TABLE OF CONTENTS

4-5 “Welcome” from Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans

6 Message from the Presenting Sponsor

8 Yoga in a Colorado Yurt

9 Colorado Yurt Company Celebrating 40 Years

11 Festival Map

12-13 Schedule & Films: Friday, April 8th

14 Vasu Sojitra In Attendance

15 Tin Soldiers, World Premier

16-19 Schedule & Films: Saturday, April 9th

16 Ascend Afghanistan: A New Generation of Afghan Women Leaders (Presentation)

18 Block Party: DJ Sunday Smith

22-27 Schedule & Films: Sunday, April 10th

22 Bloody Mary “Brunch in your Glass” Bar

22 Field Trip to the Black Canyon

22-23 Family Program

31 Sponsor Thank You

2 SAN JUAN INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016 WWW.BUILDINGLIVES.ORG/SJIFF 3 WELCOME

Colleen Burke, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity Of the San Juans Heather Zeilman, Development Director, Habitat for Humanity Of the San Juans While some of us look at film as just We are very excited to present the film The San Juan Independent Film Festival And finally, the reason we’re all here: entertainment or a temporary escape festival at the Montrose Pavilion this year. is back, bigger and better than ever in Habitat for Humanity of the San Juans. from our stressful lives, it can also be a With films ranging from short adrenaline year two! We dedicated our 50th home in March, powerful tool for self-reflection. I look porn to feature length dramas, there and are celebrating 25 years in service! back on some of my favorite films, and are sure to be films that appeal to the For starters, we are hosting the world Your tickets, drink and concession realize that they have helped shed adventurer in you. The Montrose Pavilion premier of Tin Soldiers by filmmakers Ben purchases will continue to fuel our light on my current situation, and thus will give us the added space we need to Duffy and Michael Sassano on Saturday home construction fund, helping HFHSJ allowed me to navigate it a bit differently accommodate ticket sales, produce live afternoon. Both filmmakers and the reach some lofty goals over the next than I may have otherwise. Other films performance and host outdoor activities cutest of the film’s three stars, four-year- 12 months. Our plans include housing I have cherished over the years give me and dance parties. old Abel Rose, will be attending SJIFF. six new families, repairing at least three the time to stop and really count my Vasu Sojitra will also be in attendance; homes, and breaking ground in one of blessings. We are so grateful for your support; we a professional adaptive athlete who is our new communities to the south. are so excited you chose to spend the the focus in Out on a Limb and A Grand As we celebrate the completion of our weekend with us. Enjoy the show! Pursuit, also showing Saturday. These As you consider the important role your 50th home and our 25th year in business three films are kicked off by I Am Able, home plays in your own life, please in Montrose, we are reflecting both which tells the story of Frederick’s consider becoming a DreamBuilder. It is on our challenges and our blessings. incredible recovery after genocide in a simple, auto monthly payment that is The past year has brought record Rwanda. Through painting, cycling, and core to our fundraising needs, and 100% numbers to the organization with six storytelling, he seeks to change people’s of your donation goes toward building homes completed and sold to Habitat preconceptions of what it means to be homes. Memberships also come with Homebuyers in the last 22 months, ‘able’. We will close the afternoon session event tickets and ReStore discounts. If record sales at the ReStore which support with a Q&A in the theater, going deeper we filled every seat in the Pavilion, and our overhead and construction, and with filmmakers Ben and Michael, and each attendee signed up for $15 per record attendance at our events. our two stars, Abel and Vasu. Needless to month, we would fund an entire home in say, Saturday a