2024 Schedule

Monday, June 24th
Monday, June 24th
12:30pm–01:20pm MDT
2024 Festival
Six Hours to Save Democracy

What if the threat to American democracy came from within our own military? “War Game,” a 2024 Sundance Official Selection documentary, imagined just such a scenario and convened a bipartisan group of policymakers to respond. What did they learn — and how real is the threat?

Paepcke Auditorium
1:50pm–02:40pm MDT
2024 Festival
Shakespeare and Politics: Why the Bard is More Relevant Than Ever

Shakespeare's plays, rich with political intrigue, power struggles and ethical dilemmas, provide profound commentary on the nature of governance and leadership — and draw unsettling parallels to the political landscape today.

Paepcke Auditorium
Tuesday, June 25th
4:20pm–05:10pm MDT
2024 Festival
Reimagining a Justice System Beyond Bars

The American prison and jail population has grown 500% since the 1970s, and calls for change are growing louder. Hear stories from a headlining musician and cultural leader, a nonprofit thinker and a MacArthur Fellow and scholar on the need to reinvent the toxic structures of incarceration.

Paepcke Auditorium
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