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Walking the Great Divide screens at 2008 Trail Days, Damascus, VA.
Mark Flagler travels across the Atlantic to screen his new documentary, Walking the Great Divide – A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail, at Trail Days, Damascus, Virginia.
The world famous hiker festival called “Trail Days” is held each year in May in the Appalachian mountain town of Damascus, Virginia.
The festival celebrates the Appalachian Trail and the current, former and aspiring hikers who converge at the festival each year. Trail Days is a riot of color and activity with music, children's games, a whacky hiker parade, a hikers' talent show, people watching, bike rides, hikes, workshops, lots of food, and other family-friendly activities. All this and more makes Trail Days one of the most popular hiking festivals in the world.
Walking the Great Divide – A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail was screened at Trail Days on Friday May 16th and Saturday 17th 2008, at 7pm at the town Youth Center. Sponsors, Casio Pathfinder, provided snacks and refreshments at both screenings. An excited audience packed the house both nights.
Flagler Films hosted a booth at the festival throughout the weekend selling Appalachian Impressions and Walking the Great Divide DVDs. Mark Flagler had help from friend’s Joe Kelliher and Kevin “Karma” Jones.
Mark Flagler directs and films “Tassel Club” program on RTE’s Capital D series
Mark Flagler is hired to direct and film a segment for RTE’s weekly “Capital D” series. On March 6, 2008 the “Tassel Club” program aired on RTE.
RTÉ is Ireland's national TV station. It’s popular weekly program called “Capital D” features the people and places of Dublin, which make it the captivating capital of Ireland.
Mark Flagler’s “Capital D” segment showcases the Tassel Club and its ever-evolving group of performers who create unique vaudeville, Burlesque & cabaret shows.
The Tassel Club was started by journalist and production manager Sara Colohan in 2003. Inspired by a bygone era, Sara produces a string of sell out shows every few months to showcase the club's unique acts including a Can Can troupe, contortionists and vintage burlesque striptease performers along with bands, singers and comedians.
To see the entire video segment, click on the link
http://ie.youtube.com/thetasselclub
REI screens Walking the Great Divide (Part 1) at Denver and Boulder stores in CO.
Continental Divide Trail Documentary Screens in Colorado
08/30/07
Soon to be broadcast on television, join REI and the Continental Divide Trail Alliance for the Colorado premier of Walking the Great Divide. The program will feature the first hour of this historic documentary on the Continental Divide Trail.
Award-winning film producer Mark Flagler set out to do something that no one has ever done before: create a comprehensive documentary of the official Continental Divide Trail and broadcast it on television. Walking the Great Divide A Journey along the Continental Divide Trail is a two-hour program about this 3,100-mile National Scenic Trail that stretches from Mexico to Canada. The screenings will feature the first hour of this documentary and a five-dollar donation is requested.
Follow Flagler as he travels along the CDT. The program takes in the most spectacular places along this King of Trails and focuses on some of the issues that have surrounded this trail since its inception. Share the trials and triumphs as Flagler and his fellow hikers brave high altitude trekking, intense desert heat, cross-country navigation, steep ridges and deep canyons.
Walking the Great Divide also highlights educational and historical components, Leave No Trace Ethics, the work of trail maintaining clubs, hiking organizations, and a myriad of other individuals and topics that make this National Scenic Trail one of the great hidden jewels of America.
The entire program will be available by February 2008. The program sponsors include Outside magazine, Coleman, Red Wing Shoe Company, Vasque, Vibram, Leki and Osprey Packs.
Walking the Great Divide is the second installment to a documentary series about the Triple Crown of Hiking. Flagler has already produced an award-winning program, Appalachian Impressions, about hiking the 2,173-mile Appalachian Trail. That two-hour documentary has been aired on 105 PBS stations across the country. The 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail documentary will be completed in the near future. This TV and DVD series will be the first series of its kind.
What: Premier Colorado screening of TV documentary Walking the Great Divide
When: Thursday, October 11 at 7 P.M.
Where: REI Flagship Denver; 1416 Platte Street, Denver, Colorado.
Second Screening
When: Friday, October 12 at 7 P.M.
Where: The newly-remodeled REI Boulder location; 1789 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado.
Flagler Films collaborates with Ready... Set... Grow... Entertainment on children's educational program.
Flagler Films collaborates with Ready... Set... Grow... Entertainment on children's educational program. RSG Entertainment is a new company in Wilmington, NC that produces high quality children’s television and DVD programs. Owner and Creator Laura Crowell has chosen Flagler Films to complete the Hard Workin Wheels TV and DVD Series. Mark Flagler is the Co-Producer, Director, Cameraman, Editor and Co-script writer for this creative Series.
In early 2008, “Hard Workin’ Wheels – In your Neighborhood” was completed. It is the first in a series of five children’s programs that will be produced over the next few years.
Hard Workin’ Wheels – In Your Neighborhood is 26-minutes in length and encourages interaction and participation from children of all ages, especially 2-5 year olds. This children’s program will entertain your child while building critical thinking skills, enhancing language acquisition and encouraging vocabulary development. The highly interactive DVD allows a child to actively engage in real world visual and audio experiences. It provides a fun and unique setting for your child to feel as if he or she is actually at the job site: experiencing the stimulating sights and sounds of a dump truck, fire truck, loader, excavator, cement mixer, top lift and tractor.
The program will be broadcast on television in the near future and the DVD will be ready for purchase by August 2008.
Appalachian Impressions airs on 105 PBS stations reaching 50% of the US.
In 2005, Appalachian Impressions – Hiking the Appalachian Trail was selected for distribution by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) to PBS stations.
NETA is a professional association that serves public television licensees and educational entities in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. They serve by connecting people and ideas, by providing quality programming, educational resources, professional development, management support, and national representation.
By 2008, Appalachian Impressions was aired on 105 PBS stations reaching 50% of the country’s population. The two-hour documentary will be broadcast throughout the United States for three more years.
To find out if Appalachian Impressions is on schedule to air in your area please contact your local PBS station.
Mark Flagler's Podcast interview with SNEWS Live at the 2007 Summer Outdoor Retailer.
SNEWS® Live: New film reveals the wonders of thru-hiking the Continental Divide Trail
Posted: 10/30/2007 In Category(s): Outdoor, Podcasts :: Outdoor Audio
SNEWS® Live: Documentary filmmaker Mark Flagler wants to show you the Continental Divide Trail. This 3,100-mile trail spans the distance between Mexico and Canada through some of the most captivating wilderness areas in the United States.
Packing along a video camera, Flagler made his way on foot through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Along the way, he recorded the unique experience of that rare backpacking breed known as the "through hiker."
SNEWS® Live connected with Flagler at the 2007 Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shortly after the presentation of his film, Flagler shared with us his vision of the scenic and majestic Continental Divide Trail.
Walking the Great Divide (Part 1) premieres at 2007 Summer Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City, UT.
Mark Flagler attended the 2007 Summer Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City, Utah to screen the “director’s cut” of Part 1 of Walking the Great Divide. The screening took place on Friday August 10th, 2007 at the Marriot hotel and provided outdoor industry leaders with the chance to see this inspiring program.
Outdoor Retailer is the leading industry trade event for outdoor apparel and gear. This popular trade show is held twice a year providing thousands of outdoor buyers and industry exhibitors with the opportunity to introduce their new winter and summer products.
Stores from around the world view Outdoor Retailer as the venue of choice for the most comprehensive collection of outdoor gear and apparel, equipment, climbing technology, footwear, ski mountaineering, camping, backpacking, cycling, water sports, hunting, rescue, outerwear, fitness gear and accessory companies from which to buy products.
The event hosts an array of seminars, presentations, competitions, demos, parties and more.
The Flagler Films screening was sponsored by W.L. Gore (the manufacturer of Gore-tex) and Backpacking Light.com. The Continental Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA) helped organize the event and breakfast and refreshments where provided prior to the show. Representatives from some of the companies that sponsored Flagler Films latest documentary attended (Outside Magazine, Coleman, Red Wing Shoe Company, Vasque, Leki, and CDTA). Other industry professionals were invited to view this special screening. The show lasted an hour and afterwards Mark met with members of the audience to answer questions and discuss ideas for future programs.
Flagler Films moves its company headquarters to Ireland in November, 2006.
Flagler Films moves its company headquarters to Ireland in November, 2006. Since 2002, Mark Flagler lived and worked in Portland, Oregon. Flagler Films spent most of its time working on television and DVD productions: Oregon Waterfalls – Visiting These Natural Wonders (30-minute program, 2002), Appalachian Impressions – Hiking the Appalachian Trail (2 hour program, 2004) and Walking the Great Divide – A Journey Along the Continental Divide Trail (due to be completed in 2008). Mark Flagler was producer, director, cameraman, editor, scriptwriter and host for all three productions.
Mark’s camera work in Appalachian Impressions won him a 2005 Telly Award for Excellence in Videography. Mark also stayed busy as a freelance cameraman working with LMNO Productions and Discovery Health Channel on “Impact- Stories of Survival” and CVP Multimedia Studios on multiple productions. Flagler Films stock footage has been broadcast on PBS (Public Broadcast Service), Discovery Channel (Animal Planet) and ESPN 2 (Cold Pizza).
In the near future Flagler Films will open a fulfillment office in Wilmington, North Carolina where all Flagler Films DVDs will be managed and distributed.
Mark’s wife is from Dublin and they now live just outside the busy city in the small town of Celbridge, Co. Kildare. Flagler Films is now up and running and will continue its success as a broadcast quality video production company.
