Above the Mountain Majesty

Runtime: 12:23
A person paragliding above a green mountain range with a blue sky and clouds in the background, with the text 'Above the Mountain Majesties' overlayed.

Among the majestic mountains of North Carolina's High Country, an experienced paraglider guides a determined newcomer through her first steps toward flight. As he soars through mountain tops demonstrating the ultimate freedom of flight, their shared dialogue about fear and courage reveals the transformative nature of pursuing one's dreams

Director - Beth Davison

Portrait of a middle-aged woman with short brown hair wearing patterned glasses and a purple blouse, smiling against a black background.

Sociologist turned documentarian, Beth Davison is a faculty member and Co-Director of App Docs at Appalachian State University. Some of her documentary projects that have screened in film festivals, museums, on PBS and internationally, include The Denim Dynasty, Eva & Moe, Dulatown, the Nature of Art, DocuAppalachia, and Saving the Virginia Big-Eared Bats. She works ongoing with many community partners including her work with the National Park Service to produce short historical videos screened at the Blue Ridge Parkway, National Park Service Visitor center in Blowing Rock, NC