Mountainfilm on Tour comes to the Garde

October 17, 2024 8:36 am • Last Updated: October 17, 2024 8:37 am

By Kristina Dorsey
Features Editor

“Above the Noise” (Submitted)

In “Ascend,” the girls take in the view from El Cap meadow in Yosemite National Park, CA.

One film, “Above the Noise,” follows a woman who uses skydiving as a way to focus inward.

Another, “Ghost Resorts Japan,” focuses on abandoned ski resorts in Japan that now draw folks wanting an unconventional backcountry adventure.

And in “Ascend,” a group of young women from Afghanistan pursue their passion for climbing and mountaineering.

These are just a few of the documentary short offerings of Mountainfilm on Tour, which comes to the Garde Arts Center on Saturday.

Mountainfilm is one of the longest-running film fests in America, having started in 1979 in Telluride, Colorado. The tour version brings some of the fest’s movies to cities around the country. A presenter is on hand at the screenings to talk a bit about the films, filmmakers and subjects.

Mountainfilm on Tour, 7 p.m. Saturday, Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London; $22-$37; (860) 444-7373, gardearts.org.

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