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...
When we think of Mt. Everest, we think of the expeditions, the climbers, and possibly of the Sherpas who help climbers to achieve their grand goals. Rarely, however, do we think of the woman who tirelessly recorded Everest expeditions since the Americans first started trekking...
Roger Ross Williams’ forceful polemic succeeds to a startling degree, rightly decrying the use of the gospel to incite homophobia, and allowing the most fervent interviewees to damn themselves with their own proselytizing words. It’s strong, head-shaking stuff… ," raved Variety about "God Loves Uganda." In...
“A filmmaker of artistic and political consequence," raved The New York Times [caption id="attachment_30368" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sorting it out on the "white board," in "Manhunt"[/caption] The man behind the breakfast-cereal smile was the special representative in Iraq for Kofi Annan, then the United Nations secretary general. His...
[caption id="attachment_30619" align="alignright" width="300"] Jordan Campbell, director, with photographer Ace Kvale[/caption] These "Lost Boys" never visited NeverNeverland. Their biggest concerns were not pirates and Indians. These "Lost Boys" had way bigger challenges to overcome. They were victims of a war-torn country, who had to survive starvation,...
[caption id="attachment_30521" align="alignleft" width="300"] HomeStove photo courtesy of BioLite[/caption] So, you're an outdoors enthusiast, do multi-day climbs, spend a week on the river, or maybe you're a through-hiker. You love your old MSR camp stove, but don't like burning a petroleum product, or just don't like...
