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Featured Film | Across Together: The Return Expedition
5:00 PM | Wednesday, August 26th
In the rugged terrains of New Mexico, a diverse team of DACA recipients, indigenous youth, Latines, and children of immigrants find themselves united by a transformative journey: to climb Citlaltépetl, the towering volcano in Mexico. As they learn alpine skills and scale the heights of the tallest volcano in North America, they confront personal and cultural challenges, discovering that the true summit lies in reclaiming their identities and reconnecting with their roots.
Tickets for Color Vérité will go on sale Friday, June 5th, at 10 am.
Join The Center for the inaugural Color Vérité Film Festival on August 26th, 2026! An evening of film and wonder. In its opening year, Color Vérité will kick off with a showing of the feature film “Across Together: the Return Expedition,” beginning at 5 pm. Following the feature, a selection of short films will be screened beginning at 7 pm. The night will close out with a celebration in The Center Lobby featuring world-renowned DJ Jambalaya.
Filmmakers interested in submitting for the short film component should visit Film Freeway.
About Color Vérité
Color Vérité creates spaces to showcase and celebrate the true color of the outdoors, adventure, and conservation. We seek to celebrate the underrepresented stories in our connection to nature. Color Vérité started after Jr Rodriguez attended various film festivals across the country in promotion for his films. From New York to California, he met other filmmakers of color and their films and stories were always relegated to a special block or a poor showing time at a smaller venue never in the main theater during prime time.
Jr Rodriguez
Based in Jackson Hole, Jr is a first generation bilingual award winning director, photographer and BIPOC activist. He is rewriting the value system in our connection to nature –from city parks to coastlines and everywhere in between — using film, photo and grantmaking to exalt the people and stories that we’ve always known are our true heroes.
Introducing DJ Jambalaya, a sound selector whose name pays homage to his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. With a name like Jambalaya it’s no doubt he embodies the rich cultural roots of his upbringing, infusing his sets with a flavorful blend that caters to various tastes.
Jambalaya serves as a purveyor of deep, infectious dance grooves and a feel-good atmosphere that ignites the dance floor with rhythmic bliss that keeps audiences moving all night long. So come join the feast of sound and let DJ Jambalaya take you on a journey where the only rule is to dance like no one’s watching.