The Sanctity of Space

May 20 -22 | Not Rated | 101 mins | Directed by Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson
Friday and Saturday 7:00 PM and Sunday 6:00 PM

Brad Washburn was the greatest aerial mountain photographer of all time. Hanging out the open door  of an airplane, he flew above unmapped mountain ranges – capturing iconic images with which he  could make maps, pursue scientific inquiries, discover first ascents, and inspire people.

More than eighty years after Washburn first photographed Denali from the air, climbing buddies Renan  Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson look at some of Washburn’s images and have this crazy idea: rather than  go up, their dream is to go sideways — across the range’s most forbidding peaks, the Moose’s Tooth massif. It’s a decidedly new school way to explore the same landscape Washburn first discovered.  As they pioneer the route over the course of two expeditions, enduring freezing bivies, cut ropes, and rockfall along the way, their desire to be the first to complete the audacious line grows into an  obsession.

Filmed over a period of five years, The Sanctity Of Space brings together visual elements of the highest  order  with an unforgettable story spanning  generations. It’s both a white-knuckle adventure tale, and a celebration of the spirit of exploration.