Sarah R. Lotfi, lecturer, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, and a 2012 alumna, received the Colorado Spotlight Award Oct. 6 during the Indie Spirit Film Festival. Lotfi earned the award for her direction of the film “Menschen” which was set during WWII in Czechoslovakia and filmed entirely in Colorado.
Robert von Dassanowsky, professor, Department of Languages and Cultures and Department of Visual and Performing Arts served as the films executive producer and historical adviser.
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