Connecticut Trails Symposium

"Connecting Connecticut"

Torrington, CT

Hosts

City of Torrington & University of Connecticut

Dates

Oct 10, 2023

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Connecticut Trails Symposium Presents World Trails Film Festival

PUBLIC EVENING PROGRAM

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 6:30 PM

Warner Theatre - 68 Main St, Torrington, CT

$25 - General Admission

Tickets are available at the Warner Theatre Box Office starting Friday, September 15.  

Doors open at 5:30 pm. Program will include an intermission and ends at 9 pm. 

Subtitles: English
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FILM PRESENTATION

16 min

Dance with Rocks

Ming-Han Wu, Ming-Hsiao Tsai

Volunteers from around the world maintain trails on the four southern Penghu Islands through the “eco-craft trail” method. By utilizing natural materials on site, and harnessing only manpower and hand tools, the goal is to repair the trails “as is” in order to preserve their natural form and enrich the island’s pristine and poetic beauty.

14 min

Quinn Brett and the Tour Divide

Justin Boyer & Andy Earl

Adaptive cyclist Quinn Brett explores the Great Divide, 2,450-miles on the US Continental Divide by handcycle, and other great divides separate us.

20 min

Seasons on the Kyoto Trail

Porter Erisman

Best Short Feature (2022)

A stunning journey through the sacred mountains and temples surrounding Kyoto, 'Seasons on the Kyoto Trail' takes audiences through the spiritual heart of Japan.

10 min

Skógafoss

Niels Bourgonje

While on vacation with his girlfriend, Gijs receives a phone call from his mother, that reveals her troubled mental state and their complex relationship.

20 min

The Beach of Dreams

Fotios Begklis

Beach of Dreams was an epic journey to walk 500 miles over 35 days along the east coast of England. The purpose – to explore how we could take care of the environment, take care of the coast, take care of the community and ourselves.

20 min

The Last Last Hike

Céline François

83-year-old Nimblewill Nomad is on a journey to become the oldest person to thru-hike the entirety of the Appalachian Trail in a single year. Watch him as he starts his trek on Flagg Mountain in Alabama,the true southern terminus of the Appalachian Mountain Range.

18 min

The Privilege of Movement

Damien Schumann, Clyde Berning

Ultra runners Clyde Berning and Damien Schumann decided to utilise their Privilege of Movement in November 2020 to run on behalf of all species that once followed this ancient elephant migration route, in the hope to reunite the last remaining elephant in the Garden Route National Park with her herd in the Addo.

4 min

Trans Bhutan Trail

Sonam Phuntsho

Best Short (2022)

The video offers a taste of what the Trans Bhutan Trail has to offer as it follows two young men walking across the country. It also highlights various sights and sounds along the trail.

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The World Trails Film Festival is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The World Trails Film Festival must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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