Heavy on politically themed features and timely documentaries, the Colorado fest's 2024 edition reflects an engagement with the shifting world outside theaters.
Tucked away in a remote Colorado box canyon, the Telluride Film Festival has long leaned into its image as a kind of Brigadoon for cinephiles. But in recent years, not even the rugged mountains that ring the picturesque town could keep Hollywood's woes at bay — from a global pandemic that devastated theaters to last year's crippling dual strikes of actors and writers.
' As she put together the program this summer, with the presidential campaign going through head-snapping gyrations, Huntsinger says the political theme emerged organically rather than out of any doctrinaire impulse. 'For us, the absolute first criterion is quality,' she says. 'Does a movie capture your heart and soul? Is it riveting? Is it very well made?' Thatt’s not to say that the Telluride lineup will be all about wallowing in the world's woes.
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