We Are Chaffee Documentary
“A Home in Paradise” is based on the stories of four local people who share their challenges
to create a healthy and secure home in Chaffee County, and their efforts to access and
bridge the housing, behavioral health, and socioeconomic divide.The film is directed by Julie
Speer Jackson, an Emmy Award winning filmmaker/producer who also serves as the Chaffee
County Film Commissioner, and videographer and editor Sarah Hamilton.
Upcoming Events & Showings
Friday, May 10th - Movie Premiere Salida Steamplant -Thank you for attending our SOLD OUT event!
If you attended, please take a quick survey about the documentary HERE!
Sunday, May 12th 1:00 pm - Live Podcast with We Are Chaffee Looking Upstream podcast host Adam Williams and Julie Speer Jackson, "A Home in Paradise" director & Chaffee County Film Commissioner.
Be a part of the We Are Chaffee Looking Upstream live podcast! Audience members will be invited to ask their own questions. This is a free event in the Salida SteamPlant Theatre. For more information on all other Salida Film Festival Events, visit the Salida Film Festival 2024 website..
Wednesday, June 5th - Salida Steamplant "A Home in Paradise" Showing with Dinner & Discussion
Join us for a free community showing of "A Home in Paradise." We Are Chaffee will host a complimentary dinner and facilitated community discussion following the documentary. The event is free, but registration is required. Register HERE!
Wednesday, July 17th - Stardust - Aging Well Film Club Program
August date tbd - Housing Fair Salida & Buena Vista
September date tbd - A Church
September/October - Comanche Drive-In
October 22 - Double Feature with "The Paradise Paradox"
Host your own Viewing Party
We Are Chaffee encourages you to host a movie viewing house party, work or board meeting. We Are Chaffee will also include an online "tool kit" that will provide everything you need to create vibrant discussions afterwards based on questions provided in the tool kit. “House Party Tool Kit” with link to film and discussion questions coming June 5th.
We Are Chaffee Documentary
A Home in Paradise Trailer
Los socios comunitarios son imprescindibles para el éxito de We Are Chaffee.
Los socios son organizaciones comunitarias, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, instituciones culturales y otras que tienen relaciones sólidas dentro de la comunidad que acuerdan trabajar juntas de manera segura para crear una comunidad más resiliente a través del poder de la narración de historias y las conversaciones comunitarias. Los socios tienen un impacto positivo en los determinantes sociales de la salud en el condado de Chaffee a través de su trabajo en atención médica, vivienda, medio ambiente, educación, economía y otros esfuerzos comunitarios.
Todos los socios se comprometen a comunicarse abierta y colaborativamente mientras muestran curiosidad y respeto por todas las voces representadas en We Are Chaffee. Estamos de acuerdo en que nuestro compromiso se esforzará por crear una comunidad más profunda y resistente.
Para obtener más información sobre cómo convertirse en socio de We Are Chaffee, haga clic aquí.
JULIE SPEER JACKSON PRESIDENT & CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER
An Emmy-Award-Winning filmmaker and 4th generation Coloradan, Julie has produced and directed over 1000 documentaries across the US and abroad, including several Emmy Award-Winning shows for Public Television. She is the Creator of Rocky Mountain PBS’s “Colorado Experience” and has several narrative and documentary projects in development. She is the Chief Creative Officer for jSPiNC, the Chief Content Officer for Truce Media Collective and the Chaffee Country Film Commissioner. She lives in Salida and Denver.
SARAH HAMILTON - VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Sarah Hamilton is a documentary editor and director. For seven years she has created films exploring Arab-American identity post 9/11, the power of music after tragedy, and a Corps' movement grappling with its problematic past. Sarah is drawn to stories with deep emotional truths that transcend our differences. An intrepid camera operator she can get the shot in highly technical and remote environments: her work has been done climbing, skiing, as well as deep in the backcountry for extended periods. She assistant edits
for films featured at Tribeca, Banff, Mountain Film, and Five Point. She lives in Salida, Colorado.