National Geographic is offering complimentary tickets to select showings of Free Solo to government employees impacted by the partial shutdown.
What’s happening:
- National Geographic will offer complimentary tickets to select screenings of Free Solo at AMC Georgetown for federal employees who are impacted by the partial government shutdown.
- Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at the theater starting one hour before the screening. Federal employees with a valid government ID may each receive up to two tickets and vouchers for popcorn and soda.
- Free Solo is playing in IMAX for one week only nationwide and in Canada.
Screenings:
Wednesday, January 16, 1 PM
Thursday, January 17, 1 PM
Theater information:
AMC Georgetown
3111 K St NW
Washington, DC 20007
About the film:
“From award-winning filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi and world-renowned filmmaker, cinematographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin (MERU), Free Solo is a breathtaking portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares for an unprecedented feat: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock … the 3,200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park … without a rope.
Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge, Honnold enters his story in the annals of human achievement. Free Solo is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human physical and mental potential. The result is a triumph of the human spirit.”
More Free Solo:
- Late in 2018, the film was added to Oscars nomination shortlist for the Documentary Feature category.