Mountainfilm has announced that longtime festival attendee, actress, activist, producer, and entrepreneur Sophia Bush will serve as the Guest Director for the 2025 Mountainfilm Festival.

Bush is known for starring in iconic acting roles in television and film projects such as One Tree Hill, John Tucker Must Die, Chicago PD, Incredibles 2, Good Sam, and Junction. Most recently, she joined the cast of Grey’s Anatomy as the recurring role of Dr. Cass Beckman.

At Mountainfilm, they celebrate the power of storytelling to inspire change, and Bush’s far-reaching activism efforts align with their mission. Bush currently hosts two iHeart podcasts, “Work in Progress with Sophia Bush” and co-hosts “Drama Queens” with One Tree Hill co-stars Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz. Beyond entertainment, she's a dedicated activist and philanthropist, raising nearly half a million dollars for causes, and passionately supporting projects empowering girls and women. Alongside her business partner Nia Linder Batts, Sophia is an investor in Aunt Flow, a company working to combat period poverty, and is a General Partner and investor in Union Heritage Ventures, a majority African American and women-owned capital firm founded in the early 1990s. She also co-founded and sits on the board of I am a voter® and serves as a Strategic Advisor for First Women’s Bank with Billie Jean King.

Mountainfilm will be held in Telluride May 22 - 26, 2025. Passes for Mountainfilm are on sale now. 

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