The annual Movie Night, held in conjunction with the festival, will feature a diverse array of topics, with the theme being “celebrate local wild rivers.”
Doors at the Smiley Building Theater, 1309 East Third Ave., will open at 5:30 p.m. with food available from Zia Taqueria and beverages from Ska Brewing and Zuberfizz. The films will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
A series of local-interest films will be shown on stand-up paddling, local creeking (running steep, shallow water), Durango’s Whitewater Park and Dolores fisheries.
“There’s some pretty amazing local films and amazing local connections that make for a pretty awesome festival,” said Kent Ford, coordinator of Movie Night.
Other films will include canoe paddling with kids, profiles on women paddlers, shorts on the Grand Canyon and a short on rebuilding Lyons after last September’s floods.
The movie “Dream,” by award-winning director Skip Armstrong, who has won awards at the Banff and Telluride festivals, features a newbie who daydreams himself to stardom.
Two featured films are about a river trip with kids and a self-supported kayak trip in the Himalayas.
“Have Kids, Will Paddle,” features a couple with 5- and 3-year-old kids on a 100-day adventure from Jasper, Alberta, to the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.
“Alone on the River” features five world-class paddlers who strike out in the Himalayas and face multiple challenges. They drop 14,400 feet in elevation over a 300-mile journey.
Proceeds from the evening will benefit the San Juan Citizens Alliance.
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