The Films

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will run from Friday, March 23 to Sunday, March 25, 2012.

Films for Friday, March 23, 2012

Films for Saturday, March 24, 2012

Films for Sunday, March 25, 2012

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012

Doors @ 7pm

Program starts @ 7:30pm

The Freedom Chair

Winner: Best Film - Mountain Sports, Sponsored by Live Out There
Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life for good. Despite his comeback and success in the world of competitive sit-skiing, he wasn't content. Josh's dream is to tackle the backcountry and the steepest and wildest mountains in the world – and with his infectious outlook, he may just catch his dream.
www.switchbackentertainment.com

Length

15 minutes

Country

Canada

Director

Mike Douglas

Classification

Parental guidance – coarse language

Focus

Snow sports

On the Trail of Genghis Khan: The Last Frontier

People’s Choice Award – On the Trail of Genghis Khan (series), Sponsored by V.I.O.
On an epic journey of truly historic proportions, Australian Tim Cope, his band of horses, and his dog Tigon travel overland 10,000 km from Mongolia to Hungary, following the footsteps of legendary warrior and nomad Genghis Khan. Cope visits distant parts of the world rarely seen, places on the cusp of modernity yet proud of nomadic traditions. The Last Frontier captures the culmination of his stunning three-year journey, the crossing of the Carpathian Mountains.
www.timcopejourneys.com

Length

46 minutes

Country

Australia

Director

Tim Cope

Classification

General

Focus

Adventure, exploration, culture

INTERMISSION – 20 minutes

Reel Rock: Ice Revolution

A revolution is taking place, led by Canadian maniac Will Gadd. After 30 years of ice climbing, Gadd has finally realized his dream of climbing radically overhanging, heinously difficult ice at British Columbia’s spectacular Helmcken Falls. Gadd and Tim Emmett dodge exploding icicle bombs and send the hardest pure ice climb in the world.
www.senderfilms.com

Length

13 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Josh Lowell

Classification

Parental guidance – coarse language

Focus

Ice Climbing

Chasing Water

Best Short Mountain Film – Chasing Water, Sponsored by The North Face
Pete McBride grew up on a ranch in Western Colorado, a child of the Colorado River. After a life spent visiting other countries to tell stories as a National Geographic photojournalist, in 2008 Pete decided to follow the water from his family’s ranch to see where it ends up. This is the story of Pete’s journey, and a story about the lifeblood of the American West.
www.petemcbridephotography.com

Length

18 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Peter McBride

Classification

General

Focus

Environment

Ski Bums Never Die

What does it take to be a ski bum? An unending dedication to powder skiing? The ability to do anything in your ski boots? A lifelong quest for deep snow? Find out with this unusual and inspiring band of skiers in the Kootenay region of British Columbia.
www.switchbackentertainment.com

Length

4 minutes

Country

Canada

Director

Eric Crosland

Classification

General

Focus

Snow sports

Grand Libre au Cap

Join Arnaud Petit and Stéphanie Bodet as they attempt what might be the toughest route in the Alps, a majestic 3,900 metre pinnacle that juts from the Mont Blanc Massif – Grand Capucin. Close camera work and lively discussion along the route allow us intimate access to a refreshing and effective climbing partnership.
www.bertranddelapierre.com

Length

18 minutes

Country

France

Director

Bertrand Delapierre

Classification

General – coarse language

Focus

Climbing

Cold

Grand Prize – Sponsored by Mountain Equipment Co-op
Best Film – Climbing, Sponsored by Alpine Club of Canada
Audio Post-production scholarship, provided by The Banff Centre
Experience Gasherbrum II in the middle of a deep, dark winter as seen from the raw, honest perspective of alpinist Cory Richard’s camera. This film deftly captures the interwoven roles of pain, fear, and doubt – and reveals a harrowing descent that amplifies their isolation and exposure.


www.forgemotionpictures.com

Length

19 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Anson Fogel

Classification

Parental guidance – coarse language

Focus

Mountaineering

ESTIMATED FINISH TIME @ 10:30pm

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SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2012

Doors @ 7pm

Program starts @ 7:30pm

All.I.Can: The Short Cut

Best Feature-length Mountain Film, Sponsored by Town of Banff
Stunning time-lapse sequences, creative visuals, great skiers, and deep powder are highlights of this excerpt from the award-winning feature film that looks at snow sports and the environment.
www.sherpascinema.com

Length

11 minutes

Country

Canada

Director

Dave Mossop, Eric Crossland

Classification

General

Focus

Snow sports

Blue Obsession

The beautiful and ever-changing icefalls of Alaskan glaciers provide a stunning setting for some unusual ice climbing adventures
www.blueobsessionfilm.com

Length

8 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Alan Gordon, Jordan Halland

Classification

General

Focus

Ice climbing

Kadoma

Best Film - Exploration and Adventure Sponsored by Nemo
“Kadoma” is the nickname for Hendri Coetzee, a legendary South African kayaker who is known for exploring some of Africa’s wildest rivers. In December 2010, American pro kayakers Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesbury followed Coetzee into the Democratic Republic of Congo for a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River. Seven weeks into the expedition, tragedy struck.
www.clearh2ofilms.com

Length

42 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Ben Stookesbury

Classification

Parental guidance – coarse language

Focus

Exploration, kayaking

INTERMISSION – 20 minutes

Hanuman Airlines

Two Nepali adventurers channel the Hindu God of Wind on their mission to launch a paraglider from Mount Everest’s summit and travel to an ocean they have never seen.
www.theultimatedescent.com

Length

26 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Hamilton Pevec

Classification

General

Focus

Paragliding, climbing, exploration

This is My Winter

Get a glimpse behind the scenes of a season with big mountain legend Xavier de le Rue. Dealing with dangers, joys, and the ups and downs of a winter spent skimming his board over steep and gnarly lines, it’s all in a day’s work for one of the world’s finest snowboarders.
www.timelinemissions.com

Length

28 minutes

Country

France

Director

Guido Perrini

Classification

Parental Guidanace – coarse language

Focus

Snowboarding, skiing

Towers of Ennedi

The Ennedi Desert of Chad is a hot, sand-scoured and unfriendly place. But from its vast belly rise clusters of breathtakingly lovely spires, towers, and rock formations. Veteran climber Mark Synnott – known more for his far-flung adventures than his technical accomplishments – brings young climbing stars Alex Honnold and James Pearson to the Ennedi to explore its untouched landscapes.
www.camp4collective.com

Length

14 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Renan Ozturk

Classification

General –coarse language

Focus

Climbing, exploration

The Man and the Mammoth

A caveman discovers skiing, thanks to his new friendship with a woolly mammoth.
www.publicritual.ca

Length

6 minutes

Country

Canada

Director

Callum Peterson

Classification

General

Focus

Animation, skiing

ESTIMATED FINISH TIME @ 10:30pm

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SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012

Doors @ 2pm

Program starts @ 2:30pm

Reel Rock: Obe and Ashima

There’s a nine-year-old girl from New York City taking the bouldering world by storm, and her name is Ashima Shiraishi. Guided by her coach and former bouldering star Obe Carrion, this tiny master is crushing competitions and raising the bar for her peers. A trip to the bouldering mecca of Hueco Tanks provides a glimpse of the past for Obe and the start of amazing new adventures for Ashima.
www.senderfilms.com

Length

23 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Josh Lowell

Classification

Parental guidance – coarse language

Focus

Bouldering, competition

Seasons: Winter

Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new-found love for water, in its frozen and expanded form.
www.forgemotionpictures.com

Length

4 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Skip Armstrong

Classification

General

Focus

Kayaking

Spoil

Best Film – Mountain Environment, Sponsored by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Photographers join the Gitga’at First Nation of British Columbia in an attempt to photograph the legendary spirit bear, with the help of a local guide who is deeply connected to the bear and its environment, a place threatened by a proposed oil pipeline.
www.epicocity.com

Length

44 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Trip Jennings

Classification

General

Focus

Environment, photography

INTERMISSION – 20 minutes

23’

Hop onboard a 23-foot 1970 Airstream trailer and join three young women on their search for people who are living simply. They find out it’s not all that simple to step out of the mainstream and pursue your passion for the outdoors.
www.23feet.org

Length

29 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Allie Bombach

Classification

General

Focus

Culture

On Assignment: Jimmy Chin

A brief portrait of a passionate athlete who has melded climbing and photography. Jimmy Chin believes that “the most honest photos happen when both the subject and the photographer are just in the moment, and the rest of the world has just fallen away.”
www.camp4collective.com

Length

6 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Renan Ozturk

Classification

General

Focus

Photography, climbing, outdoor culture

Journey on the Wild Coast (Special edit for the Banff tour)

Special Jury Mention
A young married couple with a passion for adventure turn their camera on themselves, even in their weakest moments, as they attempt to walk, paddle and ski under their own power from Seattle to the Aleutians. Filmed over the period of a grueling year, this film reveals the rugged beauty of the wild northwest coast of North America – and the true meaning of intrepid.
www.groundtruthtrekking.org

Length

30 minutes

Country

USA

Director

Greg Chaney

Classification

Parental Guidance – coarse language, nudity (rear)

Focus

Adventure

C.A.R.C.A.

One man's quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue.
www.carca.ca

Length

8 minutes

Country

Canada

Director

Adam Bailey

Classification

General

Focus

Humour, avalanche rescue

ESTIMATED FINISH TIME @ 5:30pm

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