Impact & AUDIENCE
Our Objectives
Encourage audiences to examine how they think of, and interact with, people who have different social, cultural, and ideological values.
Promote engagement, active listening, and civil discourse across political and social divides.
Champion the power of the arts to create shared experiences and start meaningful conversations and connections.
Why it Matters
“For me it's seeing a person as a person. We all need to be seen and acknowledged for who we are.”
— Joni Adelman, film subject“We have no choice but to engage with people who think differently from us in this community ...It’s a beautiful, hopeful film about how we all work together for the common good of our town and our country.”
— Emily Van Fleet, Artistic Director, Creede Rep Theatre“We're trying all the time at the theater to come up with ways to engage our town, cause we love our town. It’s magic.”
— Christy Brandt, film subject“I didn't know I'd get along as well as I do with Brittni. We don't see eye to eye on a few things, but we ended up liking her, no matter what, she's a good person.”
— Greg Pearson, film subject“There was a time where I didn't like [that the school board is non-partisan], but it does force you to look at where the other side is coming from. ”
— Casey Adelman, film subject“I'm always so excited when the theatre people come, knowing that more people like me are out in the world. ”
— Lexy Mead, film subject“You were able to overlook “labels” and your preconceived idea of what she [Brittni] might be like. And vice versa.
— Starr Pearson, film subject“Creede seems to be working better than a lot of places, and I think that's cause here we still try to be open. Yeah, it’s a really hard problem, but just trying, we're making progress already, so if it's not perfect, who cares? ”
— Sheriff Terry Wetherill, film subject“Required viewing for anyone who needs first hand evidence of how art can reshape a town’s economy and identity.”
— John Moore, The Denver Gazette