Attending the Telluride Film Festival for Premiere of My Documentary, "Martha"
If you follow me on Instagram @MarthaStewart48 you may have caught some of the photos from my trip to the Telluride Film Festival for the premiere of my Netflix documentary, "Martha," directed by RJ cutler.
Recently, I traveled to southwest Colorado to attend the 51st annual Telluride Film Festival presented by the National Film Preserve. The multiple-day affair celebrates excellence in the arts and invites cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers, and artists to gather and screen the year's best world cinema productions. Aside from my documentary, the event featured about 60 other screenings, and held filmmaker tributes, conversations, panels, student programs, and other fun festivities. While in the area, I also visited a farmers market, saw some beautiful elk, enjoyed some of the most spectacular views of Colorado's Rocky Mountains and met up with other celebrities.
Here are more photos from the trip, enjoy.
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- Here I am looking over the mountains around Telluride, a former Victorian mining town in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Telluride is set in a box canyon, meaning there is only one way in and out.
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- The mountain views were spectacular. Telluride is located on the western flank of the San Juan Mountains at an elevation of 8,750 feet.
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- The area is highly mineralized and was part of the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado.
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- On the ground while driving around, we saw many elk roaming and grazing in the grasslands.
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- Elk and the deer of the Northeast are both members of the Cervidae family, but elk are generally larger than deer, standing one to two feet taller at the shoulder and weighing more. Elk also have larger antlers that point backwards. Their coloring includes a tan rump patch, black legs, and a dark brown mane.
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- Here I am on Main Street in Telluride. The town’s historic district includes landmarks such as the Sheridan Opera House, a performing-arts venue originally built in 1913, and the Telluride Historical Museum, which showcases local history in a converted hospital built in 1896. One can see the mountains behind me. This annual festival attracts about 5000 visitors a year.
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- Here I am with filmmaker, documentarian, television producer, and director, RJ Cutler. We’re at the Patron Brunch for all the film entry participants. It was held at Gray Head, an 885-acre development nestled at the base of Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, just a few miles from the town of Telluride.
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- And here I am with Pharrell – a musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He is also the new men’s creative director for Louis Vuitton.
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- Whenever I travel, I always enjoy visiting as many places as possible. We had some time to stop at a charming farmers market.
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- The tomatoes are still going strong here in Colorado.
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- We also saw bags and bags of sweet peaches and plums.
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- … And bouquets of colorful flowers such as these dahlias.
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- We also saw this single person hot air balloon known as a cloud hopper. This one is owned by Mar and Cody Myers and is called Mar’s Rover.
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- Here’s my team all excited to watch the Netflix premiere of my documentary, “Martha.”
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- One of the film festival’s traditions is to get a Main Street photo of all the participants. Here we are getting ready for the large group photo.
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- I’m sitting next to none other than actress Angelina Jolie. In front of us is filmaker Ken Burns and actress Saoirse Ronan.
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- Angelina was at the festival for her her latest film “Maria.”
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- I also met up with actor and producer, Will Ferrell.
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- And here I am with Selena Gomez – it was a wonderful gathering of celebrities.
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- … And a great visit to the 51st Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. I hope you watch my documentary and enjoy it – releasing this fall! Be sure to let me know.
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