Each Labor Day weekend, the tiny mountain village of Telluride, Colorado triples in size. Swells of passionate film enthusiasts flood the town for four days of total cinematic immersion, embarking on a viewing odyssey, blissfully spending entire days in flickering dark rooms.

MOUNTAINFILM in Telluride, now 27 years old, was founded by a handful of dirtbag climbers with a desire to capture their passion on film and share it with the community.