Frida: Film Screening and Meet & Greet

The Longmont Museum welcomes back the Sundance Film Festival for this special screening of Carla Gutiérrez’s documentary Frida, which premiered at the Festival in 2024 and received the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary. All are invited to join us for a meet-and-greet with the filmmakers and Sundance Film Festival staff before the film beginning at 6 p.m.

Screening to be followed by a conversation with the film’s director Carla Gutiérrez and filmmaker MG Evangelista, a CU Boulder assistant professor.Before the screening, all are invited to join a meet & greet with the filmmakers, Sundance Film Festival staff and partners, beginning at 6 p.m.An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind and heart of iconic artist Frida Kahlo, Frida is told through her own words for the very first time. Drawn from her famed illustrated diary, the film reveals letters, essays and candid print interviews—and is brought vividly to life by lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork. The feature film directorial debut of acclaimed editor Carla Gutiérrez (RBG, La Corona), Frida posits a striking context as to why the artist—and her art—remain as powerful as ever.

Presented in partnership with The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County and Women in Film & Media Colorado.