Born, raised, and returned to Sun Valley, Halsey lives to create and capture life’s raw, beautiful moments. She spent the past 3 years in Los Angeles where she combined professional work on film sets and restlessly tinkering on her own to master her craft in photography. Her passion for pictures […]
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Kim Frank, Writer
Kim Frank is a writer and editor crafting stories highlighting conservation, exploration, and adventure across the globe. Book publications include writing and editing, Born to Ice by National Geographic photographer, Paul Nicklen, and co-writing and editing, Amaze by Cristina Mittermeier and Born to Ice A Fellow of The Explorers Club, Kim’s work is also published in The Explorers Journal, Maptia, […]
Rising Star Allison Williams by Hayden Seder
From an adrift 20-something on Girls to an ageless boy who can fly in Peter Pan to the lead in the horror film Get Out, actress Allison Williams has certainly shown range in the short span of her career. It is this range that has made 28-year-old Allison the Sun […]
Las Cafeteras: East L.A. Musical Fusion by Courtney Lauck
“This will be our first time in your state,” Hector Flores says, in reference to our gem state of Idaho. And it’s true, as a member of Las Cafeteras, a genre-bending, musically revolutionary Chicano band from East Los Angeles, Flores knows that their group will find themselves in a very […]
The Lemon Twigs by Hayden Seder
Playing the Sun Valley Film Festival’s Saturday night award bash at Whiskey Jacques is Long Island band The Lemon Twigs. The duo, fronted by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario (ages 19 and 17), has only just released a debut album, Do Hollywood, in October of 2016 but is already receiving […]
Locally Grown: Sun Valley Filmmakers Shine by Kim Frank
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 […]
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 […]
