Backcountry Film Festival
February 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM & 6:30pm
@Arthouse Cinema, 109 No. 30th St., Billings, MT
$15 adult/ $10 children
The 20th annual Backcountry Film Festival is headed to Billings on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Art House Cinema & Pub. All ticket proceeds will benefit Wild Montana’s Eastern Wildlands Chapter.
Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Backcountry Film Festival celebrates human-powered recreation and wild winters. For 20 years, the festival has sparked conversations about the human connection to wild places, encouraged grassroots activism in the face of warming winters, and inspired stewardship of our wild public lands and waters. Festival-goers will enjoy films featuring backcountry experiences, conservation efforts, and personal stories of reflection and discovery while traversing wild landscapes.
The festival raises funds for local groups and nonprofits through a national film tour directly benefiting local projects and programs that promote access and stewardship of public lands. The Billings screening will benefit Wild Montana’s Eastern Wildlands Chapter, which unites and mobilizes communities to keep Montana wild by organizing trail maintenance and other projects, as well as leading free group hikes that connect people with wild public lands.
At the Billings screening, attendees will have a chance to win prizes including two Osprey daypacks from The Base Camp, a bike tune-up from The Spoke Shop, self care baskets from Hair, Tips & Toes, various books from REI, merchandise from Eastern Wildlands Chapter and a raft rental package from Sunshine Sports.
This year there will be two showings, at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the screening times. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children, and can be purchased online at wildmontana.org/ewc/bcff or at the door.
