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​Colorado Dragon Film Festival & Denver Film Festival:
​Modernity and Tradition Meets Environmental Sustainability

In the modern technological world, are we losing our connection to our traditions and to nature? Join the Colorado Dragon Film Festival and guest panelists from the Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Art Museum as we discuss what is valuable in our lives, our relationships, and the world around us through Chinese-directed film, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains. We’ll also touch on sustainability and the need to ensure that the beauties of today can be enjoyed by the generations of tomorrow.​

Join our Asian Film Program at the Denver Film Festival Wednesday, November 6, 7:00PM!

Festival Annex / McNichols Building
​144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80202

Tickets - $5

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Film Panel Speakers

Dr. Tianlong Jiao, Denver Art Museum
Josef de Heer Curator of Asian Art

Tianlong Jiao received his Ph. D from Harvard University in 2003. Prior to his current position, he was the Head and Curator of Chinese Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Chief Curator of Hong Kong Maritime Museum, Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Bishop Museum, and Affiliated Graduate Faculty at University of Hawai’i-Manoa. He also served as a visiting professor at Xiamen University and Shandong University, China.

​His research specialty is Chinese art history and archaeology. As a curator, he has curated many international traveling exhibitions and focused exhibitions ranging from jades, ceramics, painting, photography, maps, and textiles. As an archaeologist, he has conducted field works in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hawaii, and Honduras. He has authored/co-authored seven books and more than 80 research papers both in Chinese and English. His book The Neolithic of Southeast China was the winner of the 2007 Philip and Eugenia Cho Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Asian Studies.

Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd, Denver Botanic Gardens
Director of Marketing and Social Responsibility

Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd has worked on water issues locally, nationally and internationally. She is the Director of Marketing and Social Responsibility at Denver Botanic Gardens, where she drives water-oriented programming, partnerships and communications. Prior to coming to the Gardens in 2011, Jennifer worked for Rain Bird, where she spearheaded the company's global CSR initiatives.

Jennifer is also a board member of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, has served on the board of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) and was the co-organizer for the 2011 International Water Forum at the United Nations. She has an MBA from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor's in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She is the Co-Director of the One World One Water (OWOW) Center at MSU Denver, where she also teaches an environmental journalism course.