Nicole Nicoletta’s Colorado Favorites: Three female-centric film picks
Sept. 19, 2024
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From Oct. 18-20, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film will host its 37th annual film festival, and Nicole Nicoletta wanted to share a few of her favorite past entries to acknowledge and celebrate the festival’s history.
The executive director of RMWFilm's suggestions are documented in the nonprofit’s digital film library, alongside past showings from festivals as early as 1988.
According to IMDb and the film’s page in the library, “The Lunch Date” was released in 1989 and has an approximately 10-minute run time; the black and white film tells the story of a woman who purchases food at a cafe after missing her train and the interaction that happens as a result of leaving it unattended.
Nicoletta confirmed that RMWFilm has a copy of “The Lunch Date” available to check out. It can also be viewed on YouTube.
“My number one, always and forever. It was a film in the ‘80s, and it's called ‘The Lunch Date.’ You can stream it online, but we also have the DVD in our office.”
According to the film’s website, “26.2 To Life” is an 88-minute-long documentary that was released in 2022. It follows a group of men serving life sentences in the San Quentin State Prison; they are part of the prison’s voluntary running club called the 1000 Mile Club, where every year the club’s members run the length of a marathon in laps around the prison yard.
The documentary focuses both on the club members’ overall running journeys and personal lives, and Nicoletta described it as an “unbelievable, incredible film.”
“26.2 To Life” is available to stream through ESPN’s on-demand service.
RMWFilm’s description of this documentary notes that it is 15 minutes long and was released in 2022.
The documentary shares the story of three female acquaintances who, during the winter of 2021, would meet at Lake Michigan every day before sunrise to fulfill their pact of swimming in below-freezing temperatures. It shows the women slowly becoming friends due to their passion for open-water swimming, which became a way to socialize safely while on lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nicoletta described this as an “incredible short film.” It is available to view on the New Yorker’s website.
The RMWFIlm office has physical copies of some past entries, and people who are local to the Pikes Peak region can check out up to three at a time for personal viewing, according to their website. Anyone interested in checking out a DVD can call the RMWFilm office at 719-226-0450 to check DVD availability and arrange a time to stop by.
