Student documentary filmmakers from Tree Stump Films will get a chance to showcase their work to the Rocky Mountain region and beyond this August on Rocky Mountain PBS.
RMPBS will broadcast four documentary films by Colorado State University students who are part of Tree Stump Films, a department within Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation.
“As an experienced PBS film producer, I have impressed upon our students the boost in credibility a PBS film credit will give to Tree Stump Films, Rocky Mountain Student Media – and especially their own personal reels as they look to make the jump from college to professional filmmaking,” said Tree Stump Films Adviser Frank Boring.
How to watch
When: 7:30 p.m. (MST) Thursday, Aug. 24, (debut) and 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, (encore).
Where: Rocky Mountain PBS (check local cable, satellite or over-the-air listings).
Live stream here: rmpbs.org/livestream/
The featured films, which will be shown as part of RMPBS’s Arts and Culture Showcase, will include:
- “Reclamation:” A Native American student reclaims her indigenous identity through beadwork.
- “Becoming Kaz:” A CSU student reflects on his gender transformation via storytelling and visual art.
- “DIY Fort Collins:” See the creation of an inclusive DIY Fort Collins music space.
- “A Complex Life:” Abe embraces his complex thoughts on prestige via music and skateboarding.
“The student producers were overwhelmed with the positive response from the Fort Collins and CSU community at our first showing of these films at the Lyric Cinema,” said Irl Paulalengan, a student director. “We are beyond excited to share these stories with the greater audience through Rocky Mountain PBS. I hope our viewers will experience the PBS high broadcast standard with our documentaries.”
About Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation
Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation is a not-for-profit company that employs students to produce media for the Colorado State University and Fort Collins communities. Located on the CSU campus, RMSMC employs nearly 300 students annually to produce independent student media each school year on a variety of platforms, including Tree Stump Films, The Rocky Mountain Collegian and Collegian.com, KCSU-FM 90.5 radio, Collegian Television (CTV) and CSU TV11, College Avenue Magazine, and Student Video Productions. Learn more about us at RMSMC.com.
