COLOSSAL CINEMATIC SHOWCASE – MAY 4TH

Name: COLOSSAL CINEMATIC SHOWCASE – MAY 4TH
Start: 2025-05-04T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-05-04T20:30:00-06:00
Location: Overland Park Theater

May 4 @ 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm

$15

The Colossal Cinematic Showcase will host their 15th Showcase of local short films at
the Overland Park Cinemas (7051 W Overland Rd, Boise, ID 83709) on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 4pm. Our
photographer will be on hand to photograph attendees as they strut the red-carpet. At 4:30pm, lights
will go down in the theater as the featured short films begin to light up the big screen. Witness the
variety of talent the Treasure Valley film community has to offer through two hours of narratives,
documentaries, and music videos. Directly following the films, head to Mad Swede Brewing Company
(2772 S Cole Rd #140, Boise, ID 83709) for the Colossal After Party and an opportunity to meet and
mingle with the featured filmmakers of the Showcase. This event is open to the public, for mature
audiences only. Tickets to experience this Colossal event are available for purchase online at
https://ccs05042025.bpt.me.
Born from a belief that movie makers should have an opportunity to show their films on the big
screen to their friends, family, cast members, crew and the public, the Colossal Cinematic Showcase was
developed by Melina Marx and Larry Dennis. The Colossal Cinematic Showcase, currently one of the
longest running film exhibitions in Idaho, exists to provide a showcase for filmmakers to screen their
works of art. Melina Marx has been performing and producing theater and movies for over 20 years. In
addition to being Executive Producer of Colossal Cinematic Showcase, she has produced, teched, and
acted in over 20 short movies and music videos. Larry Dennis has been directing and producing theater
and movies for over 30 years. In addition to being Program Director of Colossal Cinematic Showcase, he
has directed 57 full length stage plays and made over 50 short movies and music videos. Together they
have teamed up to provide an avenue for short films to be screened and experienced by an audience.
The intent behind the CCS is to provide a showcase to show local short films (which otherwise
may not be shown on the big screen) and celebrate them equally, to create a culture and environment
where there is no sense of competition between filmmakers or films. The CCS is an event to bring the
film community together to celebrate their work with friends and family, cast and crew, and the public
of Boise.

Being short filmmakers themselves, Melina and Larry realized most short films produced locally
are low-budget to no-budget projects, so often the cast and crew of the film are volunteering their time
and talent. Then the question arose of what happens to the film once completed. While uploading the
film to a streaming service online is a common practice, the filmmaker loses that instant audience
interaction to their film. With streaming, at least the cast and crew are able to see and share their craft
digitally – yet they too lose that instant audience reaction. The realization that fiscally it does not pencil
to rent a space to show a single short film, sparked the idea of renting a movie theatre and showcasing
multiple short films by local filmmakers at one time would benefit the local film community.
After founding the Colossal Cinematic Showcase, submissions were requested from “local”
filmmakers – meaning filmmakers from the Treasure Valley or Idaho, or at least filmmakers having some
tie to Idaho. The first showcase was a great success, with 12 short films and music videos providing the
content for a two-hour showcase. Since then, each showcase has featured films from 2 minutes to 20
minutes in length, with an emphasis to show films from local filmmakers. The May 4th Colossal Cinematic
Showcase will feature 12 short films, 10 from Idaho filmmakers, 1 regional film, and 1 national film.
The Colossal Cinematic Showcase provides not only an opportunity for such films to be seen in a
movie theatre, but turns the viewing into an experience by allowing attendees to be photographed
while walking a red carpet, and to gather at the Colossal After Party directly following the films, to meet
and mingle with the featured filmmakers and others associated with the films. The CCS has typically
been held twice within a calendar year, historically in May and November, since November 2016.
WEBSITE: http://www.colossalcinematicshowcase.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ColossalCinematicShowcase/
INSTAGRAM: @colossalcinematicshowcase
TICKET INFORMATION: https://ccs05042025.bpt.me
Price: $15.00 per ticket which includes
● Photograph on Red Carpet
o Doors open: 3:45pm
o Participation Optional
● General Admission to theater
o Start time: 4:30pm
o Open seating
● Colossal After Party
o Directly following the films
o Casual meet and mingle with featured filmmaker