Mimesis (n.) /məˈmēsis/
Resemblance, receptivity, representation, and the act of expression.
The Mimesis Documentary Festival in Boulder, Colorado, is an immersive theatrical and virtual experience featuring in-person and at-home screenings, workshops, and conversations with documentary artists, scholars, and producers from across the world.
Photo by Laurids Andersen Sonne
We are artist-focused, community oriented, and committed to providing a platform for the infinite potential of nonfiction media.
The Mimesis Documentary Festival is an artist-focused event encompassing short, feature, and expanded nonfiction ranging from traditional, experimental, ethnographic, and regional documentary. We focus on personal, underrepresented, and culturally specific subjects that offer the most profound experiences of art made from life.
Mimesis is a not-for-profit initiative of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Documentary and Ethnographic Media to create and foster a local, regional, and international network of artists and scholars. We are artist-focused, community oriented, and committed to providing a platform for the infinite potential of documentary media.
The Mimesis Documentary Festival is made possible by generous support from the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media, College of Media, Communication and Information, the Department of Critical Media Practices, the Research and Innovation Office, and by your individual contributions.