Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour
| Where: | Tower Theatre, Bend |
| When: | Feb 24, 2012 07:00 PM to Feb 25, 2012 10:00 PM |
| Contact: | Environmental Center |
| Phone: | 541-385-6908 x 10 |
| Email: | info@envirocenter.org |
| On the web: | http://www.mountainfilm.org/ |
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Mountainfilm on Tour inspires us – it informs us; it challenges us; it makes us laugh; it even makes us cry; it makes us mad as hell and, above all, it shows us the power of film to change the world.
Each year, a selection of films from the international film festival are taken on the road to reach audiences who otherwise wouldn’t have a chance to experience the festival. Those films display themes of adventure, mountaineering, remarkable personalities and important environmental and social messages.
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Show Information
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Show Date:
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February 24 & 25, 2012 | 7:00 PM |
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Venue:
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Tower Theater |
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Show Location:
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835 NW Wall Street Bend, OR |
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Show Host:
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The Environmental Center |
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Ticket Information |
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Ticket Price:
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$17.50 in advance; $30 both nights in advance; $20 day of show |
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Where to Purchase:
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Tickets on sale at the Tower Theater box office or on-line at www.towertheatre.org. |
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General Information
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For more info: visit www.envirocenter.org or email info@envirocenter.org or call 541-385-6908 |
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This event is a benefit for The Environmental Center, a non-profit working to embed sustainability into daily life in Central Oregon. |
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Friday, February 24th
One Plastic Beach
For 12 years, Judith Selby and Richard Lang have collected plastic trash along a one-kilometer stretch of beach near their home in Northern California. At a rate of 35 pounds per hour, it isn’t surprising that they have accumulated tons of debris. What may be surprising is the art they produce with it.
Kadoma
Adventure: Kayaking
In December of 2010, American pro kayakers Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesbury followed Hendri "Kadoma" Coetzee into the Democratic Republic of Congo for a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River. Seven weeks into the expedition, tragedy struck. Coetzee was paddling tip to tail in between the other two men when a fifteen-foot crocodile surfaced silently and swiftly pulled him underwater. He was never seen again.
Yelp
Animation/Humor
Directed by Tiffany Shlain and narrated by Peter Coyote, it is a brief essay (really a rant) about technology and how we need to–as Peter Coyote shouts to the world–“unplug, unplug, unplug and revisit the present tense.”
Into Darkness
Adventure: Caving
*Filmmaker John Waller will join us for a post-film Q & A session.
Amazing what wonders can lead from an unassuming hole in the ground: crystal spires, cathedrals of calcite, gypsum cascades. To access this magical cave, however, a certain suffering must be endured and one must overcome more than a little fear. View film trailer here.
Waiting for a Train
Culture: Personality
As a man who is truly following his bliss, Japanese-born Toshio Hirano chases a passionate dream for over 40 years and is rewarded with a life well lived, one that is filled with music, song and dance. View film trailer here.
Cold
Adventure: Mountaineering
Ascending an 8,000-meter peak is never easy. In winter, with temperatures plummeting to 30 below and colder and with snowstorms raging, it is nearly unthinkable. In fact, of the seventeen efforts to ascend an 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan in winter only one has been successful. View film trailer here.
Way Back Home
Adventure: Trails Biking
With trial bike in hand, Danny MacAskill returns to the old country to try a few new school tricks. Filmmaker Dave Sowerby captured MacAskill at play in his hometown of Dunvegan, Scotland.
Saturday, February 25th
Chasing Water
Environment: American West
In Chasing Water, photojournalist and Colorado native Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. His simple desire is to find out where the irrigation water of his youth went after his family used it, and how long it took the water to reach the ocean. View film trailer here.
Treeverse
Adventure: Tree Climbing
*Filmmaker John Waller will join us for a post-film Q & A session.
On March 23, 2011, Brian French and Will Koomjian set off on an unprecedented 1 km canopy trek through an old growth Oregon White Oak forest. For the next 5 days, Brian and Will would endure the predictably unpredictable Oregon spring weather, battle fatigue, and face seemingly impossible gaps of over 100 feet between trees. View film trailer here.
Dark Side of the Lens
Adventure: Surfing
Surf photographer Mickey Smith artfully crafts and narrates an immensely powerful and brooding glimpse at some of Ireland’s heaviest, and coldest, waves.
Desert River
Adventure: Skiing
The film provides a glimpse into the beauty of late-season skiing in Haines, Alaska, as well as the extreme turns that still can be had as evenings deepen with long spring shadows.
With My Own Two Wheels
Human Interest: Social Justice
With My Own Two Wheels tells the story of four people whose lives have been deeply changed by bikes. In Africa we meet a visiting nurse who sees infinitely more patients after he acquires a bike; we also meet a remarkable woman who overcomes serious physical handicaps to become the best bike mechanic in her town. View film trailer here.
