Mountainfilm on Tour in Rock Springs at Western
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) will be hosting the Mountainfilm on Tour Thursday, March 9. Eight short films will be shown in Western’s Theatre at 7:00 pm. The event is free to the public, but seating is limited to the first 500. Doors will open at 6:30 pm.
Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed, and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will visit Rock Springs at Western on March 9 with films that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art, and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world.
Mountainfilm on Tour is hosted by Western’s Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation Clemencia Caporale with support from Western’s Cultural Affairs Committee. Situated in Southwest Wyoming, Western’s vision has always been to inspire and empower today's students and our communities to create a better Wyoming. This lineup of eight inspiring short films demonstrates the beauty of the great outdoors and the impacts that aging, disability, and life can have on those who explore.
In discussing the event Clemencia Caporale, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation said, “Bringing the Mountainfilm festival to Rock Springs is about bringing the outdoor community together for a winter evening of inspiring films. I hope that watching these films motivates people to get out into the Wyoming landscape and explore. Western offers a variety of classes to teach people how to properly prepare and play in the outdoors. Next semester's lineup of classes includes Wilderness First Aid & Survival, Intro to Outdoor Recreation, Leave No Trace Training, Beginning Backpacking, and Hike, Camp, & Fish.”
Western’s most recent commitment to outdoor recreation was Mustang Loop. In 2021 the Board of Trustees for Western donated land to local organizations to construct a multi-use mountain biking, hiking, and running trail system, located behind the College’s residence halls. By fall 2022 the main trail, Mustang Loop, was complete. Mustang Loop is a coded green trail and is 42 inches wide, making it Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible throughout. The trail is designed for everyone’s recreational usage.
Western invites the community to attend this event. Due to the language in three films, Western cautions parents that some materials may be inappropriate for children under 13 years of age.
Tickets will be available at the door Thursday night, beginning at 6:30 pm.
To see the complete playlist at www.mountainfilm.org/tour/schedule. To learn more about the Mountainfilm on Tour event or Western’s current outdoor classes contact Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation Clemencia Caporale at 307-382-1711 or email ccaporale@westernwyoming.edu.