Video footage from higher altitudes comes to flat Eugene this week when the UO Outdoor Program presents a two-night event featuring movies concerning mountains.
The McDonald Theatre will host the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour tonight and tomorrow night. The series, which features selected entries from this year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival, includes films on snowboarding, rock climbing, kayaking and the environmental issues facing mountains today.
The festival serves to showcase the best in outdoor filmmaking the world around and takes place annually at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The tour follows the festival and travels to over 250 communities around the world screening the best loved and awarded films from last years festival.
Admission is $8 for UO students and Outdoor Program Co-op members in advance, $10 at the door, $10 for the general public in advance or $12 at the door. More information is available online at outdoorprogram.uoregon.edu Films begin at 7 p.m. both nights.