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SUMMARY:Winterfest – Featuring Mountainfilm on Tour
DESCRIPTION:Experience Winterfest at Mountainfilm on Tour: Après-Ski Vibes\, Food\, Music\, and Fun!\nGet the full Mountainfilm on Tour experience by diving into the festive atmosphere of Winterfest\, a free event included with your Mountainfilm on Tour ticket! Transport yourself to an alpine escape in the Stuart Ski Lodge\, where the charm of a ski chalet meets lively entertainment and delicious bites. \nHere’s What’s Happening in the Stuart Ski Lodge \n\nLive Acoustic Music – Enjoy live music while you soak in the après-ski vibe\nCraft Libations – Enjoy craft brews and signature “ski-style” cocktails for purchase\nFood Trucks – Featuring something for everyone\, from wood-fired pizza and tacos to hearty comfort foods from Left Bank\n\nStuart Ski Lodge Hours: \n\nFriday from 6 – 7:30 pm\nSaturday from 3:30 – 7:30 pm\n\nFood Trucks on Site \n\nLaPlancha Loca – Bold\, Mexican fare with vibrant flavors featuring everything from carne to shrimp to tofu chorizo\nMamma Mia Wood-Fired Pizza – Classic\, piping-hot pizzas with an artisanal touch\nLeft Bank – Indulge in hot dogs\, pulled pork\, and creamy mac-and-cheese\n\nDress in your coolest après-ski apparel\, grab a drink and hang out with friends in our warm and welcoming lodge. Whether you’re refueling after the short films or gearing up for the medley\, Winterfest has everything you need for an unforgettable evening. \nDinner plans? Done.\nAprès-ski experience? Perfect.\nMountainfilm on Tour Festival? Totally Rocks. \nCome for the films\, stay for the fun! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/winterfest-friday2025/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
CATEGORIES:Community,Events,Festivals,Film,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2025: All Ages Shorts Program
DESCRIPTION:Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… All Ages Shorts Program!\nA curated look at some of the very best Mountainfilm on Tour has to offer. The program offers an eclectic mix of films about extreme sports\, nature\, and animals. Bring the whole family along for a memorable experience in our John and Nancy Hughes Theater! We carefully selected films for this program that we feel will be a big hit with our community. Suitable for all ages. \nAll Ages Shorts Films:\nThe Rock Pool Waltz \nDirected and created by 14 year-old Marlon Denning\, The Rock Pool Waltz is the story of the unlikely friendship Marlon discovers while looking to nature for connection during the solitude of COVID. \nAustralia/ Duration: 8 min\nDirected by: Marlon Denning \nFrosty Formulations \nFrosty Formulations is a zesty seven-minute film that uncovers the cool chemistry behind ice cream. Join the spirited Dr. Maya Warren as she dives into the microscopic magic that makes ice cream simultaneously solid\, liquid\, and gas. \nUSA/ Duration: 8 min\nDirected by: Page Buono \nFreya \nLeo Houlding’s daughter\, Freya\, uses climbing as a practice to lean into discomfort and fear to help navigate her neurodiversity and harness its strengths. \nUSA/ Duration: 4 min\nDirected by: Natasha Brooks \nThe Ugandan Quidditch Movement \nIn Uganda\, a sport is driving social change. That sport is quidditch. After a chance encounter with a Harry Potter novel\, a dedicated teacher brings the magic world of chasers\, beaters\, seekers\, quaffles\, bludgers and the golden snitch to the students at Good Shepherd Primary School in Katwadde Village. As they train for an upcoming tournament\, the quidditch community they create helps the kids smash taboos about gender\, learn teamwork and overcome poverty. \nUSA/ Duration: 15 min\nDirected by: Ben Garfield \nConcrete Dreams: The Skate Awakening of Laos \nConcrete Dreams: The Skate Awakening of Laos chronicles the evolution of a grassroots skateboard movement in Laos. Local skaters\, fueled by passion and vision\, create DIY skate spots\, reshaping their urban landscape. \nUSA\, Belgium\, Laos\, Australia/ Duration: 8 min\nDirected by: Seilina Miles \nThe Wintering Grounds \nFor most of the year\, bands of world-class freestyle kayakers roam the land in search of waves. But when the rivers freeze\, everyone finds their way to a special spot on the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama-Georgia border. Squatting in an abandoned parking lot\, they spend the winter training for the next world championships on North America’s best winter whitewater. Although called “certifiable lunatics” by the locals\, this tight-knit group is proof of the power of family and that indeed\, everything is more fun with friends. \nUSA/ Duration: 21 min\nDirected by: Jeff Springer \nDesert Wings \nDesert Wings brings the unique sport of paramotoring to light showcasing talented pilots exploring the dramatic landscapes of the American Southwest. \nUSA/ Duration: 4 min\nDirected By: Nathan McBride
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2025-all-ages-shorts-program/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Family,Festivals,Film
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SUMMARY:Winterfest – Featuring Mountainfilm on Tour
DESCRIPTION:Experience Winterfest at Mountainfilm on Tour: Après-Ski Vibes\, Food\, Music\, and Fun!\nGet the full Mountainfilm on Tour experience by diving into the festive atmosphere of Winterfest\, a free event included with your Mountainfilm on Tour ticket! Transport yourself to an alpine escape in the Stuart Ski Lodge\, where the charm of a ski chalet meets lively entertainment and delicious bites. \nHere’s What’s Happening in the Stuart Ski Lodge \n\nLive Acoustic Music – Enjoy live music while you soak in the après-ski vibe\nCraft Libations – Enjoy craft brews\, and signature “ski-style” cocktails for purchase\nFood Trucks – Featuring something for everyone\, from wood-fired pizza and tacos to hearty comfort foods\n\nStuart Ski Lodge Hours: \n\nFriday from 6 – 7:30 pm\nSaturday from 3:30 – 7:30 pm\n\nFood Trucks on Site \n\nLaPlancha Loca – Bold\, Mexican fare with vibrant flavors featuring everything from carne to shrimp to tofu chorizo\nMamma Mia Wood-Fired Pizza – Classic\, piping-hot pizzas with an artisanal touch\nLeft Bank – Indulge in hot dogs\, pulled pork\, and creamy mac-and-cheese\n\nDress in your coolest après-ski apparel\, grab a drink and hang out with friends in our warm and welcoming lodge. Whether you’re refueling after the short films or gearing up for the medley\, Winterfest has everything you need for an unforgettable evening. \nDinner plans? Done.\nAprès-ski experience? Perfect.\nMountainfilm on Tour Festival? Totally Rocks. \nCome for the films\, stay for the fun! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/winterfest-saturday2025/
LOCATION:Gorton Center\, 400 East Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2025: Adventure Shorts Program
DESCRIPTION:Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… Adventure Shorts!\nThe Mountainfilm on Tour: Adventure Shorts program provides an eclectic mix of stories about appreciating the natural world and competing in extreme sport. Like any great adventure\, the program has its share of grueling climbs and breathtaking descents\, as well as more contemplative moments that focus on the beauty of the wild. It’s a program that’s sure to bring out the nature lover and thrill seeker in all of us! \nAdventure Shorts films:\nAbove the Noise \n \nThe world around us can feel overwhelming and loud. In response\, Maya delves into her practice of skydiving as a means to focus inwards. She gently inspires us to find our own means of grounding ourselves in flow. \n\n\nUK/ Duration: 6 min\nDirected by: Adam De Silva \n\n\nDancing Warrior \n\n\n \nOn windswept hills surrounded by the bluffs of the Lakota Badlands sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. For the native youth\, living here can be a struggle — the teen suicide rate is among the highest in the country. But many have found hope and purpose in the unlikeliest of places: the traditional sport of horse racing known as Indian Relay. The film follows one teen racing team named Dancing Warrior\, who come together to compete and support each other as they face the challenges of life on the reservation. This short film is a coming-of-age story of Lakota teens as they find strength in tradition and passion in competition. \nUSA/ Duration: 10 min\nDirected by: Rachel McDonald & Peter Goetz \nFall Harvest \n \nAt Crankworx Cairns in 2023\, Nicholi Rogatkin had a season-ending injury\, marking the first time in his career that he had to sit out a season. Fall Harvest highlights how time seems to move more slowly while healing and the magic of getting back on a bike again. \n\n\nUSA/ Duration: 2 min\nDirected by: Keenan Desplanques \n\n\nLexicon \n \nA unique group of skiers from around the world come together to celebrate skiing as a catalyst for human connection. As they shred the bottomless pow of Hokkaido\, the transformative power of adventure takes this group from strangers to friends. \n\n\nCanada/ Duration: 13 min\nDirected by: Austin Hopkins & Loic Isliker \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeaving a Tread \n \nAs 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. \n\n\n\nUSA/ Duration: 6 min\nDirected by: Maxwell Frank \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRe \n \nTwenty years ago\, Re forged a new path in the outdoor sports community as one of the few women in her field. As an action sports photographer\, she is dedicated to working with and showcasing the strength and individual personalities of female athletes. Re landed the first cover shot of a woman for Backcountry Magazine and the first all-female cover shot for Skiing Magazine. She views her work as a catalyst\, fostering a social shift in the perception of female athletes in popular culture. \n\n\nUSA/ Duration: 6 min\nDirected by: Iz La Motte \nThe Draconians \n \nSkiers Sam Favret and Nikolaï Schirmer team up in Norway on a ski touring trip of a lifetime. Follow them up and down futuristic lines as they execute their vision as athletes and filmmakers in this thrilling segment from The Draconians. \nFrance/ Duration: 13 min\nDirected by: Maxime Moulin \nTime is a Funny Thing \n \nTime is a Funny Thing is an exploration of time and how doing what we love makes it disappear. In this short film\, professional mountain biker Tyler McCaul looks back on his career through the lens of his older and younger self.\nUSA/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Jeremy Grant \n\n\n\nUnseen Peaks \n\n\n\n \nAfter 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. \nUSA/ Duration: 7 min\nDirected by: Roo Smith \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAsking Less \n \n\n\n\n\nThe Colorado River is one of America’s most valuable and iconic rivers. Photographer and author Pete McBride has been following this river for over two decades. He shows us the stark reality of our water crisis within this river and the remarkable beauty and resilience of this ephemeral source of life. \n\n\n\n\nUSA/ Duration: 4 min\nDirected by: Pete McBride \nObibini \n \nObibini is a high-energy dive into Ghanaian women’s joy and liberation through surfing. Since 2013\, the Obibini Surf Club has empowered women to feel welcome at the beach and in the water. \nGhana Duration: 4 min\nDirected by: Benoit Lalande \nGhost Resorts: Japan \n \nWith ski lifts no longer spinning and buildings falling into disrepair\, abandoned ski areas are nestled among the snow-drifted peaks of Japan. The country’s massive economic boom in the 1980s fueled a wild demand for skiing and an explosion of new mountain resorts. The financial collapse that followed in 1991 decimated both the Japanese economy and the ski industry. Today\, hundreds of ghost resorts span the mountains as silent witnesses to the pace of change. Yet the deep powder beckons those who seek to experience an unconventional backcountry adventure. \nJapan/ Duration: 10 min\nDirected By: Michael J Brown & Zeppelin Zeerip \nDesert Wings \n \nDesert Wings brings the unique sport of paramotoring to light showcasing talented pilots exploring the dramatic landscapes of the American Southwest. \nUSA/ Duration: 4 min\nDirected By: Nathan McBride
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2025-adventure-shorts-program/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Documentary,Festivals,Film
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SUMMARY:Mountainfilm on Tour 2025: Indomitable Spirit Medley
DESCRIPTION:Gorton Center and Lake Forest Open Lands present… Indomitable Spirit Medley!\nSocial impact and exciting stories that include hiking\, climbing\, running\, all in one program! This collection of short films tells stories of those who did not give up\, back down\, or let their challenges define them. Come enjoy an eclectic film program right here in our John and Nancy Hughes Theater! \nIndomitable Spirit Medley films: \nThe Last Observers \nLennart Karlsson and Karin Persson have recorded weather measurements every three hours — temperature\, air pressure\, wind\, wave height and cloud types — at a lighthouse on the southwestern coast of Sweden for 36 years. The dedicated couple have amassed over 100\,000 observations and seen rapid changes in recent years as migratory birds arrive earlier in the spring\, and heavy rains and drought become more frequent. Theirs is the last remaining manual weather station in the country and it too will soon become automated. In The Last Observers\, the pair reflect on their simple yet joyful life where they find true happiness through symbiosis with nature.\nSweden/ Duration: 24 min\nDirected by: Maja Karlsson \nNever  too Old \nAt one time Libby James held more running records than Flo-Jo and Usain Bolt combined\, yet most likely you have never heard of her. She is considered the grandmother of women’s competitive running despite not having started running until she was 35. Currently\, she holds six American records and in 2012 was the highest point-graded runner in the world. Libby is proof that you can be almost famous — and still happily lead a fulfilling life. \nUSA/ Duration: 5 min\nDirected by: Patty Jen Arndt & Stash Wislocki \nAscend   \n \n\n\n\n\nThis documentary follows the inspiring story of a group of young women from Afghanistan who pursued their passion for climbing and mountaineering despite facing grave risks. But when the Taliban seized power\, they were forced to flee their homes and start anew in the United States. Members of the Yosemite Search & Rescue team learned about the women’s plight and invited them to spend a week in Yosemite\, where they could safely reunite and find solace in the climbing community. Through this heartwarming tale\, viewers witness the strength and resilience of these young women as they adapt to life in a new country and forge new friendships with fellow climbers. \n\n\n\n\nUSA/ Duration: 20 min\nDirected by: Kathryn Francis\, Campbell Brewer \nNear the River \nIn the tourist town of Livingstone\, Zambia\, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. However\, the proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme threatens to flood the famous rapids of the Zambezi and eliminate river-related jobs. \nUSA/ Duration: 11 min\nDirected by: Darby A. McAdams \nWild Hogs and Saffron \nIranian-American filmmaker Andy Sarjahani and his unlikely childhood friend Bubba Samuels go on a wild hog hunt in their native Ozarks where unexpected conversations unfold that have a lasting impact on their friendship. Growing up\, Sarjahani rejected his father’s Iranian culture to fit in. Now\, by sharing that culture\, he uses connection to dismantle hateful stereotypes about the people of both Iran and Arkansas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n*HEAVY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE\, DRINKING\, AND GRAPHIC IMAGERY \n\n\n\n\nUSA/ Duration: 19 min\nDirected by: Andy Sarjahani \n\n\nTo Scale: Time \nOn a dry lakebed in California\, a group of friends attempt to build a scale model of time: a true illustration of cosmic evolution and our place within it. Over miles\, they lay out tiny lights representing important moments in the history of the universe: the Big Bang\, the meteor that killed the dinosaurs and the beginning of human civilization. The result is time represented by distance and the recognition that although we are alive for the briefest moment — in this demonstration\, the width of a hair — our lives are a gift from the universe that we must spend wisely. \nUSA/ Duration: 10 min\nDirected by: Alex Gorosh \nPlanetwalker \nIn 1971\, John Francis (Mountainfilm 2008) witnessed an oil tanker collision in the San Francisco Bay. The sight of oiled birds on the shoreline caused him to give up motorized transport and speaking\, convinced that listening was the way forward. He spent the next 17 silent years earning the name Planetwalker. Over the many miles\, his idea of environmentalism was changed by the people he met\, talked to and broke bread with. At 77 years old\, Francis now both talks and rides in cars. A Symphony of Tiny Lights recounts much of his interior journey and explores the weblike and sometimes deeply personal consequences of his decades of pilgrimage. \nUSA/ Duration: 31 min\nDirected by: Dominic Gill & Nadia Gill
URL:https://gortoncenter.org/event/mountainfilm-on-tour-2025-indomitable-spirit-medley-2/
LOCATION:Gorton Center – John & Nancy Hughes Theater\, 400 E. Illinois Road\, Lake Forest\, IL\, 60045\, United States
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