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24 May BORGES’ “TIBET,” GALLERY WALK HIGHLIGHT
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...
23 May BIDDER 70: ONE MAN’S FIGHT FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE
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...
21 May “DARWIN,” THE FILM, FEATURED AT MOUNTAINFILM
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...
20 May CHASING BALOG “CHASING ICE,” AT MOUNTAINFILM 2012
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...
08 Apr MOUNTAINFILM ASKS MUSIC AFICIONADOS FOR HELP
Those who’ve attended Mountainfilm know that we like to start most programs with a short trailer, a compilation of footage that’s accompanied by music. In the office, we simply call these “intros.” Clips are pulled from footage featured at the festival, but the music is...
10 Mar INSIDE MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: SELF-IMMOLATION
Spooked by the wave of regime change around the world, the Chinese government is cracking down hard on the Tibetan people. Inspired by Time magazine’s 2011 recognition of the power of “The Protestor,” Tibetans — mostly monks — have been fighting back in the most desperate way: by setting themselves...