Screening Information

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Start Time: 4:01 PM
Runtime: 10 minutes 38 seconds
Location: MIX Center — Theater 1
50 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201

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Film Description

Silent Retreat explores the rapid disappearance of Switzerland’s glaciers and what their loss reveals about our warming planet. Through striking alpine imagery and scientific insight, the film traces how glaciers—once stable reservoirs of water and life—are now retreating at unprecedented rates.

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More than a visual journey, Silent Retreat positions glaciers as powerful indicators of environmental change. As their quiet disappearance accelerates, the film raises an urgent question: will we act in time to preserve what remains, or allow the silence to deepen?

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Director:

Mason Mirabile is an award-winning young filmmaker based in Arlington, Virginia and Geneva, Switzerland, who has been creating films since the age of seven. His work spans documentary, experimental, and environmental storytelling, often focusing on climate change and global impact.

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His films have received recognition from festivals including the Arlington Student Film Festival, Virginia Film Festival, All American High School Film Festival, One Earth Film Festival, and the Chesapeake Film Festival. His projects have explored topics ranging from renewable energy and climate action to artificial intelligence and wildlife conservation.

Silent Retreat (2025) continues his focus on environmental storytelling, examining the accelerating loss of glaciers and the broader implications for our planet’s future.