Independence Pass Film Festival.......

Randel Kleiser, John Landis, Myself, Rachelle Collins
John Landis and Emma Collins


Last summer Leadville hosted it's first film festival. Lawrence David Foldes and his wife Victoria Paige Meyerink spent many months in the Ville trying to charm the locals and impress us all with their knowledge of Hollywood. Basically they gave us all something to giggle at...I know it sounds rude, but that is how we roll here. Here's the deal....we are skeptics, we are blue collar people and even though we may get star struck for moments, when we are not treated as equals we don't put up with it. These two would get free meals at restaurants and tip $2. They would come in late to a restaurant and sit for hours totally oblivious of their rudeness. Diane Ladd was here for the fest and was SO rude to a local business owner that she got herself and crew kicked out of a restaurant.
For the actual film fest they brought actors and directors....the only well known people that were nice were John Landis, the director of Blues Bros, Animal House and Michael Jacksons Thriller and Randel Kleiser, the director of Grease and Honey I Blew Up the Kids.
My friend Rachelle and myself helped cater an event on our local tourist train.....above are a few pictures from that.