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Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… The Medley!

Mountainfilm on Tour’s most exciting stories of hiking, climbing, fishing, skiing, and snowboarding all in one program! Come enjoy an eclectic and classic film program right here in our John and Nancy Hughes Theater! The Medley has plenty of big laughs, big jumps, and big friendships.

Medley films: 

Midair

Midair is a bouldering film that thrusts the viewer into the free-fall perspective of climber Jim Pope, alongside some of the most talented climbers in the UK. As they traverse through the iconic Lake District, this short invites us to explore the in-between spaces of humbling pursuits and the sacrifices that they require.

UK/ Duration: 4 min

Directed by: Louis-Jack

Eco-Hack

Due to increased human activity, desert biologist Tim Shields has been watching the tortoise population of the Mojave desert decline since the 1990s. Rather than continue to sit back and let nature take its course, Shields combats the depressing nature of conservation biology by accessing its antithesis, modern engineering. Through the usage of specialized drones, desert rovers, laser cannons and fake exploding tortoise shells, Shields and his colleagues take what control they can over the ecological levers in play to save the tortoise population. Akin to a cathedral builder laying bricks, Shields may never get to see the true effects of his work, but he does not let that deter him in his endeavors.

USA/ Duration: 17 min

Directed by: Brett Marty & Joshua Izenberg

The Ocean Solution 

Bren Smith isn’t just redefining ocean farming, he’s literally turning it upside down. After experiencing a string of pitfalls in conventional fishing, Smith decided to reimagine the future of aquatic farming by asking the ocean, “what should our relationship be?” He found his answer and returned to the sea with a new method of restorative ocean farming that produces a sustainable food source, restores the ocean, fights the climate crisis and mimics nature’s penchant for biodiversity.

Canada/ Duration: 14 min

Directed by: Darcy Hennessey Turenne

Like a River

Enamored by the three major canyons of the Southwest, artist and climber Jeremy Collins narrates a mesmerizing trip in which a river becomes a brushstroke. Millions of years equal millions of strokes and although wildly different, each of these canyons are ultimately the same creature, created with the addition of water and the subtraction of earth. In an attempt to find his own flow, Collins seeks to be like a river, ever-changing but still the same, making something from nothing — nature’s greatest artist.

USA/ Duration: 4 min

Directed by: Jim Aikman

Shaba

Shaba is a sweet, heart-warming story about elephant rescuers and the elephants themselves that shows you really can do anything when you put your mind to it. –Caroline Merritt, age 12

UK,USA/ Duration: 12 min

Directed by: Ami Vitale

The Farmer