newportFILM presents “Learning to Fly,” a film that follows former competitive runner turned photographer Aisha McAdams as she embarks on a journey to document the triumphs and struggles of some of the biggest names in ultra running, such as Jim Walmsley and Eszter Csillag, as they compete at the Western States Endurance Run in the Mountains of Eastern California and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in the French Alps. Venue opens at 5 p.m., and film begins at 8:10 p.m. newportFILM operates an a zero-waste initiative across its outdoor summer series on Aquidneck Island.