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Aspen, CO (July 22, 2019): The Wheeler Opera House is pleased to announce the special guests and community programs for Aspen Mountain Film Festival, the documentary film festival taking place August 21 – 25, 2019. See It All Pass ($195), Mainstage Pass ($145), and Pick 3 Pass ($60-$75) are on sale now at the Wheeler Opera House Box Office (970.920.5770/ aspenshowtix.com). Single tickets (based on availability) will go on sale August 1 at 9am.

 

The full schedule for Aspen Mountain Film Festival can be found at aspenmountainfilmfest.com. This year’s Aspen Mountain Film Festival guests include an Academy Award winner, multiple Emmy Award winners, sports pioneers, conservation heroes and community advocates. In addition to the guests listed below, visit aspenmountainfilmfest.com for our full list of guests, and bios for all guests who will be attending the festival.

 

 

Tom Bartels – Co-producer/Camera/Editor, Sacramento, at Current Speed

Weston Boyles – Director, Rios to Rivers

Mimi Armstrong DeGruy – Director, Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy

Mitch Dion – Co-producer/Writer/Narrator, Sacramento, at Current Speed

Peter M. Dowd – Director, Mr. Jimmy

Kelsey Doyle – Director, Naretoi

Dominic Gill – Director/Cinematographer, Last Call for the Bayou

Nadia Gill – Producer, Last Call for the Bayou

Janet Guthrie – Subject, Qualified

Rudy Harris – Director, Like Harvey, Like Son

Harvey Lewis, Jr. – Subject, Like Harvey, Like Son

Harvey Lewis, III – Subject, Like Harvey, Like Son

Allison Otto – Director, The Love Bugs

Jennifer Pharr Davis – Host, An Evening of Adventure; Subject, Is This the Top?

Jenna Ricker – Director, Qualified
Akio Sakurai – Subject, Mr. Jimmy

Joe Smarro, Jr. – Subject, Ernie and Joe

Ernie Stevens – Subject, Ernie and Joe

Caroline Waterlow – Executive Producer, Qualified

 

Aspen Mountain Film Festival is a 5-day celebration of diverse mountain cultures, highlighting Aspen’s unique philosophy of body, mind, and spirit through documentary film, music, art, food, and stage with shared experiences of travel, adventure, environment, sustainability, community and extraordinary storytelling. Building on the 10-year success of Mountainfilm in Aspen, the City of Aspen’s historic Wheeler Opera House produces this festival.

 

Visit www.aspenmountainfilmfest.com to learn more about the festival or to purchase Aspen Mountain Film Festival passes.

 

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Since 1889, the Wheeler Opera House has been Aspen’s community performance venue and has become the Roaring Fork Valley’s premiere site for concerts, movies, festivals, lectures, community events, opera, and more. In recent years, the Wheeler has been a leader in producing exceptional festivals in Aspen (Aspen Laugh Festival, Aspen Mountain Film Festival, and Shining Mountains Film Festival), celebrating the comedy arts, global issues, and the craft of songwriting. The Wheeler Opera House is owned and operated by The City of Aspen.