{"id":2456733,"date":"2020-04-03T13:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=323705"},"modified":"2020-04-03T13:23:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:23:00","slug":"mountain-mayhem-virtual-shortsfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mountain-mayhem-virtual-shortsfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Mayhem: Virtual Shortsfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.8619119878604\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-323705-286\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/09-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/09.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | One version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>One version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/09.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/09.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"One version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"May Selby photo | Aspen Film\u2019s executive and artistic director Susan Wrubel and board chairman Ryan Brooks on opening night of Academy Screenings in January.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Aspen Film\u2019s executive and artistic director Susan Wrubel and board chairman Ryan Brooks on opening night of Academy Screenings in January.<\/strong><br \/>May Selby photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen Film\u2019s executive and artistic director Susan Wrubel and board chairman Ryan Brooks on opening night of Academy Screenings in January.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Adam Wallensten photo | Saeed and Mina, the protagonists in the short film The Manchador by Kaveh Therani. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Saeed and Mina, the protagonists in the short film The Manchador by Kaveh Therani. <\/strong><br \/>Adam Wallensten photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Saeed and Mina, the protagonists in the short film The Manchador by Kaveh Therani. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Arash Marandi photo | On set for The Manchador with Kaveh Tehrani, who wrote the screenplay and directed the short, and cinematographer Adam Wallensten. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>On set for The Manchador with Kaveh Tehrani, who wrote the screenplay and directed the short, and cinematographer Adam Wallensten. <\/strong><br \/>Arash Marandi photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1024x683.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"On set for The Manchador with Kaveh Tehrani, who wrote the screenplay and directed the short, and cinematographer Adam Wallensten. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Adam Wallensten photo | Actress Narges Rashidi as Mina in The Manchador. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Actress Narges Rashidi as Mina in The Manchador. <\/strong><br \/>Adam Wallensten photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Actress Narges Rashidi as Mina in The Manchador. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Adam Wallensten photo | Actress Narges Rashidi, filmmaker Kaveh Tehrani and actor Reza Brojerdion on set for The Manchador. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Actress Narges Rashidi, filmmaker Kaveh Tehrani and actor Reza Brojerdion on set for The Manchador. <\/strong><br \/>Adam Wallensten photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-1024x683.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Actress Narges Rashidi, filmmaker Kaveh Tehrani and actor Reza Brojerdion on set for The Manchador. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | A scene from D\u00eda de la Madre, which is Spanish for Mother\u2019s Day and was filmed on Mother\u2019s Day 2019. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>A scene from D\u00eda de la Madre, which is Spanish for Mother\u2019s Day and was filmed on Mother\u2019s Day 2019. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"A scene from D\u00eda de la Madre, which is Spanish for Mother\u2019s Day and was filmed on Mother\u2019s Day 2019. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/07-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/07.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Musicians serenading mothers in D\u00eda de la Madre, co-directed by Ashley Brandon and Dennis Hohne. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Musicians serenading mothers in D\u00eda de la Madre, co-directed by Ashley Brandon and Dennis Hohne. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/07.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/07.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Musicians serenading mothers in D\u00eda de la Madre, co-directed by Ashley Brandon and Dennis Hohne. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/08-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/08.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | D\u00eda de la Madre is a six-minute documentary shot in one day on a shoestring budget of just $300. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>D\u00eda de la Madre is a six-minute documentary shot in one day on a shoestring budget of just $300. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/08.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/08.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"D\u00eda de la Madre is a six-minute documentary shot in one day on a shoestring budget of just $300. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/10-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/10.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy photo | Another version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Another version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/10.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/10.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Another version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/11-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/11-1024x683.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Arash Marandi photo | Behind the scenes filming The Manchador with director Kaveh Tehrani. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Behind the scenes filming The Manchador with director Kaveh Tehrani. <\/strong><br \/>Arash Marandi photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/11-1024x683.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/11-1024x683.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Behind the scenes filming The Manchador with director Kaveh Tehrani. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-virtual-shortsfest\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-virtual-shortsfest\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The show must go on and what a show it will be! Adapting to today\u2019s #stayathome restrictions, Aspen Film is offering its annual festival, Shortsfest, online as an alternative to in theater. The virtual rendition is underway through April 5, which means you still have time to turn on, tune in and take a seat in the comfort of your own home (see related story, page 19).<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I\u2019m thrilled the festival is proceeding as such, having long been a Shortsfest-goer. It\u2019s been a spring tradition to see the assortment of stories from all over the world. I\u2019ve also come to love how Shortsfest gives way to connect with the filmmakers, as many travel here to present their work. I first discovered this way back when a friend of mine named Michelle Silver from Los Angeles came to town with the short \u201cTalk to You Later\u201d (2000), which she wrote and starred in, and we spent the week together with her posse who loved the festival and their time in Aspen.<\/p>\n<p>As this element, understandably, won\u2019t be a part of this year\u2019s event, Anderson connected me with a few of the filmmakers over email, whom I would have loved the opportunity to meet in person. He posed several questions, the first one being, \u201cIn light of the cancellation of the festival\u2019s physical incarnation, what benefits do you see in still being able to present the film in the virtual version?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hardiman, director of \u201cPitch Black Panacea,\u201d who lives in the UK, replied, \u201cWhen you lock yourself away to work on something with no real idea if people will wanna watch it, getting selected for Aspen is like a magical thumbs-up. The weeks, months, years were worth it! Especially when you\u2019re from a small place across the pond and anyone watching in any foreign land is obviously extra special. I was over the moon to be selected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Animated by Chris Cornwell, who\u2019s based in Los Angeles, \u201cPitch Black Panacea\u201d is a short film about characters Amy and Carl who both have lazy eyes. In an effort to find a DIY cure, they\u2019ve signed up for an unusual treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish everyone affected by the virus a speedy recovery,\u201d he continued. \u201cThere\u2019s a strange kinship between how (our film) was made and how it might now be viewed \u2014 as Chris and I worked on the animation for months, communicating across a wide divide with him being an LA resident and me being a Londoner. The virtual world made \u2018Pitch Black Panacea\u2019 possible, and its importance to all our lives (and psychological states!) is now being emphasized by this strange moment we\u2019re enduring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Brandon, director of \u201cD\u00eda de la Madre,\u201d described her film about a group of young mariachis who journey across Connecticut conducting a covert operation. The mission: awake the neighborhood with a Mexican tradition unpracticed within the U.S. and make their mothers cry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so happy that the festival is able to still proceed in some form,\u201d she said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just for the filmmakers\u2019 benefit, but for the audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Kaveh Tehrani, who wrote and directed the film \u201cThe Manchador,\u201d this will be the U.S. premiere of his short. A feminist, subversive comedy, it tells the story of Mina who is trying to come to terms with the strict rules for female headdress in Iran. One day her husband Saeed invents a chador (a religious garment for women) for men and this turns their lives upside down.<\/p>\n<p>Tehrani is grateful, \u201cthrilled, happy and excited about screening in Aspen and for \u2018The Manchador\u2019 to be presented to a US audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, of course, \u201cwe would love to be there! But the situation not allowing, we are very grateful that the festival is moving forward. Health first!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/aspenfilm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.AspenFilm.org<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> for further details and purchase screening codes online at <a href=\"https:\/\/aspenshowtix.com\/Online\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AspenShowTix.com<\/a><i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i> or by calling 970-920-5770.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-virtual-shortsfest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One version of the poster for Pitch Black Panacea, directed by Tom Hardiman and animated by Chris Cornwell. Courtesy photo Aspen Film\u2019s executive and artistic director Susan Wrubel and board chairman Ryan Brooks on opening night of Academy Screenings in January.May Selby photo Saeed and Mina, the protagonists in the short film The Manchador by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2456733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-18 06:18:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}