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Peaks and Valleys - Mixed Films | Virtual

From the film Sonder

Set yourself on a course for setting new records, changing old mindsets and reconciling the past and on the way you’ll have time to pause and reflect on the beauty that surrounds you. Peaks and Valleys takes us to Scotland, the forests of the American Midwest, the Alps, the Canadian Rockies and the mighty Himalaya.

 

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