The Five States of Colorado will premiere in Denver with follow-up regional screenings throughout the state. The showing at Walking Mountains Science Center on October 2 is one of those screenings! Co-hosted by Eagle River Watershed Council, Walking Mountains Science Center, Water Education Colorado, Colorado Watershed Assembly and Colorado Riparian Association, registration is required, but tickets are free. Sign up to attend the event on October 2 from 6-8 pm below.
In 1861, the U.S. Congress carved Colorado’s boundaries representing no river, mountain range, tribe, or language group to enclose five distinct areas that are now Southern Colorado; Western Colorado; the Eastern Plains; the Front Range along the eastern face of the mountains; and Metropolitan Denver. Each of these regions within the state’s man-made boundaries vastly differs in terms of populations, communities, cultures, communications, and economies that have evolved from their varied geography and histories.
For release in 2023, Colorado Humanities and Denver-based HaveyPro Cinema are producing a 90-minute documentary film, The Five States of Colorado. Designed for a wide range of audiences from elementary school-age to adults, the film will address the history and issues within these five regions, or “states,” to inform, educate, and serve as a basis for community and classroom discussion. The film will be an easily accessible and engaging exploration and illustration of the history, culture, present-day facts and perspectives, concerns, and needs of each of the five featured regions, and a powerful contribution to public education and discourse.
