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Hyannis Film Festival – Cresta Alta- A Must see film for Earth Day!

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Cresta Alta
documentary film
for Earth Day 2026

Friday, April 24 • 7 pm
Hyannis Arts Hall

Doors open at 6:30 pm

A dramatic visual account of
changes in glaciers on three continents—
and what it means for our planet

Cresta Alta— a film about glaciers on
three continents and sustainability

Cape Cod and Colorado filmmaker, activist, and
musician Todd Anders Johnson, with
local experts on our environment,
brings his urgent, visually compelling film about
glaciers and rapid changes in their ecosystems.
Hyannis Film Festival at Hyannis Arts Hall
In Cresta Alta, filmmaker Todd Anders Johnson takes viewers on a 10-day backpacking expedition to the McCall Glacier in the Alaskan Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with Dr. Matt Nolan; sets up base camp at the Gamma Glacier in the Olivares Basin, high in the Chilean Andes, with Dr. Sebastian Mernild; treks to Lake Pacacocha, situated at 15,000 feet in elevation, in the Peruvian Cordillera Blanca, with Dr. Rachel Chisolm; joins the Icelandic Glaciological Society jeeping up the Vatnajökull ice cap to conduct ice core drilling; and meets with the President of Iceland to discuss his experiences and perspectives on climate change in Iceland.
$20 General Admission
Running time about 1 hour
Followed by spirited Q&A
Adult beverages plus snacks
Presented by Risan Project and Hyannis Arts Hall.
Your ticket supports the missions
of both organizations.
Limited parking available
in our adjoining lighted lot
Enter Elm Avenue • Ramped entrance
Accessible bathroom
 Hyannis Arts Hall faces Willow Street, across from the old PB bus station and Centerville Cleaners, in the historic East End.
For the best driving routes,
search Google directions for
Hyannis Arts Hall
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