Old Man Lightning
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Sunday, Nov 16, 2025 6pm
Location
The Orpheum Theater
15 W. Aspen Ave
Details
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival presents Old Man Lightning with Director Dawn Kish and Star John "Verm" Sherman on Sunday, November 16th at the historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Flagstaff, AZ. Stick around after the show for a Q&A with Dawn, Verm, and other film subjects!
This Fall Showcase is a fundraiser for Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival!
Doors: 5:00 PM | Show: 6:00 PM | All Ages
About the film:
Cranky, yet witty bouldering legend John “Verm” Sherman has lost his mojo and is jonesing to regain it. What better way than to climb the world’s most famous boulder problem, Yosemite’s iconic Midnight Lightning? He climbed it 25 years ago, but since then the climb has gotten harder and Verm’s gotten softer due to beerlust and a third-degree burning passion for bird photography. Standing in his way is his age (57), weight (200 lbs), dozens of injuries, and myriad health issues. Nevertheless, he’s stubborn and determined. Verm needs to save condors from extinction, and if leveraging his climbing celebrity will help, he’ll stop at nothing. Verm enlists the assistance of Ryan “Meatball” Whited, a cheerfully sadistic personal trainer and musculoskeletal guru. A 6-month mission to whip Verm back into shape ensues, leading to a final confrontation with bouldering’s “Problem of Problems”.
**This film is not yet rated, parental guidance suggested**
