VIP Reception · San Diego

FROST: The Story of a Lifetime

Meet filmmakers Tom Seawell and Jeff Wiant at a private reception before the San Diego screening of their feature documentary.

When
Thu, Nov 125:00–6:00 PM
Where
Studio on Banks5343 Banks Street, San Diego
Donation
$25suggested, includes a reserved seat at the 7 PM screening
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Grand Prize
& Audience AwardYosemite Film Festival

A climber hangs from his gear beneath a granite roof, high above Yosemite Valley.
Image provided by the Frost – NACHA Archive

You’re invited

An evening with the filmmakers

Join us for a private VIP reception to support independent filmmakers Tom Seawell and Jeff Wiant. Frost has been 15 years in the making.

Come meet Tom and Jeff, and with your kind donation, enjoy a reserved seat at the screening at Digital Gym Cinema at 7 PM.

  1. 5:00PM

    VIP reception · until 6:00 PM

    Studio on Banks

    5343 Banks Street
    San Diego, CA 92110

    Meet Tom Seawell and Jeff Wiant before the screening.

    Directions ↗

  2. 7:00PM

    Screening · Frost

    Digital Gym Cinema

    1100 Market Street
    San Diego, CA 92101

    Your donation includes a reserved seat.

    Directions ↗

The filmmakers

Fifteen years in the making

Tom Seawell and Jeff Wiant are the founders of Flatlander Films. Frost: The Story of a Lifetime is their feature documentary about climbing legend Tom Frost.

Tom Seawell, Tom Frost and Jeff Wiant standing together among the pines of Yosemite Valley.
From left: Tom Seawell, Tom Frost and Jeff Wiant in Yosemite Valley.
Portrait of director Tom Seawell.

Tom Seawell

Director · Producer · Writer

Portrait of editor Jeff Wiant.

Jeff Wiant

Editor · Producer

The film

A humble American legend

Frost: The Story of a Lifetime is a historical documentary about Tom Frost, a quiet force behind the golden age of Yosemite big-wall climbing.

A climber rests on a granite ledge with El Capitan rising across the valley behind him.
Image provided by the Frost – NACHA Archive
  • EngineerDesigned and built products that revolutionized the climbing and filmmaking industries.
  • ArtistHis iconic photography documented the most notable first ascents in Yosemite.
  • EnvironmentalistEngineered the Clean Climbing movement of the 1960s and ’70s, one of the first environmental movements that succeeded because it was fun.
  • ConservationistPersonally saved Camp 4, Yosemite’s historic basecamp for climbers from around the world.
A climber smiles up from a belay ledge on a granite slab, rope coiled at his feet.
Two climbers in hammocks hang from a sheer granite wall during a big-wall bivouac.
A climber works up a crack beneath a huge granite overhang.
Handwritten note: Who knows what the ‘Golden Age’ was all about? No one. Yet. Cheers, Tom.

Photographs provided by the Frost – NACHA Archive. Handwritten note by Tom Frost.

Feature documentary · 107 min · Original music by Deer Tick · About the film ↗

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$25

Suggested donation

Supports independent filmmakers Tom Seawell and Jeff Wiant, and includes a reserved seat at the 7:00 PM screening at Digital Gym Cinema.

Thursday, November 12, 2026 Reception 5:00–6:00 PM · Studio on Banks Screening 7:00 PM · Digital Gym Cinema