THE IDAHO FILM SOCIETY TEAM

STAFF
CURATORS
BOARD

MEET THE STAFF

AIDAN BREZONICK

FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Aidan Brezonick is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Idaho Film Society. An Emmy Award–winning writer and director, his work explores forgotten stories across the frontier. His films, music videos, and scripts have been recognized by SXSW, NPR, Rolling Stone, and NASA. Raised in Idaho, he returned after nearly two decades working in Chicago, Austin, and Los Angeles, he founded the Idaho Film Society so that filmmakers can build careers without leaving home.

COLETTE RAPTOSH

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Board of Directors 

Rich Raimondi - President 

Amy Gile - Vice Chair 

Aidan Brezonick - Founder & Artistic Director

Ron Williams - Secretary

Brad Elfman - Treasurer

Heather RaePriest

Peter Billingsley

Andy Scoggin 

Eric Gilbert 

Stephani Norell 

Celynda Roach 

Greg Wilson 

MEET THE CURATORS

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DAN MCINCH

HEAD CURATOR

Lover of all movies good, bad, and otherwise, Dan comes to Boise by way of Scranton, New York, and Portland. He has lent his modest organizational skills to IFS to help showcase the curators’ talents as Head Curator.

For fans of: Movies where people encounter haunted dolls, fight large animals, or get real sad.

BRANDON RAGSDALE

LEAD PROJECTIONIST + CURATOR

For as long as I can remember, movies have been more than just a series of moving images to me, but rather a gateway to another universe I can escape to. In time of crisis, in times of happiness, movies were always there to provide wonder, inspiration, and joy. This is a feeling I love sharing with others, and is needed now more than ever.

For fans of: Cult Classics, Popular Blockbusters, Science Fiction, Movies that make you smile

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GRANT

CURATOR

Movies that rethink and expand the perceived limits.

For fans of: Old Hollywood, genre pictures, and the human condition.

Recent Screenings: To Live and Die In L.A., Rockers, You Were Never Lovelier, Kung Fu Hustle, Mauvais Sang, The Bravados

BEN HUYNH

CURATOR

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HARLEY ELLIOT

CURATOR

One of Harley’s most repeated piece of advice is “you should take yourself to a movie”. An architect by day, she strives to put her remaining energy into (way too many) creative pursuits including learning about and watching movies - The Idaho Film Society is exactly what she’s been waiting for. She is willing to dip into nearly any genre of film, but her love of stand-up comedy and true crime results in her falling for many old and new dark comedies. However, she will never turn away from something ridiculously silly because she mostly loves to laugh. 

For fans of:  Gallows Humor, laughing at inappropriate times, and watching movies before you recommend them to your mother.

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PAIGE

CURATOR

Paige's cinematic journey, fueled by a later-in-life 'great movie catch-up', has found its home with the Idaho Film Society in Boise, marking her third role in nurturing film communities through non-profit ventures. Sundays are sacred at 'Movie Church,' a concept inspired by Greta Gerwig, where Paige waxes poetic about overlooked classics and cult favorites alike.

For fans of: Nostalgic hits that make you miss dial-up, films where women get to be weird, horror that won’t give you too many nightmares, and documentaries that'll have you googling "where are they now" for the rest of the night. 

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GRACE LOVERa

CURATOR

Grace is a Peruvian born, American raised multi-faceted creative. She grew up watching TNT’s MonsterVision with Joe Bob Briggs, reading Archie Comics, watching movies on tape, and obsessing over fashion. Grace knows the impact film can have on lonely multiracial misrepresented youth and has used that exact void to find her own place, her own way, falling in love with a genre that never included her. She is a writer, publishedfilm journalist, analog mixtape maker, and maintains the blog Horror Fashion Review ~ a place where she can weave nonfiction elements into her reviews. A self-proclaimed collector of “Girl Horror '' on VHS, Grace curates films at IFS every Sunday night @ 7:30pm ~ showing a collection of B-horror, 80s teen dream & SOV films, almost exclusively on VHS. 

For fans of: Sleepovers, things that are imperfect, being overly-dramatic, Drive-In summers, nudity, fashion, lip gloss, babes doing whatever they want, and those who miss the mom & pop video store.