Mountainfilm in Telluride

To call Mountainfilm in Telluride a film festival is less a misnomer than an understatement. Now celebrating its 34th year, the event which takes place this Memorial Weekend includes, but is not limited to, films about mountain living, adventure, socio-cultural challenges, cultures under siege, flora...

Editor's note: "Bidder 70" is yet another labor of love from a couple we consider local heroes. For over 15 years, George and Beth Gage have only made films that make a difference in the world, among them, "Fire On the Mountain," about the heroes...

Editor's Note: "Big in Bollywood" screens twice at Mountainfilm: Saturday, May 26, 12:15 p.m. and again at 8:45 p.m. at the Michael D. Palm Theatre. “What do you say when four of your closest friends want to make a documentary about you? Well I said no,...

What's in a name? If the name is I AM ART, a world of creativity, where the boundary between art and life is toast. Meaningless. Meet BK Adams, whose full name is BK Adams I Am Art. BK is Mountainfilm in Telluride's very first artist-in-residence, in ...

Editor's note: Multi-media happening includes documentary, music and musicians, and an  exhibit of still photography by Mike Scanlan. "True Delta" screens Friday, May 25, 9:15 p.m., Nugget Theatre and again on Sunday, May 27, 4 p.m., Masons Hall. Photos on display at the Kamruz Gallery...

Editor's Note: Nick Brandestini's  "Darwin" screens twice at Mountainfilm in Telluride: Saturday, May 26, 12 p.m., The Nugget Theatre and Sunday, May 27, 10 a.m., Masons Hall Are these folks really the fittest? Start with Monty, a salty old miner, who, with the help of his firecracker...

Editor's Note: "Mission of Mermaids is scheduled to screen twice: Saturday, May 26, Nugget Theatre and Sunday, May 27, High Camp (Telluride Conference Center), 9:30 a.m. "Far out in the ocean, where the water is as blue as the prettiest cornflower, and as clear as crystal,...

Editor's Note: James Balog is everywhere you want to be at Mountainfilm in Telluride. In-person appearances include the following: Images from Extreme Ice Survey at the Telluride Gallery of Fine Art during the weekend kick-off, Gallery Walk, 3:30 – 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 25. Balog...

"Plastiki" screens Saturday, May 26, 9.pm. and Sunday, May 27, 12 p.m., Sheridan Opera House In a way, David de Rothschild's "Plastiki," the documentary, is a response to to a Sixties pop phenomenon, another film, "The Graduate." In "The Graduate," Benjamin Braddock, (Dustin Hoffman), a recent college...

For years, Telluride Mountainfilm has pushed the envelope of art and media. This year, they’re taking it one step further. Colorado-based artist, Keith Campbell, also known as Scramble Campbell, will present his work at La Cocina. There is also an Eric Abramson film about him...