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2010 Mountainfilm Festival: PRESENTATIONS |
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In high school, Ed Viesturs read the classic mountaineering book Annapurna by Maurice Herzog, and it changed his life. He explains, “What I liked was that these guys had a goal, and they just wouldn’t give up. They spent months and months finding the mountain; then they climbed it. ...more
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Mike Fay dazzled Mountainfilm audiences in 2001 with Megatransect, a presentation about his 2,000-mile walk across an enormous and intact corridor of jungle in the Congo and Gabon. As he hiked, he chronicled the trees, wildlife and human impact he witnessed. ...more
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In John Vaillant’s first book, The Golden Spruce (2005)—a story about human intrigue and conflict—the environment of the Pacific Northwest is an integral and compelling character. Similarly, in his upcoming book, The Tiger, the main character is the Siberian tiger, a force of nature that is both beautiful and chilling. ...more
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“One can only be honest about having a point of view while remaining open to aspects of reality—the human faces and voices—that might demolish it” writes George Packer in his collection of articles titled Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade. ...more
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Last year at Mountainfilm, the Moving Mountains Prize, which goes to the subject of a film in the festival, was awarded to Dr. Rick Hodes, who stars in Making the Crooked Straight. Rick lives in Ethiopia and treats children with spinal tuberculosis, which horribly twists the spine of those afflicted by the disease. ...more
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Melvyn Goldstein, a social anthropologist at Case Western Reserve University and an expert on Tibet, has spent the last 24 years studying the nomads and farmers of Western Tibet, a people who live in one of the world’s harshest environments at altitudes between 15,200 to 17,200 feet. ...more
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The American Place Theatre (APT) brings this adaptation of Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin’s bestseller Three Cups of Tea to the stage. This Literature to Life program engages its audience through dramatic staging, ...more
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SquidShow Theatre has made a name in Telluride with original productions, play readings and professional stagings of contemporary work. Company members collaborate to build new shows with elements of music, dance, art and comedy. ...more
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Greg returns to Telluride to talk about the making of that film, which featured Glen Plake, Mike Hattrup and Telluride’s own Scott Kennet and inspired huge growth in big-mountain skiing. Greg will also discuss the evolution of ski films and show clips from the long-awaited sequel, The Legend of Aahhh’s....more
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The epic fight to ward off global warming and transform the energy system that is at the core of our planet’s economy takes many forms: huge global days of action, giant international conferences like the one that just failed in Copenhagen, small gestures in the homes of countless people. ...more
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Artist Chris Jordan spoke at Mountainfilm in 2008 about his trenchant series of images titled “Running the Numbers,” which showed the scale of our consumption. He’s back this year to discuss his new work from Midway Island, where he journeyed last fall to further understand the Great Garbage Patch ...more
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Greg Mortenson first came to Mountainfilm in 1981. At the time, he was just another mountaineer living out of his car, bound for the next “last, best place.” Today, he’s an internationally acclaimed humanitarian, a best-selling author and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize ...more
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Kenny Broad ventures into places that few people see for themselves. This National Geographic Emerging Explorer and Expeditions Council grantee studies underwater caves, which offer clues about climate change, extinction and forgotten societies. “That’s why I find underwater cave exploration so engaging,” he says. ...more
*All Films, Schedules, Events, and Presenter Participation are subject to change.
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Skier's photo Credit © Masaki Sekiguchi |
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