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Mountainfilm screens feature documentaries on environmental issues, epic adventures, eye-opening politics and humanitarian causes, but we also play short gems and rare films. See the 2020 film lineup below or search our archives for previous festival selections.

Film Still: #NatureNow
Film

#NatureNow

Duration: 4 mins
Tom Mustill
Director
Film Still: 1,000 Mile Dream
Film

1,000 Mile Dream

Duration: 13 mins
Karl Koelling
Director
Film Still: A Cycle Effect Story
Film

A Cycle Effect Story

Duration: 5 mins
Jeff Woods
Director
Film Still: A Home Called Nebraska
Film

A Home Called Nebraska

Duration: 69 mins
Beth Gage, George Gage
Directors
Film Still: A Prayer for Joshua Jackson
Film

A Prayer for Joshua Jackson

Duration: 22 mins
Ryan Heffernan, Grayson Schaffer, Kahlil Hudson
Directors
A Reason to Fish
Film

A Reason to Fish

Duration: 10 mins
Simon Perkins, Henry Miles
Directors
Film Still: A Surfer's Search
Film

A Surfer's Search

Duration: 4 mins
Kevin Steen
Director
Film Still: A Walk Through the Land of a Thousand Hills
Film

A Walk Through The Land of a Thousand Hills

Duration: 12 mins
Chema Domenech
Director
Film Still: Adaptation: Kentucky
Film

Adaptation: Kentucky

Duration: 12 mins
Alizé Carrére
Director
Film Still: After Dark
Film

After Dark

Duration: 8 mins
Chris Amodio, Nathan Knox
Directors
Film Still: All I Have to Offer You is Me
Film

All I Have to Offer You Is Me

Duration: 13 mins
Dillon Hayes
Director
Film Still: All That Remains
Film

All That Remains

Duration: 21 mins
Eva Rendle
Director
Film Still: Apart
Film

Apart

Duration: 84 mins
Jennifer Redfearn
Director
Film Still: Aziza
Film

Aziza

Duration: 7 mins
Ryan Goff, Matt Pycroft
Directors
Film Still: Baato
Film

Baato

Duration: 82 mins
Lucas Millard, Kate Stryker
Directors
Film Still: Bear Whisperer
Film

Bear Whisperer

Duration: 5 mins
Robert Gourley
Director
Film Still: Becoming Ruby
Film

Becoming Ruby

Duration: 18 mins
Dave Mayers
Director
Film Still: Big Fur
Film

Big Fur

Duration: 77 mins
Dan Wayne
Director
Film Still: Border Nation
Film

Border Nation

Duration: 19 mins
Jason Jaacks
Director
Film Still: Breathtaking: K2
Film

Breathtaking: K2 – The World's Most Dangerous Mountain

Duration: 47 mins
Adrian Ballinger
Director
Film Still: Bringing It Home
Film

Bringing It Home

Duration: 12 mins
James Q Martin, Scott Briscoe
Directors
Film Still: By Hand
Film

By Hand

Duration: 67 mins
Kellen Keene
Director
Film Still: Camel Finds Water
Film

Camel Finds Water

Duration: 9 mins
Ian Durkin
Director
Film Still: Carving Joy
Film

Carving Joy

Duration: 10 mins
Shane Matthews, Joe Ventura
Directors
Film Still: Charge
Film

Charge

Duration: 5 mins
Anthony Bonello, Mike Gamble
Directors
Film Still: Chasing Ghosts
Film

Chasing Ghosts

Duration: 16 mins
Eric Bendick
Director
Film Still: Climbing Blind
Film

Climbing Blind

Duration: 57 mins
Alastair Lee
Director
Film Still: Colette
Film

Colette

Duration: 25 mins
Anthony Giacchino
Director
Film Still: Concepción
Film

Concepción

Duration: 10 mins
Cameron Maier
Director
Film Still: Crisis of Confidence
Film

Crisis of Confidence

Duration: 9 mins
Gabriel Lifton-Zoline
Director
Film Still: Current Sea
Film

Current Sea

Duration: 87 mins
Christopher Smith
Director
Film Still: Dafa Metti (Difficult)
Film

Dafa Metti (Difficult)

Duration: 15 mins
Tal Amiran
Director
Film Still: Daughter of the Sea
Film

Daughter of the Sea

Duration: 4 mins
Maceo Frost
Director
Film Still: Day 1
Film

Day 1

Duration: 4 mins
Josh Berman
Director
Dear Mother Nature
Film

Dear Mother Nature

Duration: 30 mins
Tim Kressin
Director
Film Still: Dee Molenaar: My Friends Were Mountaineers
Film

Dee Molenaar: My Friends Were Mountaineers

Duration: 13 mins
Eric Becker
Director
Film Still: Desert Mourning
Film

Desert Mourning

Duration: 17 mins
Henry Kinder
Director
Film Still: Día de la Madre
Film

Día de la Madre

Duration: 6 mins
Ashley Brandon
Director
Film Still: Didga the Dog-Surfing Cat
Film

Didga the Dog-Surfing Cat

Duration: 1 mins
Robert Dollwet
Director
Film Still: Do Better Together
Film

Do Better Together

Duration: 7 mins
Shelma Jun
Director
Film Still: Dundee
Film

Dundee

Duration: 4 mins
Freya Fennwood, Mike Folden
Directors
Film Still: Eddy's World
Film

Eddy's World

Duration: 19 mins
Lyn Goldfarb
Director
Film Still: El Monociclo en Cuba
Film

El Monociclo en Cuba

Duration: 6 mins
Nathan Ward, Kian Ward
Directors
Film Still: Eyes in the Forest
Film

Eyes in the Forest

Duration: 19 mins
Ryan Ffrench
Director
Film Still: Fire on the Mountain
Film

Fire on the Mountain

Duration: 28 mins
Chris Benchetler, Tyler J. Hamlet
Directors
Film Stills: Five Years North
Film

Five Years North

Duration: 88 mins
Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci
Directors
Film Still: Freedom to Roam
Film

Freedom to Roam

Duration: 10 mins
Jochen Schmoll
Director
Film Still: From Kurils With Love
Film

From Kurils With Love

Duration: 25 mins
Taylor Rees
Director
Film Still: Games of Survival: A Culture Preserved in Ice
Film

Games of Survival: A Culture Preserved in Ice

Duration: 17 mins
Nicholas Natale
Director
Film Still: Golden
Film

Golden

Duration: 8 mins
Charles Post
Director
Film Still: Here We Stand
Film

Here We Stand

Duration: 11 mins
Chris Cresci
Director
Film Still: Huntsville Station
Film

Huntsville Station

Duration: 14 mins
Jamie Meltzer, Chris Filippone
Directors
Film Still: I Am Human
Film

I Am Human

Duration: 91 mins
Taryn Southern, Elena Gaby
Directors
Film Still: Ignis
Film

Ignis

Duration: 5 mins
Ashleigh McArthur
Director
Film Still: Kuap
Film

Kuap

Duration: 8 mins
Nils Hedinger
Director
Film Still: Lee
Film

Lee

Duration: 5 mins
Mike Brown
Director
Film Still: Lhotse
Film

Lhotse

Duration: 23 mins
Dutch Simpson, Nick Kalisz
Directors
Film Still: Limitless
Film

Limitless

Duration: 10 mins
Hayden Griffith
Director
Film Still: Liv
Film

Liv

Duration: 39 mins
Alan Hicks
Director
Film Still: Lost on Everest
Film

Lost on Everest

Duration: 60 mins
Renan Ozturk, Drew Pulley
Directors
Film Still: Maestro
Film

Maestro

Duration: 2 mins
Théophile Dufresne, Florian Babikian, Gabriel Grapperon, Lucas Navarro, Victor Caire
Directors
Film Still: Malik & Demond: A Memphis Rox Story
Film

Malik & Demond: A Memphis Rox Story

Duration: 3 mins
Joshua Cannon
Director
Film Still: Matagi Mālohi: Strong Winds
Film

Matagi Mālohi: Strong Winds

Duration: 3 mins
Forest Woodward, Canyon Woodward, Aidan Haley
Directors
Film Still: Mogul & Perol
Film

Mogu & Perol

Duration: 9 mins
Tsuneo Gōda
Director
Film Still: Mossville: When Great Trees Fall
Film

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

Duration: 76 mins
Alexander Glustrom
Director
Film Still: Myrtle Simpson: A Life On Ice
Film

Myrtle Simpson: A Life On Ice

Duration: 35 mins
Leigh Anne Sides
Director
Film Still: Nenad, Who Plays Ping Pong
Film

Nenad, Who Plays Ping Pong

Duration: 6 mins
Brandon Lavoie
Director
Film Still: Night of the Turn
Film

Night of the Turn

Duration: 3 mins
Mike Douglas
Director
Film Still: Nouria Newman Kayaks Norway
Film

Nouria Newman Kayaks Norway

Duration: 3 mins
Rush Sturges
Director
Film Still: Ode to Desolation
Film

Ode to Desolation

Duration: 13 mins
Lindsey Hagen
Director
Film Still: Oil & Water
Film

Oil & Water

Duration: 13 mins
Anjali Nayar
Director
Film Still: Originate
Film

Originate

Duration: 15 mins
Cameron Sylvester
Director
Film Still: Parallel
Film

Parallel

Duration: 3 mins
Brandon Semenuk, Rupert Walker
Directors
Film Still: Pendulum
Film

Pendulum

Duration: 10 mins
Lane Mathis
Director
Film Still: Personhood
Film

Personhood

Duration: 80 mins
Jo Ardinger
Director
Film Still: Picture of His Life
Film

Picture of His Life

Duration: 75 mins
Yonatan Nir, Dani Menkin
Directors
Film Still: Public Trust
Film

Public Trust

Duration: 96 mins
David Garrett Byars
Director
Film Still: Raw Run: The Cliffs of France
Film

Raw Run: The Cliffs of France

Duration: 3 mins
Josh Neuman
Director
Film Still: Refuge
Film

Refuge

Duration: 6 mins
Tim Kemple
Director
Film Still: Return to Earth: Moments of Clarity
Film

Return to Earth: Moments of Clarity

Duration: 4 mins
Darcy Wittenburg, Darren McCullough, Colin Jones
Directors
Film Still: Return to Earth: Time Wisely Spent
Film

Return to Earth: Time Wisely Spent

Duration: 5 mins
Darcy Wittenburg, Darren McCullough, Colin Jones
Directors
Film Still: Rewilding Honeybees
Film

Rewilding Honeybees

Duration: 10 mins
Cameron Nielsen
Director
Film Still: River Looters
Film

River Looters

Duration: 4 mins
Rebecca Hynes
Director
Film Still: River Surfer
Film

River Surfer

Duration: 3 mins
Taylor Glenn
Director
Film Still: Second Sight
Film

Second Sight

Duration: 28 mins
Cole Sax
Director
Film Still: Shepherd's Song
Film

Shepherd's Song

Duration: 21 mins
Abigail Fuller
Director
Film Still: Shine (Instrument of Hope)
Film

Shine (Instrument of Hope)

Duration: 5 mins
Mikael Salomon
Director
Film Still: Siblings
Film

Siblings

Duration: 3 mins
Mike Hopkins, Scott Carlson
Directors
Film Still: Singlehanded
Film

Singlehanded

Duration: 8 mins
Stash Wislocki
Director
Film Still: Slack Sisters
Film

Slack Sisters

Duration: 4 mins
Kelly Greenheart, Jefe Greenheart
Directors
Film Still: Stoke Chasers
Film

Stoke Chasers

Duration: 8 mins
Jo Anna Edmison
Director
Film Still: Strike With Us
Film

Strike With Us

Duration: 2 mins
Aaron Huey, Brandon Hirzel
Directors
Film Still: Sundays at the Triple Nickel
Film

Sundays at the Triple Nickel

Duration: 13 mins
Jess Colquhoun
Director
Film Still: Superbloom
Film

Superbloom

Duration: 3 mins
Anya Miller Berg, Anne Cleary
Directors
Film Still: Surf Cuba
Film

Surf Cuba

Duration: 15 mins
Jacob Oster
Director
Film Still: Sustained Outrage
Film

Sustained Outrage

Duration: 27 mins
Gabriela Cavanagh
Director
Film Still: The Church Forests of Ethiopia
Film

The Church Forests of Ethiopia

Duration: 10 mins
Jeremy Seifert
Director
Film Still: The Crown
Film

The Crown

Duration: 4 mins
Jacob McNeill, Steve Flood
Directors
Film Still: The Disrupted
Film

The Disrupted

Duration: 88 mins
Sarah Colt, Josh Gleason
Directors
Film Still: The Flip
Film

The Flip

Duration: 3 mins
Reed Rickert
Director
Film Still: The Ghosts Above
Film

The Ghosts Above

Duration: 37 mins
Renan Ozturk, Taylor Rees, Jay MacMillan
Directors
Film Still: The High Road
Film

The High Road

Duration: 18 mins
Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell
Directors
Film Still: The Last Glaciers in Yosemite
Film

The Last Glaciers in Yosemite

Duration: 5 mins
Alex Schwartz
Director
Film Still: The Last Ice
Film

The Last Ice

Duration: 83 mins
Scott Ressler
Director
Film Still: The Last Trap Family
Film

The Last Trap Family

Duration: 11 mins
Hudson Lines
Director
Film Still: The Legend of Rafael
Film

The Legend of Rafael

Duration: 7 mins
Jesse Levine
Director
Film Still: The Lonely Star
Film

The Lonely Star

Duration: 5 mins
Frank Pickell
Director
Film Still: The Long River Home
Film

The Long River Home

Duration: 20 mins
Seth Dahl
Director
Film Still: The Magic of Chess
Film

The Magic of Chess

Duration: 5 mins
Jenny Schweitzer Bell
Director
Film Still: The Path of the Anaconda
Film

The Path of the Anaconda

Duration: 74 mins
Alessandro Ángulo Brandestini
Director
Film Still: The Secret of Bottom Turn Island
Film

The Secret of Bottom Turn Island

Duration: 4 mins
Ian Durkin
Director
Film Still: The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale
Film

The Snow Wolf: A Winter's Tale

Duration: 60 mins
Frédéric Fougea
Director
Film Still: The Story of Plastic
Film

The Story of Plastic

Duration: 95 mins
Deia Schlosberg
Director
Film Still: They Are Us
Film

They Are Us

Duration: 16 mins
Jordan Halland
Director
Film Still: This Land
Film

This Land

Duration: 10 mins
Whit Hassett, Chelsea Jolly
Directors
Film Still: Through the Breaks
Film

Through the Breaks

Duration: 10 mins
Tom Attwater
Director
Film Still: Transending
Film

Transending

Duration: 9 mins
Mairin Hart
Director
Film Still: Unfenced
Film

Unfenced

Duration: 11 mins
Javier Fernandez
Director
Film Still: United States of Joe's
Film

United States of Joe's

Duration: 22 mins
Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
Directors
Film Still: Unnur
Film

Unnur

Duration: 17 mins
Chris Burkard
Director
Film Still: Unsettled
Film

Unsettled

Duration: 82 mins
Tom Shepard
Director
Film Still: Us Kids
Film

Us Kids

Duration: 99 mins
Kim A. Snyder
Director
Film Still: USA v. Scott
Film

USA v. Scott

Duration: 16 mins
Ora DeKornfeld, Isabel Castro
Directors
Film Still: Venture Out
Film

Venture Out

Duration: 15 mins
Palmer Morse, Jamie DiNicola, Matt Mikkelsen
Directors
Film Still: Wake Crane
Film

Wake Crane

Duration: 3 mins
Sebastian Stare
Director
Film Still: Water Flows Together
Film

Water Flows Together

Duration: 10 mins
Palmer Morse, Taylor Graham, Matt Mikkelsen
Directors
Film Still: Water World Park Segment
Film

Water World Park Segment

Duration: 4 mins
Sämi Ortlieb, Robin Lee
Directors
Film Still: Watson
Film

Watson

Duration: 99 mins
Lesley Chilcott
Director
Film Still: We Are the Dream
Film

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest

Duration: 58 mins
Amy Schatz
Director
Film Still: Welcome Strangers
Film

Welcome Strangers

Duration: 21 mins
Dia Sokol Savage
Director
Film Still: When Glaciers Go
Film

When Glaciers Go

Duration: 17 mins
Corey Robinson
Director
Film Still: Where I Belong
Film

Where I Belong

Duration: 9 mins
Chris Cresci
Director
Film Still: Where The Wild Things Keep Playing
Film

Where The Wild Things Keep Playing

Duration: 4 mins
Krystle Wright
Director
Film Still: Wild & Wool
Film

Wild & Wool

Duration: 24 mins
Phillip Baribeau
Director
Film Still: Wingsuiter Flies Through Narrow Hole
Film

Wingsuiter Flies Through Narrow Hole

Duration: 1 mins
Andy Lewis, Ben Dixon
Directors
Film Still: Winterland Segment
Film

Winterland Segment

Duration: 2 mins
Todd Jones, Steve Jones
Directors

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