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YDA honored with the Veronica Brennan, Inclusion in Film Award

We are so honored to have received the first annual Veronica Brennan, Inclusion in Film Award.  YDA was presented with the award by The Arc of Colorado at the 5th Annual Achieve With Us Film Festival, on March 10th at the SIE Film Center in Denver.

The Arc’s 5th Annual Achieve With Us Film Festival features LONELY HIGHWAY

Andy Kwiatkowski’s LONELY HIGHWAY was featured at the 5th Annual Achieve With Us Film Festival, an event of The Arc of the Pikes Peak Region. The Achieve With Us Film Festival celebrated National Developmental Disability Awareness month with a line-up of excellent short films, featuring LEARNING TO DRIVE, starring Colorado’s own … Read more »

While walking around Boulder, so many people came up to me and my dad to thank me for making AFTER WAR.

Bailey Francisco, 17


We were struck by how deeply students were willing to delve into difficult topics, often personal stories, and handle that material with real sensitivity.

Tara Thomas, Director of Education, Bemis School of Art