5280: Side Stories Celebrates Its Third Year of Bringing Short Films to RiNo’s Exterior

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For the last two years, Side Stories‘ jury has selected eight artists to showcase their five-minute film loop on a pre-selected wall in RiNo.This year, the jury received more than 70 artist submissions, which is about the same as last year’s event. A few artists like Daniel Fickle and Natalie Einterz applied and made their way back on the lineup for this year’s installation.

“This is my first year going solo on it,” Einterz says, who is a motion designer for Denver-based Studio Hippo. For the last two years, Einterz has participated in Side Stories with other members from the Studio Hippo team. Her film, Colorado Peeks, is a reflection of her gratitude for nature and desire for Denverites to take a minute to slow down and appreciate what’s in front of them. Many of the scenes in her film are inspired by places in Colorado, like Rocky Mountain National Park. There are also eyeballs, lots of eyeballs throughout the film.

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