Film buffs will have a chance to travel the world and explore a diverse collection of visual storytelling, curated by world-renowned filmmakers, in the Ridgway Independent Film Festival this week.

Though the film fest is being held virtually this year, that just means more people will be able to participate from the comfort of their own homes during the pandemic.

For the fifth-annual film festival, the Ridgway Chautauqua Society asked filmmakers Taylor Rees and Renan Ozturk to judge the entries. T...