FILM SCREENING + EVENT
Purple Mountains and Jeremy Jones
Friday, October 16th, 6:45PM and 8:45PM
SLOMotion partners with Protect Our Winters and Teton Gravity to present one of the only in person screenings of the new, important film Purple Mountains, and a live conversation with snowboard legend, Jeremy Jones.
6:45pm Q&A led by Marissa Miller of Cal Poly Surfrider
8:45pm Q&A led by Aaron Gomez of SLO City Council
There will be food and drink from Central Coast Brewery and coffee and baked treats from Kin Coffee.
LOCATION
The Mountain Air
667 Marsh St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
PROGRAM
Purple Mountains
54 minutes, directed by Josh “Bones” Murphy, 2020
PURPLE MOUNTAINS follows snowboarding legend and founder of the climate activism group Protect Our Winters (POW) Jeremy Jones’ journey to understand why, in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus, there are still large numbers of people who don’t believe in climate change.
FOLLOWING THE SCREENING: A Q&A with Jeremy Jones
Jeremy Jones
Protect Our Winters Founder, Professional Snowboarder
As an accomplished filmmaker, entrepreneur, environmentalist and snowboarding pioneer, Jeremy Jones is widely regarded as one of the most legendary big mountain riders and explorers of all time. Named a 2013 National Geographic “Adventurer of the Year” and eleven times voted “Best Big Mountain Rider of the Year” by Snowboarder Magazine, Jeremy has starred in over fifty snowboard movies worldwide, including his highly acclaimed, foot-powered snowboarding trilogy Deeper, Further and Higher. He is the founder and CEO of award-winning Jones Snowboards, dedicated to the development of the highest quality backcountry snowboards and accessories.