About Mile High Stories

Stories are how we connect with each other on the most fundamental human level. They’re how we share knowledge, memories and let people know who we are, where we’ve been, where we’re going, and most importantly, what we care about.

Mile High Stories gathers digital stories from members of the community and then shares them on the Internet, creating a rich portrait of the lives, memories and voices of Denverites, a narrative quilt available to the community and the world beyond. A piece of public art. A place to make new connections and nurture them. Soon more of these stories will be available on this website.

What’s a digital story? Digital stories, generally, are two- to three-minute movies about an important event in the storyteller’s life. Media-rich stories that can be shared through the Internet, on CD ROMs, DVDs or broadcast television to create communities of concern and make new connections.

Goals
• To support and extend the culture and community of Denver by offering digital stories.
• To offer as rich a mosaic as possible of stories about living in Denver.
• To establish a network of Denver-based digital storytellers.
• To inspire more citizens to share their stories.
• To preserve Denver through the medium of stories told by its citizens.

Benefits
• Extends Denver’s vibrant community to the Internet.
• Enriches the living memory of the Denver community.
• Provides a platform for connecting, sharing concerns and building community.
• Increases the digital literacy of the community.
• Offers a public, ongoing, always available art project.
• Reinforces the image of Denver as a city that honors creativity and technology.
• Supports efforts to promote tourism.

For more information on the Mile High Stories Project or to submit ideas for inclusion on this site, please feel free to contact us.