MountainFilm on Tour November 29, 2007

Member: $15/Non-Member: $18

Twenty-nine years ago, a group of climbers had the idea of presenting a festival of mountain films in the climbing mecca of Telluride, Colorado. Today, Mountainfilm in Telluride is one of the world’s most prominent festivals of films on mountain sports and conservation, and is now sponsored in part by National Geographic. Join us for this selection of films from this year’s festival:

TRIAL AND ERROR: PROGRESSION (Canada/2006/10 min) Ryan Leech pushes his mountain bike skills in an old-growth forest slated for destruction.
RITA (USA/2006/6 min) A daughter of adventurous parents recalls a family vacation to Mount Everest.
SHACK THERAPY (USA/2006/45 min) The world’s top surfers search for undiscovered perfection in exotic locations around the world.
GOOD RIDDANCE: AIR POLLUTION (Australia/2006/5 min) Award-winning animator Nick Hilligoss uses humor to examine an environmental problem and an alternative energy source.

RUNNING DOWN THE MAN (USA/2007/18 min) One man’s quest to tame Baja’s elusive rooster fish on foot with a fly rod.
EVERYTHING’S COOL (USA/2006/65 min) A “toxic comedy” that explores how climate change will affect America.

Official Website: http://www.nglive.org