Staff
The International Film Series is run by a small but dedicated staff of movie lovers. Look for us at any show and let us know how we're doing.
Pablo Kjolseth, IFS Director. IFS Director Pablo Kjolseth's other duties at IFS include being its Chief Financial Officer, Senior Programmer, Researcher, Program Guide Editor, Print Traffic Manager & Coordinator, Billing Coordinator, Office Coordinator, Human Resources & Payroll Coordinator, Development Coordinator for Special Events, Sales & Marketing Director, Website Manager, Customer Service Manager, and Finance Director. He has over 20 years experience working in various jobs related to the film industry, including acquisitions for cable tv, reading scripts for development, and writing film reviews for Turner Classic Movies.
John Adams, Graphic Design & Layout. John Adams created the graphics for the IFS web site and produces the IFS schedule and print ads. He's a Boulder area digital graphic artist, cartoonist and 3-D modeler/animator whose work can be seen at John Adams Graphic Art.
Marty Mapes, Webmaster. Editor of Movie Habit, Marty oversaw the recent redevelopment of our web site. A computer whiz and a movie lover, Marty is a great addition to our staff for all things computer- and website-related.
Nick Reed, Assistant IFS Underground Programmer. Nick Reed is a discerning cinephile and writer for Movie Habit.
John Templeton, Senior Union Projectionist. John Templeton has over 30 years experience as a projectionist and has worked as a camera operator on films such as Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, and many more.
Tony Hernandez, Projectionist. Tony Hernandez has made the projection booth a personal passion and has interviewed operators across Colorado.
David Simmons, Cashier. David Simmons is a senior astrophysics and physics major. David has worked for the IFS and Film Studies program for 3 years and has gained a vast knowledge and passion for film. He always has either music or a film playing. He dresses well, but not as well as Jacob Barreras.
Alexis Barzin is the Graphic Designer and Publicity Lady in the Film Office, making all the posters for movies you see around campus. She is a BFA in Film and a BA in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy. According to Jacob Barreras, "she has all kinds of good things going on in her life. She went to Cannes, and met James Cameron's sister's cousin's dog". But, in reality, she met more famous people than that. She makes films and aspires to be in production in the film industry as an Assistant Director. But she thinks graphic designing is awesome for now.
Maura Johnson is a senior in film production here at CU, Boulder. She is interested in making documentaries and is currently working on her senior film project. This is her second year working for IFS.
Jordan Salzman is a native Boulderite and a recent CU graduate with a degree in accounting. However, his real interest is watching and discussing movies from all time periods. He loves anything Godard, Buñuel, Leone or Idiocracy. Although he plans to attend law school next year, he will continue to maintain a deep-rooted interest in film.
Grant Speich is known by many as an intimidating person but underneath this rough-and-tumble exterior is a passionate lover of the arts. On literally more than one occasion, Grant has donated a generous amount of money (relatively speaking) to PBS. He is a BA and BFA Film major born and raised in Colorado and looks forward to creating a pleasant viewing experience for you this year.
Ian Walker is a digital content creator/manager for the International Film Series at CU Boulder. He loves exploitation and foreign films. Movies you should see: Trainspotting, Hobo With A Shotgun, Planet Terror, Death Proof, Hesher, Naked, O Brother Where Art Thou?.
Becca Oliver, Cashier. Becca Oliver is currently a film student at CU who thoroughly enjoys traveling to Dubai for short weekends. She spends most of her time either there (in Dubai) or in her bed reading Infinite Jest. She is quite pleased to be working as an IFS cashier and student assistant in the film office. Also, if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, she will be there for you.
Danny Beard is an experimental-documentary filmmaker who was diagnosed with Cinephilia in 1989. To date no cure has been found and is something that he lives with everyday.
Brigid Igoe is a BFA film major with a minor in Women's Studies and Ethnic Studies. She loves watching all types of film but she is really interested in documentary and animation. She also enjoys traveling and playing with her dog.
Taylor Twila Gilman is an exuberant and enthusiastic 1st year Film Studies student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She enjoys horror films (namely Scream), painting, theatre, electronic music, Wes Anderson films, and eating mint milano cookies.
Anna Vrieling. Once Upon a Time in the West, Anna Vrieling became a film studies student at the University of Colorado. Since the age of Se7en, film has been The Passion of Anna. This American Beauty is currently in the Pursuit of Happyness and a film studies degree. After graduating, she hopes to find a Fist Full of Dollars and move to Sunset Blvd. In her spare time, Anna enjoys basking in a Field of Dreams with a Few Good Men, and occasionally Singin' in the Rain. Maintaining an Equilibrium between work, school, and hangin' with her GoodFellas is a Titanic obstacle, but, thankfully, this Working Girl is always Ready to Rumble in the film studies department and Across the Universe.
Kelly Yocum is a senior Film Production Major/Philosophy minor. She often has too much energy and can be observed in her natural habitat cartwheeling down sidewalks. This can be unfortunate for the general public when she sports a dress. She has been writing, shooting, and editing films since she was 11 thanks to the technological breakthrough known as iMovie. The morbid content of her films tends to provoke viewers to question her mental stability. She is remarkably successful in all walks of life. Her talents include rearranging furniture, switching accents abruptly, and publicly calling attention to the shortcomings of others.
Jodye Whitesell is a junior from Evergreen, Colorado majoring in Film and Anthropology. She spends most of her days eating, watching ‘80s detective shows, and dreaming of travelling the world making films with National Geographic. She will never turn down a plate of spaghetti and meatballs and will gladly go head-to-head in a bake-a-thon any day.
Kailyn Bennett is a first year film student and is super excited about finally being in college! Kailyn's favorite music artist is Joe Strummer. She also loves 40's music! Kailyn loves reading and writing, as well as playing Monopoly.
Paloma Wodehouse To a certain degree Paloma is crazy, but in a good way. As a Colorado girl she has a creative mind having spent many years chasing "fairies" as a child. The world was her back yard and she wasn’t going to ignore it. She has always enjoyed the great outdoors and her appreciation for hiking, snowboarding, exploring, and camping. Her hometown Telluride, has always been a spectacle to her. The picturesque surroundings made her value beauty and observe all that is in nature. She includes many of these landscapes in her films and will one day use the techniques to create documentaries promoting sustainability and environmentalism. Most important of all however, Paloma loves to laugh and make others laugh too. Humor makes the world go round... and Charlie Chaplin is funnier than Buster Keaton, sorry! Chaplin’s countenance and mannerisms make him a captivating actor. Paloma also has a passion for acting and has been in plays since she was a small child, so if anyone needs an actor for a 4500 film or a non-student film let her know! Winky Face.
