Showing of “Learning to Fly” film
August 22 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The DEBS Book Club is presenting their 2nd film event! The Flyers have been offered 20 free tickets to the film, "Learning to Fly" showing at the Angelika Film Center on Saturday, August 22nd at 4:00 PM and a Q&A session with the creators of the film afterwards.
LEARNING TO FLY follows former competitive runner turned photographer Aisha McAdams as she embarks on a journey to document the triumphs and struggles of some of the biggest names in ultra running, such as Jim Walmsley and Eszter Csillag, as they compete at the Western States Endurance Run in the Mountains of Eastern California and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in the French Alps.
While photographing and interviewing these elite runners, Aisha confronts her own painful and complex past, and the reasons why she had to step away from racing, a pursuit that had once brought her a much-needed sense of freedom, joy and belonging.
On its face, it might be hard to understand why someone would push themselves to run grueling 100-mile trail races, through the night and up and down thousands of feet of mountain trails. Throughout the journey of documenting these elite athletes in competition though, watching their failures and triumphs up close and seeing the community they’ve built by the process of pushing the unknown, Aisha starts to reclaim not only her love of the sport but also her belief in her own ability to confront her own idea of impossible within her interpretation of the sport.
"Learning to Fly" trailer: https://youtu.be/MnZlcm0KZrk?si=MIYCPW1KwGEFgdlC
Since there are a limited number of tickets, please only register if you are positively certain you can and will attend. Details on how to receive tickets will follow.
