All That Breathes

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Join ACT Human Rights Film Festival, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, and Rocky Mountain Raptor Program for an unforgettable screening of the documentary film All That Breathes. Rocky Mountain Raptors will be present with live birds to share their mission and goals with audience members. The first film in history to win best documentary at […]

Native American Heritage Month

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In partnership with Colorado State University’s Native American Cultural Center and Asian Pacific American Cultural Center, ACT Human Rights Film Festival presents award-winning documentary Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust (Ann Kaneko, 52 minutes, USA, 2021) at The Lyric on November 16, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. The screening and film discussion are free and open […]

Shorts in the Museum Returns

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ACT Shorts in the Museum | October 6, 2022 | 5:00 p.m. | Gregory Allicar Museum of Art Join ACT and the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art for a special short film and visual art pairing. The evening thematically focuses on the human cost of capitalism across artistic mediums. Short film: JOBS FOR ALL! directed […]

I Didn’t See You There – Thematic Year/The Symposium film screening

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I Didn’t See you There | October 17, 2022 | 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. | Behavioral Science 131 This year’s The Symposium for Inclusive Excellence and CSU’s Thematic Year joins ACT for a special screening of the award-winning documentary film I Didn’t See You There. The evening event starts with a reception featuring heavy appetizers […]

Film on food & climate change: The Ants & the Grasshopper on August 20

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Join ACT and the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery (FCMoD) for a screening of the documentary The Ants and the Grasshopper and visit FCMoD’s traveling exhibit, Food for Thought Micro Views of Sustenance: Threats and Prospects.  The Ants and the Grasshopper (director Raj Patel, Zack Piper, 2021, 71 minutes)  Synopsis: Anita Chitaya has a gift; […]

Addiction & Recovery Film Screening June 10, 2022: DOPE IS DEATH

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Join us at the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery’s OtterBox Digital Dome Theater for a free screening of the documentary Dope is Death and stay for a conversation following the film. “With blight ravaging New York City in the 1970s, the Young Lords and Black Panthers fought for radical change in their communities. Through the […]

That’s a wrap

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The 7th ACT Human Rights Film Festival’s took place March 31 – April 10 in Fort Collins and online. After two years of fully virtual festivals, ACT returned to theatres to screen unforgettable films. Opening night took place in the Lory Student Center Theatre and the remaining 12 film blocks screened off campus at The […]

7th ACT Human Rights Film Festival

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After two years of fully virtual festivals, the ACT Human Rights Film Festival returns to the Lory Student Center and The Lyric for four full days of film, music, meditation and conversations. The seventh ACT Human Rights Film Festival takes place March 31 – April 3, 2022 in Fort Collins and concludes with a virtual encore online April […]

Kickoff Party at Odell Brewing on March 8, 2022

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Join us for our 7th annual Kickoff Party at Odell Brewing in Fort Collins. Check out the 2022 festival’s trailers, brush up on your ACT trivia to win festival passes or tickets, and sample our signature ACT Screening Sessions festival brew by Odell. March 8, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at Odell Brewing at 800 E […]

Black History Month: Film + Art

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Celebrate Black History Month with CSU’s Black/African American Cultural Center, ACT Human Rights Film Festival, and Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. New visual art exhibition “Black Art at CSU: Building a Presence” opened on February 2, 2022. Due to inclement weather, the opening reception and guided tours will take place on February 23, 2022 from […]