Name: Movie Night - Mountains On Stage Film Festival (Winter Edition)
Start: 2025-12-11T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-11T19:00:00-05:00
Location: The Commodore DC

**Traveling film festival, "Mountains On Stage" is coming to DC with 2025's best short films on mountaineering.**

***Note: This is a ticketed event being hosted by a 3rd party organization. You must buy a ticket to attend.***

Interested in outdoor adventure? Let's get together and watch a curated selection of 2025's best short films on mountaineering and adventure sports.

**Cost:** $25 ([To buy tickets, click here](https://shop.weeztix.com/12e3c8bc-6afb-11ef-a9cb-7e126431635e/tickets?event=345af49a-d356-445d-9ddc-ec07b37bfd99))
**Meetup Time:** 5:00pm
**Meetup Location:** The Commodore DC
1636 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

**Event** **Location:** Washington DC - Cafritz Hall
1529 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Mountains on Stage is a traveling film festival that presents a curated selection of the world's best adventure and mountain films to a global audience. It brings the excitement of mountain sports like climbing, skiing, and paragliding to cities around the world, allowing people to experience the beauty and challenge of the outdoors through film

We will meet at a small pub called The Commodore at 5pm to eat and consolidate before heading to Cafritz Hall at 6pm. The first film starts at 6:45 pm and the last ends by 10 pm (doors open at 6:15 pm).

[https://www.mountainsonstage.com](https://www.mountainsonstage.com/)

[Video trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFvrfvXqbQ&t=2s)

**Film Line Up**

**K2: Chasing Shadows**
Directors: David Arnaud and Hugo Clouzeau
Length: 66 min
Benjamin Védrines, one of the world’s best alpinists, dreams of taking on the “savage mountain” (8611m, the second-highest peak in the world). But what does K2 truly represent for this accomplished climber: the pursuit of a new record, the shadow of past failures, or a deeply personal trial? After a first attempt that ended in a serious accident, Benjamin returns with even greater determination to take on an audacious challenge: a one-day ascent of K2, without supplemental oxygen, followed by a descent with his paraglider. A gripping and thought-provoking film that explores the meaning of success and commitment in the realm of extreme altitude.

**Just a climber**
Director: Jérôme Tanon
Length: 26 min
Watching Solenne Piret climb is almost like witnessing magic. You wonder how she will get through, and then, with a fluid, effortless motion, she progresses up the wall. Born without a right hand, Solenne has always found her own path on the wall. A four-time world champion, she now takes on a new challenge: leading the legendary Grand Capucin—one of Mont Blanc’s most iconic spires—while placing her own traditional protections. But despite intense training, doubts linger: this time, did she aim too high?

**Better up there**
Director: Mathis Dumas
Length: 45 min
The mountains give us so much, yet they can take it all away in an instant. It’s this duality that Leo Slemett’s intimate and moving portrait, directed by Mathis Dumas, explores. From his childhood to the podiums of the Freeride World Tour, Leo’s life as a freeride skiing star might seem perfectly mapped out. But no matter how motivated and determined he is to chase his dreams, it is ultimately the challenges he faces that shape his life. A powerful lesson in resilience and perseverance, shared by this exceptional skiing talent.

**Zahir**
Director: Julien Nadiras
Length: 30 min
Join the powerhouse duo of Katherine Choong and Eline Le Menestrel as they take on one of the toughest big wall routes in the Swiss Alps: Zahir. The challenge is already sky-high (the route features several pitches graded 8a and 8b), they raise the bar even higher by committing to travel only with bikes. An ambitious project that these two climbers tackle with music in their ears and smiles on their faces. Inspiration for the upcoming generations!

Taylor Johnson

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