Kristi Denton Cohen's feature documentary, Vertical Frontier, narrated by Tom Brokaw, is a character driven history of Yosemite rock climbing. It won “Best Film on Climbing” at both the prestigious Banff and Kendall Mountain Film Festivals as well as other awards.

She also produced and directed Funding Peace which screened at the Slamdunk Film Festival and featured Michael Douglas and Nancy Pelosi and Climb for Life (narrated by Vicki Mabrey).

The winner of numerous awards for her corporate and non-profit films, her clients include McKinsey & Company, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and Levi Strauss.

She has a B.A. from Denver University and an M.A. in Broadcast Arts from San Francisco State University.