Movie Night - Mountains On Stage Film Festival (Summer Edition)
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This was awesome last time so we're doing it again -
Traveling film festival, Mountains On Stage is coming to DC with summer's best 2026 short films related to the outdoors.
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 the best short films on mountaineering and adventure sports.
Cost: $25 (To buy tickets, click here)
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
Film Line Up
Patagonian Chimeras
Directors: Guillaume Broust
Length: 35 min
Lise Billon’s adventure with Fanny Schmutz and Maud Vanpoulle lies at the crossroads of history, dream and reality. Their goal: the first all-female ascent of the Southeast Ridge of Cerro Torre in Patagonia. This legendary line, on the world’s most beautiful mountain, is full of exploits and controversies. While this movie reveals an extraordinary achievement, it also explores questions about the place of women in mountaineering and the dreams they are entitled to pursue. Are there still gender-related limits in a discipline where everyone risks their life ?
Chery On The Cake
Based on the original work by Josh Lowell (Reel Rock), directed by Léopold Renié and Cyril Salomon
Length: 55 min
Embark on the Kamak ship, bound for Greenland and its pristine cliffs, following our favorite Belgians: Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Nicolas Favresse, Jean-Louis Wertz, and their newest Swedish recruit Aleksej Jaruta. After 2 weeks of sailing between storms and icebergs, the quartet sets up their base camp at the foot of the Mythic Cirque, a unique spot surrounded by rocky towers rising from the sea. Their goal: establish dream lines on these untouched summits, armed with their musical instruments. An ode to adventure and friendship!
Why I Fly
Director: Jean-Baptiste Chandelier
Length: 4 min
With a nod to E.T. and Peter Pan, JB Chandelier offers an intimate and moving film, a true visual ode to freedom. Renowned for his impressive proximity flights, the paraglider reveals, through a highly poetic style, the sensations he experiences while flying. But above all, he reflects on the wounds that have shaped his life choices. An invitation to listen to our inner voice, the one that pushes us to achieve our dreams and live our lives to the fullest!
Queen Swing
Director: Thibaut Marot
Length: 53 min
In speed climbing, it’s all about timing. 24 hours is the time Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau gave themselves to complete the Triple Crown, the three major big-walls of Yosemite: El Capitan, Half Dome and Mount Watkins. An insane bet: three big walls, over 2,000 meters of extremely difficult climbing. For this challenge, never before attempted by an all-female team, risk-taking, determination and complicity will be the keys to success!