When we think of Mt. Everest, we think of the expeditions, the climbers, and possibly of the Sherpas who help climbers to achieve their grand goals. Rarely, however, do we think of the woman who tirelessly recorded Everest expeditions since the Americans first started trekking there during the early 1960’s: Elizabeth Hawley. That’s exactly the…
Banner photographs courtesy Jennifer Koskinen; TIO logo courtesy Jodie Shike and Jennifer Koskinen
Category Archives: Mountainfilm in Telluride
OSCAR-WINNER BRINGS “GOD LOVES UGANDA” TO MTNFILM
Roger Ross Williams’ forceful polemic succeeds to a startling degree, rightly decrying the use of the gospel to incite homophobia, and allowing the most fervent interviewees to damn themselves with their own proselytizing words. It’s strong, head-shaking stuff… ,” raved Variety about “God Loves Uganda.” In 2010, Roger Ross Williams introduced audiences at Mountainfilm in…
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN FILM: GREG BARKER’S “MANHUNT”
“A filmmaker of artistic and political consequence,” raved The New York Times The man behind the breakfast-cereal smile was the special representative in Iraq for Kofi Annan, then the United Nations secretary general. His name: Sergio Veira de Mello. The 55-year-old Brazilian native was impossibly handsome, charismatic, smart, and effective, an ambassador descended from Mt….
BIOLITE PRINCIPALS AT MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE
So, you’re an outdoors enthusiast, do multi-day climbs, spend a week on the river, or maybe you’re a through-hiker. You love your old MSR camp stove, but don’t like burning a petroleum product, or just don’t like the possibility of leaking fuel in your pack. Alec Drummond and Jonathan Cedar felt that frustration– and then…
2013 MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: 14 YEAR OLD SETS SAIL IN MAIDENTRIP
When the Dutch fourteen year old Laura Dekker set out to sail around the world solo, she embraced the following motto: do not be afraid. It was this fearlessness and determination that inspired filmmaker Jillian Schlesinger to capture Laura’s story in her film Maidentrip, which is coming to Telluride’s Mountainfilm this year. Maidentrip recounts Laura’s…
MOVING MOUNTAINS TALK: KATHLEEN DEAN MOORE
“If we act on the side of justice, we have the power to turn tides,” Desmond Tutu A moral imperative is the basic experience of encountering the right and compels a person to act. Ask environmental philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore all about moral imperatives, particularly those related to Mother Nature and climate change. She gets…
2013 MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE: “XMAS WITHOUT CHINA”
In March 2007, the FDA recalled more than 60 million cans of cat and dog food after the death of 14 pets. Later that year, Chinese-made toys were recalled: Mattel took several of its Barbie and Polly Pocket products off the shelves because of concerns over toxic lead paint and hazardous magnet parts. In 2008,…
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN FILM: FULL LINE-UP
Mountainfilm in Telluride’s 35th annual festival celebrations will be boosted by what festival director David Holbrooke describes as an extraordinarily diverse and high quality line up. “Our films are really strong this year across the board,” he said. “Whether they are climbing, environmental or just general interest films, we have been struck by how well-made they…
TELLURIDE MOUNTAIN FILM: “DEAR GOVERNOR CUOMO”
An anti-fracking concert and protest film Powder on mountain slopes. Rivers running steady and strong. Alpine meadows filled with summer flowers. Crowds of happy people, in town for the festivals, fill every bed and restaurant. And opposition to fracking or any other carbon-based energy source, instead of long-term viable climate solutions. In these parts, those…
RECOGNIZING THE POWER OF FILM
Editor’s Note: Break out the champagne. We received an email on Thursday, May 16, reminding us that the documentary made by Telluride locals George & Beth Gage about Tim DeChristopher, “Bidder 70,” a true labor of love, is finally opening in New York City. The event takes place Friday night, May 17, at the…