Upcoming Events
Adventure, Documentary, Sport
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour
- Mon, Mar 20
- 7:00pm
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world. Held every fall from the Rocky Mountains of Banff Canada, films are screened and selected for the tour. From the over 400 entries submitted into the festival each year, award-winning films and audience favorites are carefully selected to travel the globe. Tour programs feature a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films. See some of the best mountain films of the year, featuring the people who live, play and enjoy those area through high adventure, humor and a love for the outdoors!
FILM PROGRAM: WILLOW
(running length is 165 min. plus a 15 min. intermission)
FLOW 2021, France, 5 min
Filmmaker: Maxime Moulin, Sam Favret
An aerial and symphonic journey with skier Sam Favret, in the heart of a closed resort during the winter of 2021, rediscovering a playground in its wild state.
THE FASTEST GIRL IN THE VILLAGE 2021, UK, 6 min
Filmmaker: Fraser Byrne, Tyrone Bradley, Yeow!
As a girl growing up in Lesotho, Khothalang Leuta never imaged she could become a bike racer. From teaching herself how to ride a bike to becoming “faster than the boys,” see what can be accomplished when opportunity is provided.
NUISANCE BEAR 2021, Canada, 14 min
Filmmaker: Jack Welsman, Gabriela Oslo Vanden, Will Miller, Documist
Churchill, Manitoba, is famous as an international destination for photographing polar bears. We’ve seen the majestic images and classic wildlife series captured here, but what do these bears see of us?
WILD WATERS (TOUR EDIT) 2022, Switzerland, 45 min
Filmmaker: David Arnaud, Red Bull Media House, MOVIO
Advisory: Coarse language, sensitive subject matter
Discover the incredible life of Nouria Newman, the most gifted kayaker of her generation.
CREATION THEORY 2022, USA, 22 min
Filmmaker: Ben Sturgulewski, Ben Moon, Justin Sweeney, SturgeFilm
Advisory: Coarse language
Nature’s raw elements converge in the Westfjords of Iceland, taking us on a journey from the interstellar birth of gravity and rhythm to their ultimate human creative expression: surfer on wave, snowboarder on peak, and musician on stage.
REEL ROCK 16: CENOTE 2022, USA, 9 min
Filmmaker: Reed Rickert, Zachary Barr, Reel Rock
A young papaya farmer discovers the pure joy of climbing in the crystalline limestone sinkholes of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
FREE TO RUN 2022, USA, 31 min
Filmmaker: Carrie Highman, Tim Highman, Dream Lens Media LLC
Advisory: Coarse language
UN human rights attorney and mountain runner, Stephanie Case, struggles to find a way forward for the Afghan women of her NGO, Free to Run, while taking on her most challenging ultra-race yet.
DANNY MACASKILL’S DO A WHEELIE 2021, UK, 6 min
Filmmaker: Jonny Ashworth, Lisa Annette, Cut Media
Join Danny MacAskill and a host of friends as he pushes the boundaries of the humble wheelie and learns a thing or two from friends old and new.
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