At the end of each Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF), I impatiently begin waiting for the next one (a macro parallel to the around-the-block lines to catch the films during each fest). Alas, the wait is over, as BIFF returns to downtown Boulder March 5 to 8. Forty-plus filmmakers and movie subjects will be on-site for presentations and Q&As, including this year’s Career Achievement Award recipient Alan Arkin. There will be after parties, a themed cook-off featuring eight area chefs, singer-songwriter showcases and more.

But the real draw for the festival is, of course, the films. Crowd into the deservedly popular shorts presentations, race for tickets to Boulder filmmaker Louie Psihoyos’s new eco-thriller Racing Extinction, and catch these five beautiful and illuminating films (if you can)…

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