THE COLORADO DRAGON BOAT FILM FESTIVAL
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    • 2023 Program >
      • 2023 Community Conversations >
        • 3/11 - Celebrating the Stories of our LGBTQ+ Asian American Pacific Islander Community
        • 3/12 - Celebrating the Stories of our Multiracial AAPI Community
      • 2023 Short Films Showcase >
        • Amache Rose
        • Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya Findings
        • Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls
        • One Fine Day
        • Paddles on the Water
        • Soon
        • Thread
      • 2023 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • 1992
        • Daruma
        • Esperanza
        • it's in the cards, fatherhood
        • My Grandpa Says He's an Alien
        • The Pomegranate Tree
        • The Waterspout
        • Yesterday I Was the Moon
    • 2022 Program >
      • 2022 Community Conversations >
        • 3/5 - CAPU
        • 3/6 - AGI
      • 2022 Short Films Showcase >
        • #AsianAmResilience Microdocs
        • good enough
        • In Wake of the Crashing Dawn
        • Projections
        • Charlie
        • Desert Lotus
        • Ara, Untamed
        • My Name is not Amy
      • 2022 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • Sino Ako
        • All Mine
        • Winter Glass Glare
        • Core
        • Maa
        • Heart Sutra
    • 2021 Program >
      • 2021 Short Film Showcase >
        • #AsianAMCovidStories
        • Duo Pandemia
        • Mastery I & II
        • Ib Tsug 13 Hnub
        • Ntuj Tsim Txom
        • Mechamorphosis
        • The 3 Day Nun
        • The Loyal Betrayal
        • Voices
      • 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • Check Box: Other
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter >
          • I Put the Bi in Bitter S2
          • I Put the Bi in Bitter S1
        • Safe
        • In the Spotlight
    • 2020 Program >
      • Digital Program Book
      • 2020 Creative Conversations >
        • 2/21 - Best Tasting Wild Foods of Colorado​
        • 2/22 - Health & Mental Health
        • 2/22 - Mushroom Foraging 101
      • 2020 Asian American Documentaries >
        • Palliative
        • Love Boat: Taiwan
      • 2020 Colorado Showcase >
        • The Rock Within
        • Ma
        • For Tashi
        • people (of water)
        • Not Pictured
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter
      • Ang Larawan (The Portrait)
      • Asian American Artist Showcase
    • 2019 Program >
      • 2019 Film Shorts >
        • Runner
        • Tears of the Sky
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter
        • My Escape
      • 2019 CU Denver Showcase >
        • Three Worlds One Stage
        • Virtual Mandala
      • 2019 Festival Talkbacks >
        • Creative Leadership Talkback
        • CU Filmmaker Q&A
        • Film Industry Talkback
    • 2018 Program
    • 2017 Program >
      • Taipei Story
      • The Last Princess
      • Mid-Length Films Block
      • Ten Years
      • What's in the Darkness
      • Millennium Actress
      • The Future Perfect
      • Youth of the Beast
      • Being Good
      • Heart Attack
      • Bloody Dairy
      • Bruce Takes Dragon Town
      • Cowboy and Indian
      • Dancing Through Life: The Dorothy Toy Story
      • Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi
      • Mango Sticky Rice
      • Night-Fly
      • Sumo Road - The Musical
      • Threads - The Art and Life of Surayia Rahman
      • Twenty Years
    • 2016 Program >
      • Wolf Children
      • Uzumasa Limelight
      • Changing Season
      • Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
      • Awesome Asian Bad Guys
      • Off the Menu: Asian America
      • Winning Girl
  • Sponsors / Donors

​2020 Creative Conversations
Hosted by Tattered Cover Book Store

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​2526 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206 - Basement Floor
All Creative Conversations are free and open to the public! RSVP to reserve a spot!

We invite you to continue engaging with our theme of Wellness in the Community at the Tattered Cover Book Store across from the Sie FilmCenter!

Our film festival will offer three additional opportunities to engage with community and field experts on the following topics:
  • Foraging for Wild Plants
  • Mushroom Hunting
  • Healthcare and Mental Health
​
Each of these creative talks will allow you, our audience, to explore themes and topics from our festival films in depth! Our guest speakers come from all over Colorado and the Denver metro area to share their expertise and personal stories. 

​​Join our conversations, and make an impact on wellness ​in your ​life and your community! Be sure to visit our Wellness Mini Market at the theater afterwards!

 

Friday, February 21
1:00PM - ​Best Tasting Wild Foods of Colorado​

Introduction to foods and medicines found in the backcountry of Colorado. Learn how to identify wild plants and utilize them in some basic recipes!

Presented by Katrina Blair.
Founder of non-profit Turtle Lake Refuge and author of The Wild Wisdom of Weeds.
​

​​Learn More!

Saturday, February 22
10:00AM - Healthcare & Mental Health Forum

​Join us in a discussion with Asian American physicians and health professionals on topics that cover health, mental health, and challenges faced by Asian American professionals in the health field. Members from the health industry and the public are all invited!
Learn More!

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Saturday February 22
11:15AM - Mushroom Foraging 101

Learn how to find choice edible mushrooms in Colorado's high country:
Porcinis, Chanterelles, Morels & more.

Presentated by Trent and Kristen Blizzard of Modern Forager.

​​Learn More!

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  • Home
  • About / Contact
  • Submit Your Film
  • Previous Programs
    • 2023 Program >
      • 2023 Community Conversations >
        • 3/11 - Celebrating the Stories of our LGBTQ+ Asian American Pacific Islander Community
        • 3/12 - Celebrating the Stories of our Multiracial AAPI Community
      • 2023 Short Films Showcase >
        • Amache Rose
        • Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya Findings
        • Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls
        • One Fine Day
        • Paddles on the Water
        • Soon
        • Thread
      • 2023 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • 1992
        • Daruma
        • Esperanza
        • it's in the cards, fatherhood
        • My Grandpa Says He's an Alien
        • The Pomegranate Tree
        • The Waterspout
        • Yesterday I Was the Moon
    • 2022 Program >
      • 2022 Community Conversations >
        • 3/5 - CAPU
        • 3/6 - AGI
      • 2022 Short Films Showcase >
        • #AsianAmResilience Microdocs
        • good enough
        • In Wake of the Crashing Dawn
        • Projections
        • Charlie
        • Desert Lotus
        • Ara, Untamed
        • My Name is not Amy
      • 2022 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • Sino Ako
        • All Mine
        • Winter Glass Glare
        • Core
        • Maa
        • Heart Sutra
    • 2021 Program >
      • 2021 Short Film Showcase >
        • #AsianAMCovidStories
        • Duo Pandemia
        • Mastery I & II
        • Ib Tsug 13 Hnub
        • Ntuj Tsim Txom
        • Mechamorphosis
        • The 3 Day Nun
        • The Loyal Betrayal
        • Voices
      • 2021 Emerging Artists Showcase >
        • Check Box: Other
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter >
          • I Put the Bi in Bitter S2
          • I Put the Bi in Bitter S1
        • Safe
        • In the Spotlight
    • 2020 Program >
      • Digital Program Book
      • 2020 Creative Conversations >
        • 2/21 - Best Tasting Wild Foods of Colorado​
        • 2/22 - Health & Mental Health
        • 2/22 - Mushroom Foraging 101
      • 2020 Asian American Documentaries >
        • Palliative
        • Love Boat: Taiwan
      • 2020 Colorado Showcase >
        • The Rock Within
        • Ma
        • For Tashi
        • people (of water)
        • Not Pictured
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter
      • Ang Larawan (The Portrait)
      • Asian American Artist Showcase
    • 2019 Program >
      • 2019 Film Shorts >
        • Runner
        • Tears of the Sky
        • I Put the Bi in Bitter
        • My Escape
      • 2019 CU Denver Showcase >
        • Three Worlds One Stage
        • Virtual Mandala
      • 2019 Festival Talkbacks >
        • Creative Leadership Talkback
        • CU Filmmaker Q&A
        • Film Industry Talkback
    • 2018 Program
    • 2017 Program >
      • Taipei Story
      • The Last Princess
      • Mid-Length Films Block
      • Ten Years
      • What's in the Darkness
      • Millennium Actress
      • The Future Perfect
      • Youth of the Beast
      • Being Good
      • Heart Attack
      • Bloody Dairy
      • Bruce Takes Dragon Town
      • Cowboy and Indian
      • Dancing Through Life: The Dorothy Toy Story
      • Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi
      • Mango Sticky Rice
      • Night-Fly
      • Sumo Road - The Musical
      • Threads - The Art and Life of Surayia Rahman
      • Twenty Years
    • 2016 Program >
      • Wolf Children
      • Uzumasa Limelight
      • Changing Season
      • Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
      • Awesome Asian Bad Guys
      • Off the Menu: Asian America
      • Winning Girl
  • Sponsors / Donors