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Libby James, a woman with short-cropped silver hair and wearing a silver winter jacket walks through a field

A Fort Collins runner鈥檚 extraordinary career gets a fresh look in a new documentary

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A new documentary celebrates the career of an extraordinary competitive runner. Libby James, a Fort Collins athlete, has an impressive array of race performances under her belt 鈥� many of which she achieved after the age of 40. We talk about her legacy in the field of women鈥檚 running, on today鈥檚 In The NoCo.

A farmer is seen in silhouette through a bar door with a tractor in the background. "It's really difficult to dig yourself out of your own hole of mental health; and if you have this attitude of, 'I can fix it myself,' then you're probably not going to talk to somebody about it," says documentary filmmaker Steve Vanderheide. His new film "Legacy" explores the unique mental health concerns Colorado farmers and ranchers face, and their challenges in finding help.

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Stress can be quietly devastating for farmers and ranchers. The new documentary 鈥楲egacy鈥� looks at how to fix that

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Farmers and ranchers face stressful challenges every day: From hail and drought to financial pressures. A new film explores those issues, and looks at why farmers don鈥檛 always ask for help. 鈥淟egacy鈥� screens this weekend at the Breckenridge Film Festival. We talk with the film鈥檚 director talks about possible solutions for this silent epidemic.

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The Sundance Film Festival may get a new home. Here are the 3 finalists

The Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a new home down to three finalists. One option remains a combination of Salt Lake City and Park City, Utah, its base for over 40 years. The other two, Boulder, Colorado, and Cincinnati would find the country鈥檚 foremost showcase for independent film putting new roots down.

A man in a green shirt and black shorts runs along a barren mountain ridge.

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How a 100-mile run became a 鈥榣ifeline鈥� for a Colorado athlete who struggles with depression

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Athlete Drew Petersen says he found an unusual lifeline when he was suffering from depression: He set out to run a 100-mile ultramarathon in Colorado鈥檚 high country. Petersen documented the physical and emotional struggles in a new film called Feel It All. Hear the story behind that film, which is screening at several festivals around the state, on today's In The NoCo.

The documentary "How We Get Free" follows Elisabeth Epps as she works to abolish cash bail in Colorado and beyond. Epps, now a state representative, is the founder of the Colorado Freedom Fund, which helps incarcerated people who can't afford to pay their bail before trial.

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At ACT Human Rights Film Fest, 鈥楬ow We Get Free鈥� pushes Coloradans to examine flawed criminal justice system

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The ACT Human Rights Film Festival kicks off in Fort Collins next week and In The NoCo is highlighting some notable selections. Today we talk with the co-director of How We Get Free. The film examines the cash bail system in Colorado and beyond, and one activist-turned-lawmaker who鈥檚 been trying to change it.