Telluride Festival Student Symposium • Alison Jarzyna

Each year over Labor Day weekend, the town of Telluride, Colorado transforms itself from a small, rustic mountain community into a bustling center of cinematic activity as it plays host to the Telluride Film Festival. The festival has garnered a reputation of being one of the top film festivals in the world, premiering films that are among the most talked about and awarded of the year. The festival is acclaimed for its low-key atmosphere and high quality features, and last year I was given the opportunity of attending this incredible event as a part of the annual Telluride Film Festival Student Symposium.