mountainfilm. in telluride. celebrating indomitable spirit.strings of prayer flags billow in the cool morning breeze. "om tare tu tare ture soha." snow shrouds the mountain tops. white tips lose their way in the settling fog. the canyon air is cool and damp. a perfect weekend for movies...
in a town of 2,200 you start to feel like you know everyone. and if that town is telluride, colorado, everyone is someone. i am continuously blown away by the creative and adventurous minds and bodies that inhabit these canyon walls. the individual stories could keep me entertained for hours on end. these people know how to live. they love life. it's inspiring. and inviting. undaunted by this form of celebrity. these people move through the crowds unnoticed. their passion and work are the reason they are here. artists. adventurers. filmmakers. the passion and work that is our great privilege to enjoy. during this three day festival filmmakers and artists from across the globe, gather in our tiny town to "[educate and inspire] audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, and conversations worth sustaining." screenings, question and answer sessions, breakfast talks, symposium, music and picnics. it is seventy two hours of adrenaline and heart wrenching. asking the hard questions. offering revolutionary answers. creating a powerful sense of community. urging you to ask yourself what you can do to make a difference. and then challenging you to proceed. action = answers. after a weekend of interacting with artists (aaron huey - cole rise), entrepreneurs (skip yowell), cultural activists (andy bichlbaum) and adventures (jim whittaker) i am left with one question: now what? that sense of urgency. the need to make a difference. make a contribution. make your small existence mean something in the bigger picture. it's possible.
mountainfilm. in telluride. i went expecting adventure and adrenaline. i left with purpose and inspiration. see for yourself.
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