in Europe for six decades and has featured legends like Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Van Morrison and Nina Simone — and included superstars like Prince, Lady Gaga and Jimi Hendrix, who made his last spectacular performance at “Ronnie’s” before his death. The film features never-before-seen footage of some of the greatest jazz stars of all time.

Directed by Oliver Murray.

‘Under the Volcano’

Sunday, 3:45 p.m., Australia, feature documentary, 2021, 90 minutes

Constructed by Beatles’ producer Sir George Martin in 1979, AIR Studios Montserrat was a custom-built, recording facility tucked away on a Caribbean paradise — in the shadow of an active volcano. The studio not only attracted the biggest musical talent on the planet but was also the birthplace of mega-hits such as “Money for Nothing” and “Every Breath You Take.” Under the Volcano is the definitive account of George Martin’s studio at the end of the world and features Sting, Jimmy Buffet, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Sir Paul McCartney, , Sir Elton John, Earth and Earth Wind & Fire.

Directed by Gracie Otto.

Boulder High School

‘Youth v Gov’

Sunday, 12:15 p.m., U.S., feature documentary, 2020, 110 minutes

This film is the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government. Since 2015, 21 plaintiffs, now ages 13 to 24, have been suing the U.S. government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, personal safety and property through their willful actions in creating the climate crisis they will inherit. It is the story of youth finding their voices and fighting to protect their rights and our collective future.

Filmmakers Christi Cooper, Olivia Ahnemann, Lyman Smith and plaintiff Nick Venner will appear in person.

‘Language Lessons’

Sunday, 3:15 p.m., U.S. /Costa Rica, feature film, 2021, 91 minutes

When Adam’s (Mark Duplass) husband surprises him with weekly Spanish lessons, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his already structured life. Adam develops an unexpected and complicated emotional bond with Cariño — but do you really know someone just because you’ve experienced a traumatic moment with them? Bittersweet, honest, and at times darkly funny, the film is a moving exploration of platonic love.

Directed by Natalie Morales Cast: Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales, Desean Terry.

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