Mountainfilm on Tour to screen in Whitefish and Bigfork
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The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation is bringing Mountainfilm on Tour to two theaters in the Flathead as part of their five-city tour circling the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex this spring.
Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado.
The tour will visit the O’Shaughnessy Cultural Arts Center in Whitefish on Thursday, March 12, and the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 3.
The evenings will feature outdoor films from around the world that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of inspiring audiences to create a better world. There will also be a bucket raffle filled with a variety of outdoor gear, adventure trips and local goods with tickets for sale in the lobby.
The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation has been hosting Mountainfilm on Tour since 2007 as a fundraiser for their hands-on stewardship projects in the 1.6-million-acre Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex.
Each summer, the foundation hosts 40+ Volunteer Adventure trips that open trails and restore habitat while providing unique, low-cost opportunities for people to experience one of the most remote wilderness areas in the lower-48.
“These films celebrate adventure, grit, and the power of wild places – things we’re lucky enough to witness every summer on our volunteer projects,” said Allison Siems, operations director for the foundation. “We hope they leave people inspired to get out there and give back to the wealth of public lands we enjoy in Montana, like the incredible Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex right in our backyard.”
The doors for both events open at 6 p.m., and the films start at 7 p.m. Tickets for Mountainfilm on Tour in the Flathead are on sale now at bmwf.org/mountainfilm. Tickets will also be available on the day of the event at the door, if not sold out. The cost of tickets is $20 in advance, and $25 at the door. See the complete playlist at mountainfilm.org/tour/schedule.
