Mountainfilm returns for fifth year

Telluride Mountainfilm, one of America’s longest-running documentary film festivals, will be showing films at The Kampong on January 10 and January 11 as part of its world tour program.  Here is the schedule of events. Mountainfilm is dedicated to to educating, inspiring and motivating audiences about issues that matter, cultures worth exploring, environments worth preserving, adventures worth pursuing and conversations worth sustaining.

This year the event will highlight the Florida Wildlife Corridor with a showing of the short film The Last Green Thread (2018). Amidst a backdrop of massive development and population growth, the film follows a group of three friends as they embark on a journey through the Everglades Headwaters to survey the fragile wilderness corridor before it disappears forever. A photography exhibit of the Everglades Headwaters by Adam Bass, will be also be on display at The Kampong during Mountainfilm on Tour. Former Executive Director of the Florida Wildlife Corridor, Mallory Lykes Dimmitt will be discussing the film on Saturday evening. 

This year is the fifth year of Mountainfilm On Tour in Miami. Spearheading the effort to bring Mountainfilm to Miami has been the architecture firm [STRANG]. “The Kampong was selected as the venue for the event due to its cultural significance and shared educational mission", says Max Strang, “I can not think of a more appropriate location to showcase these films. Get ready for two nights of engaging short films, great company, food and drinks at an extraordinary venue.”

Tickets may be purchased online through mountainfilmmiami.org. The cost for each show is $25 for adults and $20 for students. 

Photos courtesy Mountainfilm

In years past, Mountainfilm on Tour Miami has brought awareness and funding to the following great organizations:

•South Florida National Parks Trust: supporting our national parks

•Coral Restoration Foundation: funding coral research in The Florida Keys

•Ocean Crest Alliance: advocating against single-use plastics in the Bahamas

•FIU Tropical Conservation Institute: saving the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow

•National Tropical Botanical Garden: supporting the mission of The Kampong