Q&A: Graeme Meiklejohn
Graeme Meiklejohn directed 2021 WMFF features “Blind Faith” and “Left Right Left.” We asked him a few questions, see our Q&A conversation below: What is in your gear bag/kit? Current personal camera is the Sony A7Siii, Sigma Art series lenses, DJI Ronin SC2. Thats my general everyday carry and then an Inspire 2 strapped to […]
Q&A: Neil Losin & Nathan Dappen
Neil Losin & Nathan Dappen directed 2021 WMFF features “Hidden Wild,” “Protecting Nature for Good,” “Records of Change” and “Feathers in Flight: The Bird Genoscape Project.” You read that correctly… we accepted four films from these two powerful storytellers. We asked them a few questions, see our Q&A conversation below: What is in your gear […]
Q&A: Richard Seehausen
Richard Seehausen directed 2021 WMFF feature “waveforms”. We asked him a few questions, see our Q&A conversation below: What is in your gear bag/kit? For Waveforms, we shot the film on a Sony FS7 with Contax Zeiss vintage glass. The FS7 is a bit big and heavy, but it proved to be a durable workhorse […]
Q&A: Palmer Morse
Palmer Morse directed 2020 WMFF features “Venture Out,” “Constant Thought” and “Detroit Hives.” Palmer stays busy in this industry and produces epic content year after year. We asked him a few questions, see our Q&A conversation below: What is in your gear bag/kit? Our main camera is a Panasonic EVA-1 with various cine lenses. For […]
Q&A: Brian Lewis
Brian Lewis directed 2020 WMFF feature “Wild Toddler Chronicles: Legacy,” a short film on exploring wilderness with toddlers. We asked him a few questions, see our Q&A conversation below: What is in your gear bag/kit? For this film, I tried to keep things really light and portable since it was a constant dance between shooting […]
Q&A: Amanda Bluglass
Amanda Bluglass directed 2020 WMFF feature “Chasing the Sublime,” a short film on cold water swimming in the UK. We asked her a few questions, see our Q&A conversation below: What is in your gear bag/kit? Wetsuit, shotlist, release forms, nuts. As a director/producer it’s my crew who carry the technical gear. What item can […]
Embracing the Pain Cave
By: Kristi Thomas Boyce George Mallory was a mountaineer on the first three British expeditions to Mt. Everest. Known by Sherpas and Tibetans as Chomolungma, the peak became his final resting place for seventy-five years. In 1999, Conrad Anker famously found Mallory’s body on the North Face. He was perfectly preserved in permafrost—with climbing rope […]
2020 Executive Director Letter
A LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dear Patrons, Thank you so much for attending this year’s festival and for supporting Utah’s mountain community. Over the past six years, we have screened hundreds of powerful films from around the globe. The films we screen and the stories we share expand perspectives and inspire change. Let’s face […]
Welcome to The Clubhouse
Revitalized Venue Provides Community Space for Artists, Events By: Austin Schempp Every artist needs a place to create, develop, and showcase their work. Since 2016, Salt Lake City creatives have found that welcoming place inside a historic venue on South Temple Avenue called “The Clubhouse.” This year, the century-old, prairie-school style building is home to […]
