Blissfest333

05/08/2026

Peak Film Forum ❤️

05/05/2026

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03/28/2026

Our next entry deadline is almost here! Head on over to FilmFreeway to submit your project today

Blissfest333 Film Festival Live Screenings and awards at Gnarly's in Golden, Colorado on October 10th, 2026 from 3-7 PM. BF333 is about creating unity i...

03/25/2026

Blissfest333 presents the Dreamscape Film Festival at Gnarly's on October 17th from 3-7 PM.
Submissions are open for Colorado Filmmakers.
https://filmfreeway.com/Blissfest333
Poster art by Babak Safari

03/19/2026

🖤 Eraserhead 🖤

On March 19, 1977 “Eraserhead” premiered at the Filmex Film Festival at a midnight screening in Los Angeles, California! Written, directed, produced, and edited by David Lynch. Lynch also created its score and sound design, which included pieces by a variety of other musicians. Shot in black and white, it was Lynch's first feature-length effort following several short films. Starring Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Jeanne Bates, Judith Anna Roberts, Laurel Near, and Jack Fisk. It tells the story of a man (Nance) who is left to care for his grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial landscape. On its opening night, the film was attended by just twenty-five people. Eraserhead spent several years in principal photography because of funding difficulties; donations from Jack Fisk and his wife Sissy Spacek as well as Nance's wife and crew member Catherine Coulson kept production afloat. Lynch collaborated with most of the cast and crew of Eraserhead again on his later films. On its opening night, 25 people attended; while 24 watched it the next evening. But Ben Barenholtz, head of distribution at Libra Films, persuaded local theater Cinema Village to run Eraserhead as a midnight feature, where it continued for a year. After that, it ran for over a year at New York's Waverly Cinema and had a midnight run at San Francisco's Roxie Theater from 1978 to 1979 and a three-year tenure at Los Angeles's Nuart Theatre from 1978 to 1981.

03/17/2026

Submissions are open for Blissfest333 at https://filmfreeway.com/Blissfest333

03/12/2026

🎬 Next Week: The Emerging Filmmakers Project

Third Thursday = film family reunion. 🎥🐞

The Emerging Filmmakers Project has been the home of Denver’s independent film scene since 2002. That’s 20+ years of local filmmakers screening bold, weird, brilliant work right here at The Bug. 💛

Curated and hosted by volunteers from the local film community, EFP is where:
🎬 New films get their first audience
🎤 Filmmakers get real-time feedback
🤝 Creatives meet future collaborators
🔥 And the indie spirit stays very alive

And yes — the talkback is part of the magic. After each film, you get to tell the filmmaker exactly what you think. Spirited? Sometimes. Supportive? Always.

🍺 Your $5 ticket includes FREE beer (21+ w/ valid ID) courtesy of Ratio Beerworks

If you love Colorado film, want to make Colorado film, or just want to support the scene — this is your night.

📅 Thursday, March 19th
⏰ Doors at 6:30pm | Show at 7:00pm
🎟️ $5 only at the door