Jeff Counts and Christy Fox
Recorded
August 27, 2025
36:39 minutes
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mbb000694
Description
Jeff Counts (55) speaks with his colleague Christy Fox (41) about their work in film and community festivals in Jackson, Wyoming.Subject Log / Time Code
Jeff speaks about meeting Christy through his work at KHOL as a film critic.
Christy speaks about enjoying Jeff's report on the Jackson Hole International Film Festival. She decided then that she wanted to be his friend and invited him to breakfast.
Jeff speaks about his work with the Grand Teton Music Festival and pitching KHOL on being the station's film critic.
Christy explains how they became instant friends.
Christy speaks about Jeff's work causing the timing so that the Jackson Hole International Film Festival was able to survive.
Jeff shares his formative experience with film. He remembers seeing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at the drive-in theater with his parents.
Jeff speaks about the first Star Wars film, "A New Hope." and stepping into Clark Gable's foot prints before seeing the film.
Christy speaks about films being the voices in our heads.
Christy shares a few lines from the Sabrina remake with Harrison Ford.
Jeff speaks about an encounter with Harrison Ford at a musical festival in summer of 2025.
Christy speaks about Jackson being an hour and half from Wyoming and the faith she has in the community of Jackson, where she grew up.
Jeff speaks about his theory on how other people see "the West."
Christy expresses her feeling that bringing film to people allows them to see thing outside of their normal thoughts.
Christy speaks about a movie, September 5th, that left the audience shell-shocked.
Jeff asks if that reaction "scares" her as she curates films moving forward.
The pair speak about their recent event that combined film and music.
Jeff describes how the Jackson Hole International Film Festival is here to stay and grow.
Participants
- Jeff Counts
- Christy Fox