Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour Santa Cruz

November 12 at 7 p.m. Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz

Mountainfilm on Tour brings inspiration and education about important issues to audiences around the world. The tour will soon visit Santa Cruz at the Rio Theatre on November 12 with documentary films that will explore the themes connected to Telluride Mountainfilm’s mission of exploring cultures, preserving environments and promoting adventure.

Established in 1979, Mountainfilm is dedicated to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about environments, cultures, issues and adventures. Working at the nexus of filmmaking and action, its flagship event is the renowned Telluride Mountainfilm festival, a four-day event held each Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado.

The festival has attracted leading documentary filmmakers, artists, photographers, conservationists, mountaineers, scientists, journalists and explorers from around the world to engage in the festival’s tag line of “celebrating indomitable spirit.”

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Tomboy or online at brownpapertickets.com. Tickets will also be available the day of the event at Rio Theatre. Tickets are $18 plus ticketing fees. Mountainfilm on Tour in Santa Cruz is hosted by Rio Theatre

Mountainfilm for Students K-12: Mountainfilm on Tour’s education program introduces students K-12 to essential environmental, cultural and social issues with age-appropriate film programs curated by a Mountainfilm staff member. We currently reach over 18,000 students each year.

For middle- and high-school students, our playlists focus on compelling educational and inspirational documentary short films to get students thinking. These playlists target films that are timely, regionally relevant, or topics not commonly discussed or seen.

Films in these playlists include teaching materials developed by accredited educational consultants. These educational materials can be downloaded and include filmmaker interviews, discussion questions, resources and more aimed at engaging students and instructors in dialogue and in-depth exploration of identified topics. Mountainfilm in Education will also be shown for the 2nd year at Scotts Valley Middle School.

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For more information contact Kathy Ferraro: 831.706.0503 or koferraro@gmail.com