Kristi Denton Cohen is in the film industry. She is a producer and co-manager of Steel Head Films, as well as the owner of Peloton Productions in Mill Valley, California.

Denton Cohen received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Denver, then earned her master’s degree in broadcast communication arts from San Francisco State University. She works on a variety of film types, including documentary, educational, corporate communications, and training films. She has received several awards for her work, including Best Film on Climbing (for Vertical Frontier) at both the Banff Mountain Film Festival and the Kendall Mountain Film Festival.

In fall 2011, one of her most anticipated films was released. The River Why, based on the David James Duncan novel of the same name, tells the story of fly-fishing prodigy Gus Orviston and his journey into adulthood. Denton Cohen is the film’s producer, and she has brought her keen sense of detail and appreciation for angling to it. The River Why received the Best Narrative Feature Film award at the Alaska International Film Festival in 2010.

Kristi Denton Cohen lives with her husband in California and continues to produce films with important messages.

Note: this text was written in 2011.