In 2021, we offered an all-virtual experience featuring two weekends of spectacular films and a locally-sourced raffle. Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in, and a big thanks to our local sponsors.
The first show was February 26 – March 1, 2021; the second show was March 5 – March 8, 2021. You can review the film selections below. Stay tuned for information on the 2022 event.
When we adapted the 18th annual screening of Mountainfilm to a virtual experience, we knew the raffle had to go online, too. Our online raffle was curated to feature the best products, experiences and services in Central Oregon. Thank you to ALL the businesses who donated prizes and helped to make this raffle a big success. We raised over $5,000!
The winners were contacted on March 9, 2021.
Refuge
Born in a camp on the Thai-Cambodian border before immigrating to the U.S., Piseth Sam wonders what makes her different: “Am I what a refugee looks like?” She finds answers in climbing and teaching other women to climb. (6 min.)
Concepciòn
Climber Hazel Findlay tackles the extremely challenging Concepción, a 70-meter splitter crack route in Day Canyon outside Moab. (10 min.)
Singlehanded
A solo-circumnavigation is a daunting challenge for just about any sailor, let alone a sailor who happens to be a double amputee. Singlehanded takes us through the waters of Antarctica and the infamous Drake Passage with Dustin Reynolds, the survivor of a life-altering accident. (8 min.)
River Looters
In Bend, Oregon, thousands of people play in the Deschutes River — surfing, paddle boarding, tubing. But three of them pursue an unusual brand of fun by free diving and recovering what people lose when they’re dumped in the water on a narrow section of rapids. (4 min.)
Adaptation: Kentucky
Chinese-American entrepreneur Angie Yu exports wild-caught Asian carp, an invasive species in the Mississippi River ecosystem, to 11 nations where carp is much-appreciated. Scientist and filmmaker Alizé Carrère celebrates the transformation of an aquatic invader into an economic and culinary treasure, seeing it as a creative adaptation in an ever-changing world. (12 min.)
Games of Survival: A Culture Preserved in Ice
The events at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics — like the Four Man Carry and the Knuckle Hop — won’t be familiar to most Americans in the Lower 48. But they are both rooted in traditional Eskimo culture and pure Americana. (17 min.)
The Legend of Rafael
In the wake of a breakup, Rafael took to the road, cycling from his home in Mexico City to northern Colorado for a change of scenery. He only had $500, but he also had a punk-rock attitude and a passion for bicycles so intense that it fueled a movement.(7 min.)
Do Better Together
Cycling companies’ marketing campaigns say cyclists come from all walks of life — but the ads still largely exclude people of color. Ayesha McGowan aims to change that. After 12 years in the sport, there is one big dream she is still chasing: Becoming the first African-American professional female road cyclist. (7 min.)
Lhotse
The fourth-highest mountain in the world, Lhotse has long captured the imagination of climbers. In 2018, professional ski mountaineers Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison attempted the first ski descent of the iconic Lhotse Couloir. (23 min.)
Raw Run: The Cliffs of France
Following Josh Neuman longboarding down a narrow highway in France, we get a perspective of speed one is happy to be in the backseat for. (3 min.)
Bear Whisperer
Originally hired by the police department to exterminate bears that had overpopulated Mammoth Lakes, California, Steve Searles instead decided to teach the bears to co-exist with the town’s residents. (5 min.)
Stoke Chasers
With a filter that is oh-so-California, this film — which was shot on Kodak film — celebrates young women athletes breaking into sports long dominated by men. They are skateboarders, surfers and longboarders. (8 min.)
Aziza
Being a female runner in Morocco is not easy, but Aziza Raji tears through barriers, establishing herself as a decorated, long-distance runner. She finds time to train in the Atlas Mountains while maintaining the daily tasks expected of her at home. (7 min.)
Here We Stand
In 2018, Save the Redwoods League purchased a magical 700-acre stand of old-growth redwoods in Sonoma County. Conservation has long been about keeping people out of places, but with help from communities of color, the organization is reimagining its role in a diverse, inclusive California. (11 min.)
Lee
“For me it’s always been about skiing powder,” says Lee Cohen, whose life has been spent – where else? — at Alta. Cohen’s four-plus decades of “perfect” powder shots testify to an obsession and undiluted devotion to a mountain he knows intimately. (5 min.)
The Crown
When Will “Akuna” Robinson completed the Triple Crown of Hiking — the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail — he gained entry into an elite group of hikers who have done all three. He also became the first African-American man on record to achieve the 8,000-mile feat. (4 min.)
Unfenced
The Red Desert in south-central Wyoming is the largest unfenced area in the continental U.S. Its sagebrush steppe is home to sage grouse and pronghorn antelope, as well as several congressionally designated Wilderness Study Areas, which are being threatened by oil and gas development. Ultra-runner Clare Gallagher hopes to bring awareness to these environmental issues and share her love of the Red Desert through an immersive trail running experience. (11 min.)
Water Flows Together
A female Navajo river guide, Colleen Cooley, expresses her deep kinship with indigenous lands and the San Juan River. This portrait of a strong woman is also a portrait of the San Juan River, a timeless landscape and an ancient culture — all of it at risk because the water is threatened. (10 min.)
Welcome Strangers
“Love our neighbors the way we love ourselves” is the mantra of Sarah Jackson, founder of Casa de Paz, a volunteer-run shelter for immigrants who have just been released from detention. Since 2012, Jackson has created a nurturing home for new arrivals to the U.S., many of whom are seeking asylum from dangerous situations. (21 min.)
Return to Earth: Moments of Clarity
Rubber meets the red Utah dirt when Brett Rheeder throws down with his signature style — combining technical tricks and zesty big-mountain lines. (4 min.)
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