The Teton Climbers’ Coalition is pleased to announce the complete film lineup for AlpinFilm 2026, which will take place January 16–17 at the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts and online. Entitled “For the Love of the Land,” this year’s festival celebrates the deep connection between stewardship, adventure, and the future of America’s public lands.
Across two days of screenings, conversations, and community gatherings, AlpinFilm will feature world and US premieres, international selections, and stories that examine risk, resilience, humor, heritage, and the evolving landscape of outdoor recreation.
Friday, January 16 — Evening Screenings
Le Moulin des Artistes (A Home for Free Spirits) – US Premiere
Director: Pierre Cadot | 2025 | France | 25 min
Set inside a 16th-century mill in the Chamonix Valley, this warm portrait of Peter and Anati’s handmade ski workshop reveals how a devotion to craft builds purpose, community, and even healing.
Peruvian Ascents – US Premiere
Director: Vince Lapointe | 2025 | Canada | 31 min
Mountaineers Cam and Vinny battle bad ice, avalanches, altitude, and existential dread as they confront the question: Is this worth it? A darkly funny look at ambition in the Cordillera Blanca.
A Baffin Vacation: Love on Ice
Directors: Rush Sturges & Skip Armstrong | 2025 | USA | 26 min
Join Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry on a 69-day Arctic odyssey of kite-skiing, big-wall climbing, couloir-hopping, and whitewater kayaking amongst the relentless pull of wild, frozen Baffin landscapes.
Intermission
For the Love of the Land — Q&A
Featuring Anna Gibson, Erik Boomer, and Sarah McNair-Landry, exploring the relationship between adventure and public-lands stewardship.
Nose Job
Director: Alastair Lee | 2025 | UK | 49 min
With almost no trad experience, former comp climbers Alex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal attempt to free climb The Nose on El Capitan. Featuring Lynn Hill, Hans Florine, and Leo Houlding, this is an unlikely journey with unforgettable tension and charm.
Saturday, January 17
Matinee Program
A Life Outside – World Premiere
Dir. Mat Hanes | 2025 | USA | 1 hr 36 min
A guided ascent of the Grand Teton becomes a lens through which to view the legacy of Paul Petzoldt—K2 veteran, WWII 10th Mountain Division instructor, and founder of Exum and NOLS. Filmed in the Tetons and Wind River Range, it reveals the invisible labor and judgment that define real mountain leadership.
Evening Screenings
My Grandfather Was a Mountain Climber – US Premiere
Director: Tabitha Elli | 2025 | UK | 4 min
A quiet, intimate exchange between a climber and the grandfather she never knew, stitching memory and imagination together.
Climbing Never Die
Directors: Matt Groom & Nick Rosen | 2025 | USA/Ukraine | 37 min
Climbing journalist Matt Groom travels into war-torn Ukraine to document a community bound by patriotism, loss, and the need to keep moving upward.
The AA Meeting – US Premiere
Director: Vince Lapointe | 2025 | Canada | 8 min
A dark comedy that reimagines a support group as a gathering of adrenaline addicts—a mountain biker, climber, and BASE jumper whose lives are falling apart under the banner of “living their best life.”
Ride or Die
Director: Charlotte Percle | 2025 | USA | 18 min
After years of rising along separate, unconventional paths, professional mountain guide Morgan McGlashon and skier Caite Zeliff reunite during a 10-day Alaska expedition. What follows is a lighthearted look at friendship, shared ambition, and the way trusted partners shape the journeys we take in the mountains.
Intermission
For the Love of the Land — Q&A
Kelly Halpin and guests examine the intersection of adventure, art, and advocacy.
Festival Finale
Old Man Lightning
Director: Dawn Kish | 2025 | USA | 45 min
A sharp, funny, and unexpectedly heartfelt portrait of John “Verm” Sherman and his comeback—with a conservation twist. Equal parts climbing, comedy, and candid reflection.
A Celebration of Storytelling, Community, and Place
AlpinFilm 2026 brings together mountain athletes, filmmakers, writers, and advocates for a weekend designed to inspire both awe and action. Paired with public-lands programming, athlete discussions, and hands-on opportunities to support conservation partners, this year’s festival invites attendees to celebrate the lands they love—and help protect them.Tickets go on sale January 1 at www.tetonclimbers.com.