THE OLD MEN OF THE MOUNTAIN // 15 mins, USA
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Little Bear Creative
DIRECTED BY: Kirk Muir Horton
EDITED BY: Kirk Muir Horton
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Brendan Davis & Kirk Muir Horton
POST PRODUCTION SOUND: Cody Troyer
COLORIST: Wiley Kaupas
COMPOSER: Nick Perloff-Giles
SPONSOR: Stio
The oldest running team in the United States competes yearly in a 50-mile relay in Pennsylvania. Heck, they might even be the oldest running team in the world. Led by their fearless team captain, George Etzweiler, 103, “The Old Men of the Mountain”, brings together runners, 65 and up, to race every fall and see if their bodies can still put one foot in front of the other. But to the team’s members, their ages don’t matter - all they care about is that they can keep moving forward, physically and as friends.
FEATURING: George Etzweiler (103), Harold Woodruff (82), Bob Dvorsky (80), Jay Maynard (77), John Knepley (77), Pam Murphy (70), Jim Adams (69), Mike Murray (66)
AWARDS:
5Point Film Festival - Pitch Event Winner, 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
5Point Adventure Film Festival, 2024 (Winner, Pitch Event 2024)
LaCrosse Adventure Festival, 2024 (Winner, Best Moving Story & People’s Choice)
My Hero Film Festival, 2024, (Winner, Best Film)
Wydaho Film Festival, 2024
Lookout Wild Film Festival, 2025
