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06/18/2026

Celebrate Juneteenth with us today at 1:15 p.m. at Foothills Mall in Fort Collins for a free screening of BLACK GIRLS PLAY: THE STORY OF HANDGAMES (18 min), followed by a community discussion.

This joyful and illuminating short film explores the origins and cultural legacy of hand games played by generations of Black girls—and their influence on music, dance, and community across the American creative landscape.

Free and family-friendly. Learn more and view all upcoming programs and events at ACTHumanRightsFilmFestival.org.

06/16/2026

Juneteenth celebrates belonging. We are so excited to join Fort Collins Juneteenth for a short film screening (18m) and discussion this Saturday, June 20 at 1:15p in the Foothills Mall, Juneteenth Media Center. Free, all are welcome, family friendly.

BLACK GIRLS PLAY chronicle the origins of the hand games that have been played by young Black girls for generations, and their influence on music, dance, and community all across the American creative landscape. FoCo Juneteenth Entertainment

Post-film discussion will follow. For the full lineup of events and programs please visit: https://www.focojuneteenth.com/

06/04/2026

Tonight! Colorado State University's Behavioral Sciences Building A101. 5:30p mingle. 6p film. Panel to follow. RSVP and more info: https://pride26.eventive.org/schedule/69f36beffbd0ddf9ebcc1af0

06/01/2026

We are celebrating all month long. Join us at Pride, Juneteenth, & World Refugee Day!

05/28/2026

🏳️‍⚧️JUST KIDS 🏳️‍⚧️ encore film screening on June 4 at Colorado State University. Mingle in community at 5:30p and film will start at 6:00p.

Three families with transgender children face an impossible choice in states banning gender-affirming care: stay home and risk their children's well-being or uproot entirely.

Free with RSVP: https://pride26.eventive.org/schedule/69f36beffbd0ddf9ebcc1af0

Presented in partnership with PFLAG and Lupa Health.

05/26/2026

ACT loves collaborating and spotlighting community partners. Our audiences enjoy connecting with the inspiring activists who work toward universal human rights in our community and in communities far away. Check out our website to see which organizations joined us at this year's festival and how you can get more involved in community. https://actfilmfest.colostate.edu/call-to-act/

05/19/2026

Join us in June 🏳️‍🌈for an encore screening of JUST KIDS.

In states where gender-affirming care is banned, families are being forced to make impossible choices: stay and risk their children’s safety, or leave behind everything they know. This urgent and deeply human documentary follows three families fighting for the lives and futures of their transgender children. Through intimate storytelling, the film reveals both the devastating impact of politically motivated healthcare bans and the extraordinary resilience, love, and advocacy rising in response.

📍 CSU Behavioral Sciences A101
📅 June 4
🕠 5:30 PM mingle / 6 PM film
🎟 Free with RSVP

https://pride26.eventive.org/schedule/69f36beffbd0ddf9ebcc1af0

Presented in partnership with PFLAG - Fort Collins and Lupa Health

05/12/2026

JUST KIDS returns for an encore screening. 🎬💜 join us on June 4 at 5:30 p for a free community screening on CSU's beautiful campus.

This urgent and deeply human documentary follows three teens and their families navigating life in states that restrict gender-affirming care — illuminating resilience, love, and the realities facing trans youth today. Join us for this special encore presentation and continue the conversation through film and community.

In partnership with and Lupa Health

Tickets + details: https://pride26.eventive.org/schedule/69f36beffbd0ddf9ebcc1af0

04/30/2026

From our team to you, thank you! 🩵🫶🎞️✨

Thank you to everyone who came to support the 11th annual ACT Human Rights Films Festival. From the audience members, to the film makers, and , student interns, and staff — ACT would not be possible without each and every one of you. 🩵

The stories you see one screen open us to dialogue and new understandings. Your presence transforms film into action and conversation into change.

We could not be more grateful for the community that ACT has built, thank you for joining us in the power of Human Rights Films, dialogue and change! See you all next year 👋🩵🎞️✨

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