Mountainfilm is pleased to present a special screening of one of this year's best feature documentaries, "The Armstrong Lie." The film, produced by Frank Marshall and directed by Alex Gibney, is on the Oscar shortlist for Best Documentary for 2013. "The Armstrong Lie" is currently screening...
Mountainfilm in Telluride is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, adventures worth pursuing and conversations worth sustaining Mountainfilm is now accepting film entries for its 36th annual festival, May 23-26, 2014. Submit your film to be...
The story of a girl's dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world – alone! Mountainfilm fundraiser features director Jillian Schlesinger in person. [caption id="attachment_30665" align="alignright" width="300"] Laura Dekker at sea[/caption] On Friday, July 5, Mountainfilm in Telluride keeps its good vibes (and...
Summing up: [caption id="attachment_31026" align="alignleft" width="300"] Line outside the Sheridan Opera House[/caption] It's tough when the climax comes at the beginning. Memorial weekend is the official kick-off of Telluride's robust summer festival season and Memorial weekend twins with Mountainfilm, an annual gathering of the tribe laser-focused on protecting...
Mountainfilm in Telluride is now in our rear-view mirror as we get ready for another busy Summer schedule. We have put together a 3-minute video to help you remember this informative, stimulating and just plain beautiful weekend (or if you weren't here for the 2013...
Mountainfilm turns 35 this year. While we’ve had a long and illustrious history of trying new things (with varied success), we’re still trying to make improvements. This year in particular we’ve added several new programs and initiatives. The Library, Reimagined Our smallest and pluckiest venue, The Library,...
Whether he’s traveling on a muddy trail in the Philippines, hiking through the hills of Chiapas, Mexico, or painting in his studio in San Francisco, artist David Tomb has one mission: to expand the world’s awareness of endangered birds through art. With the help of...
[caption id="attachment_30450" align="alignright" width="300"] Houses drift downhill in a slow-motion landslide. Santiago Mitlatongo, Mexico.[/caption] To call Mountainfilm in Telluride a film festival is less a misnomer than an understatement. Now celebrating 35 years, Mountainfilm includes, but is not limited to, films about mountain living and adventure,...
[caption id="attachment_30850" align="alignright" width="300"] Key players on "Uranium Drive-In" team: Ben Knight, Suzan Beraza and Casey Ney on location at Nucla elementary school.[/caption] Telluride talent Suzan Beraza has never let any grass grow under her feet. She is the real thing – rather the Reel Thing...
[caption id="attachment_30628" align="alignright" width="300"] ioby co-founders Brandon Whitney, Cassie Flynn and Erin Barnes. Photo Credit: Devin Mathis, 2013.[/caption] The name is always written in lower-case letters: ioby. But the core ideas the organization embodies are all CAPS. (Oh, and ioby is pronounced eye-OH-be to rhyme with Nairobi.) The nonprofit...
