This year’s Sun Valley Film Festival features several selected films that have locally connected actors, filmmakers, and/or producers. To honor the local talent and these spectacular films, SVPN sat down with a handful of the filmmakers to discuss the making of their films and the ways the Sun Valley area […]
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A League of Her Own: Honoring Geena Davis by Kim Frank
Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actress and gender-rights advocate, is this year’s recipient of the Sun Valley Film Festival’s Vision Award and Zions Bank-sponsored Grand Dame Award. With a career that includes decades of films that push the envelope for women’s roles, including her most recent virtual reality film, Dear Angelica, […]
Donavon Frankenreiter by Hayden Seder
World champion surfer and musician Tom Curren once said, “There’s really only three things you can write music about: girls, cars, and surfing.” Fellow surfer and musician Donovan Frankenreiter, often called the protégé of musician Jack Johnson, certainly has no trouble following that adage, bringing his passion for surfing and […]
SVPN — March 2017 Issue
Village Station
Sun Valley’s newest restaurant, the Village Station, (formerly Bald Mountain Pizza) features an extensive craft beer selection, full bar, specialty pizzas, pasta, fresh salads, and burgers. Take-out “Family Packs” will also be available for groups of 10 or more. With four large-screen televisions in the bar, the Village Station will have a relaxing yet vibrant atmosphere for watching games or visiting with friends.
Point of View: Family of Woman Film Festival POV Series Offers a Wealth of Knowledge by Sabina Dana Plasse
More often than not so much of what happens in the world has been diluted, filtered, or ignored. In 2015, the Family of Woman Film Festival added the Point of View (POV) Breakfast Series at the Knob Hill Inn to its line-up of events. This feature was created to give […]
A Girl and Her Eagle: Coming of Age in Mongolia by Mark Menlove, Photography by Asher Svidensky
It is poignant irony that the elderly male Kazakh eagle hunters, most of whom vehemently reject the idea of any female taking part in their ancient tradition, capture and hunt exclusively with female golden eagles because they are larger, stronger, and fiercer than their male counterparts. This stunning film celebrates […]
How It All Started: Family of Woman Film Festival Celebrates 10 years by Sabina Dana Plasse
In 2003, when Peggy Elliott Goldwyn joined the American board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), very few people in the U.S. knew that the UN had an agency devoted to reproductive health care and women’s rights. It was her task to change this—but how? As a writer and […]