Mimesis (n.) /məˈmēsis/
Resemblance, receptivity, representation, and the act of expression.
The Mimesis Documentary Festival in Boulder, Colorado, is a 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 documentary media.
The Mimesis Documentary Festival is an artist-focused event celebrating short, feature, and expanded documentary ranging from traditional, experimental, ethnographic, and regional projects. We focus on personal, underrepresented, and culturally specific subjects that offer the most profound experiences of art made from life.
Launched as a project of the Center for Documentary Media at the University Colorado Boulder in 2020, Mimesis is now an independent not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to to showcase documentary art programmed primarily from open submissions in a festival that prioritizes artists’ participation, access, and well-being.
The Mimesis Documentary Festival is made possible by generous support from festival partners and by your individual contributions.