April 17: OMR Movie Event in Port Townsend

[bremerton_john]

Double Feature Event with Mountains Don't Care - But We Do! and North Face

 

Olympic Mountain Rescue and the Historic Rose Theater in Port Townsend are hosting a special double feature movie event at 3pm on Saturday, April 17 featuring special guests Jim Whittaker and Dee Molenaar. The first short film is called Mountains Don't Care - But We Do!, a 2009 production by OMR/MRA illustrating the history of the US Mountain Rescue Association. See http://www.topographmedia.com

 

A list of some of the key profiles featured in the film:

 

 

 

The second, full-length feature film is called North Face. It is a newly released film which has already received a fair bit of publicity already, a few local showings, and has received excellent reviews. A brief synopsis:

 

TO BE THE FIRST TO CLIMB THE FAMOUS, NOTORIOUS EIGER NORTH FACE—THE DREAM OF MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS FROM ALL OVER EUROPE IN THE SUMMER OF 1936.

Based on a true story, NORTH FACE is a gripping adventure drama about a competition to climb the most dangerous rock face in the Alps. In July of 1936 - less than a year after the most recent and fatal attempt, two top German mountaineers, Toni Kurz (BENNO FÜRMANN) and Andi Hinterstoisser (FLORIAN LUKAS), take up the challenge to become the first to scale the infamous rock face, the so-called Murder Wall.

 

More can be found at www.NorthFaceTheMovie.com

 

The Rose only seats 158, so tickets will be limited. Advance sale tickets are $15 each and can purchased via e-mail contact John Myers at bremerjohn@comcast.net or calling 360-509-3119. The Rose Theater is located in the heart of historic downtown Port Townsend at 235 Taylor St. (http://www.rosetheatre.com)

 

----- All proceeds from the show benefiting Olympic Mountain Rescue operations. -----

 

 

[bremerton_john]

We've only got about 20 tickets remaining for the event this Saturday. So if you're planning to attend and don't have a ticket send me a message quick.

 

Thanks for all those who have supported.

 

John