MOUNTAINFILM On Tour - Bend, 2.22.25

Night Two Films:

Judy's Creek - Discovering the secret life of the streambed

Follow ecologist, educator, and author Dr. Judy Li into the world of caddisflies, the artisans of the aquatic world. With contagious passion, Judy shares how her childhood curiosity led to a career in freshwater science and how she has found ways to share the joys of science with audiences of all ages.

(USA, 2023, 5 min.) Jeremy Monroe & David Herasimtschuk

Mama's Sundry

In South Memphis, married artists Bertram Williams and Talibah Safiya transform their creative practices into vehicles for a higher purpose. Enter Mama’s Sundry, a collaborative movement fostering wellness and sustainability through education, service initiatives and a neighborhood garden that produces fresh fruit and vegetables within a community that’s long been designated a food desert.

(USA, 2024, 15 min.) Brody Kuhar & Joshua Cannon

Usugilix Awakun

In the waters off the remote island of Iluulux̂or so-called Unalaska, Alaska, toxic algal blooms are increasingly infecting filter-feeding shellfish. After a community member dies from eating blue mussels, a staple cultural food, Unangax̂scientist Shayla begins working with her tribe to research and understand the harmful blooms, and what can be done about them. Illuminating the profound connection between the Unangax̂people and their environment, Usugilix Awakun showcases the resilience and resourcefulness of a culture in the face of unprecedented challenges.

(USA, 2024, 12 min.) Matt Mikkelsen

Jamie

Pioneering alpinist Jamie Logan has climbed some of the most dangerous routes in the world. But nothing felt as life-threatening as admitting that, at age 69, she wanted to begin a new life as a woman. Jamie shows that love and trust can be the ultimate act of rebellion.

‍(USA, 2023, 18 min) Darcy Hennessey

Freya

Leo Houlding's daughter, Freya, uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help navigate her neurodiversity and harness its strengths.

(USA, 2023, 4 min.) Natasha Brooks

Bicycle Island

This contemporary mosaic of Havana explores the bicycle as a reclaimed mobility tool and a critical resource for the island’s future. The film follows Cuban bike enthusiasts as they use the basic yet profound power of two wheels as a way to assert their independence, control their transportation and a solution to scarcity.

(USA, Cuba, 2024, 15 min.) Mitra Ghaffari

Healy

For millions of years, the Arctic Ocean has been covered by a permanent sheet of ice. Soon, it will melt in its entirety during summer for the first time in human history. Healy follows a crew of scientists and sailors through a two-month research mission to try and understand why the northern ice cap is melting even faster than climate models have predicted — and how the transformation is altering life on Earth.

(USA, 2023, 14 min.) Maya Craig

Unseen Peaks

After enduring discrimination and trauma due to her blindness, Addie seeks freedom through skiing, ice climbing and rock climbing, facing both the challenges of these activities and the need for acceptance within the outdoor community as a disabled person. She believes exposure is the most powerful antidote to fear and dreams of a world where everyone has the safety and freedom to experience the outdoors.

(USA, 2023, 7 min.) Roo Smith

Love in the Time of Migration

Ronny and Suly have fallen in love. The only problem is that Ronny is in the U.S., while Suly is in Guatemala. Love in the Time of Migration illustrates the modern day romance of two individuals from a community deeply impacted by migration to the U.S., and asks the question: Can love conquer all?

(USA, 2024, 21 min.) Erin Semine Kökdil, Chelsea Abbas

Leaving a Tread

As the popularity of mountain biking grows across Mexico, riders like Israel Carrillo work to blaze the trail — literally. Carrillo shares the challenges athletes face in a growing sport, financially and otherwise, while showing off his hometown of Guanajuato.

(USA, 2023, 6 min.) Maxwell Frank

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