Dairy Arts Center

Sirāt | Mar 25-29
2026-03-29 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Boedecker Theater, Walnut Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
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Nominated for two Academy Awards. A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits. (Oliver Laxe, 2025, Spain, 1:55, R)

Mr. Nobody Against Putin | Mar 25-29
2026-03-29 14:00 - 15:30
Nominee: Best Documentary Feature – 98th Academy Awards
Pasha Talankin is an unlikely hero—a beloved Russian primary school teacher, known as a mentor and prankster who offers students a safe haven in his office. After Russia invades Ukraine, Pasha’s role in the school changes dramatically as he is reluctantly drawn into Putin’s propaganda machine. Forced to promote state-sanctioned messages and horrified by the transformation of his school and community, he struggles with guilt and a sense of powerlessness, leading him to become an international whistleblower. As the school’s videographer, Pasha documents intimate and revealing footage of Putin’s regime, capturing the rise of militarized children’s groups, repressive laws, fervent nationalism, and the recruitment of graduating students to fight in the war. When he learns his own life may be at risk, Pasha is forced to plan a dangerous escape from Russia. (David Borenstein & Pavel Talankin, 2025, Denmark/Czechia/Germany, 1:30, NR)

Science on Screen®: From Arrival to Atoms Thinking Quantum
2026-03-30 18:00 - 20:30
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From the sci-fi world of Arrival to the quantum behavior of atoms, this interactive discussion with Dr. Heather Lewandowski explores how ideas about information, uncertainty, and measurement shape our understanding of the physical universe.
Lecture 6:00 PM; Film Screening 7:00 PM
This event is FREE for Dairy Arts Center Members as part of the Science on Screen® series

About Dr. Heather Lewandowski
Heather Lewandowski is a professor of physics and Fellow of JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder. She leads two research programs, one in experimental molecular physics and the other in physics education research. Her molecular physics research efforts focus on studying interactions and reactions of cold, chemically important molecules and ions. Her physics education research program studies ways to increase students’ proficiency in experimental scientific practices, as well as research in quantum science education and workforce development. She earned her B.S. in physics from Michigan Technological University and her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder. She later completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

About Arrival
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. (Denis Villeneuve, 2016, Canada | United States, 1:56, PG-13)

Public Enemies Private Friends
2026-03-31 18:00 - 20:00
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Join Boulder Valley Health Center and The Alma Collective for a special community screening of “Public Enemies, Private Friends” — a powerful film that explores how we can disagree without becoming divided.
At a time when conversations around politics, health, education, and social issues can quickly turn into conflict, this film offers a hopeful and practical message: we can hold different views and still remain neighbors, colleagues, and friends. “Public Enemies, Private Friends” invites us to move beyond outrage and toward understanding, reminding us that civility is not weakness—it is the foundation of a strong, resilient community.
Following the screening, participants will have the opportunity to engage in a guided discussion focused on constructive dialogue, mutual respect, and preventing further escalation in our local community.
