Lassen National Park is celebrating outdoor recreation through the eye of the camera January 17th, 18th and 19th at the park’s 3rd annual Lassen Film Festival. The event will be held at the Kohm Yah-mah-nee visitor center each day between 10:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. and will feature nearly 30 films, food and activities in the snow.
Saturday night of the festival the park will offer a dark sky party with telescopic views of Comet Lovejoy.
Admission to the event is free, and entrance to the park is free on Monday, January 19th in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Be sure to bring your snow clothing and equipment to enjoy snow play before and after the festival.
For lunch, you may purchase a special meal from Lassen Café or bring your own food to enjoy by the natural stone fireplace.
You can see a complete list of films, including descriptions, by clicking here and heading over to the Lassen National Park website.
For directions to the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center click here.
2015 Film Festival Schedule and Selections
Saturday January 17th
10:00 – 10:30 Short Films
- I am Red
- America’s Wilderness
- Hiking Bumpass Hell
- Bug People
11:00 – 12:00 Ishi the Last Yahi
1:00 – 1:20 Short Films
- Moods of the Wild: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
- A World on Notice: Women at the Front Lines of Climate Change
- Lassen Youth Camping
2:00 – 4:00 Tell it On the Mountain
6:30 – 8:30 Dark Sky Program/Star Party – Telescopes for viewing Comet Lovejoy
Sunday January 18th
10:00 – 10:10 Short Films
- Wolf OR-7 Expedition Kickstarter
- Wolf OR-7 Expedition Timelapse
- Raptor Blues
10:30 – 11:00 The Great Vacation Squeeze
11:30 – 11:45 Earn Your Turns
1:30 – 1:35 The Day the Lights Went Out
1:40 – 2:50 The City Dark
3:00 – 3:30 Short Films
- Who Rules the Earth
- I am Red
- The Snowflake Man
Monday January 19th
10:00 – 10:10 Short Films
- Moods of the Wild: Lassen Volcanic Wilderness
- Great Basin Astronomy Ranger Minute
10:15 – 11:15 Ultimate Mars Challenge
11:30 – 12:00 The Great Vacation Squeeze
1:00 – 1:30 Glacier Caves: Mt Hood’s Secret World
2:00 – 4:00 Tell it On the Mountain
