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Film Menu *
WED., MARCH 8 2017
Monday, April
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Tuesday, MARCH
April 25,6 &
2017
SUNDAY, MARCH 5 & TUESDAY,
MARCH
2017 & MONDAY,
MAX YOUR DAYS (2016, Canada, 4 min)
Filmmaker: Malcolm Sangster www.sherpascinema.com General
Summer solstice on Canada’s West Coast – the possibilities are endless!
POUMAKA (2016, USA, 15 min) Andy Mann, Keith Ladzinski
www.3stringspro.com ; PG – Coarse Language
With hopes of summiting the elusive Poumaka Tower, American
bouldering champion, Angie Payne, leaves everything she knows
behind as she ventures deep into the French Polynesian jungle with
veteran climber and explorer, Mike Libecki.
THE PERFECT FLIGHT (2016, USA, 5 min) Filmmaker: Joshua
Izenberg www.speculativefilms.com; General
When some neighborhood kids gave Shawn Hayes an abandoned
red-tailed hawk chick, it launched him on a lifelong journey into the
medieval traditions of falconry.
NORTHBOUND (2016, Norway, 10 min)Anders Graham;www.
turbinfilm.nom PG – Coarse Language
Four skateboarders head north above the Arctic Circle to the cold
Norwegian coast to apply their urban riding skills to a canvas of
beach flotsam, frozen sand, and pastel skies. The result is a beautiful
mashup of biting winds, ollies and one ephemeral miniramp.
FOUR MUMS IN A BOAT (Tour Edit) (2015, UK, 30 min) Simon
Tucker; www.bowriverfilms.com; General
When four middle-aged working British mums announced they
wanted to row the Atlantic Ocean, their families thought they had
lost their minds.
RUIN AND ROSE (Tour Edit) (2016,USA,7min) Filmmaker: Ben
Sturgulewski; www.skimovie.com; General
Follow these talented freeskiers as they tackle very different terrain
in search of gorgeous jumps in Whistler and big lines in Alaska.
ACE AND THE DESERT DOG (2015, USA, 9 min) Brendan
Leonard, Semi-Rad Media Website: www.semi-rad.com; General
For his 60th birthday, adventure photographer Ace Kvale and his dog,
Genghis Khan, set out on a 60-day trek in Utah’s canyon country.
THE ACCORD (2016, Iceland, 19 min)
Filmmaker: RC Cone https://www.theaccordfilm.com/ General
Being so far removed from the hustle and bustle of the tropical surf
world hardens Iceland’s surfers to confront the harsh reality they all
must face – that old and unforgiving North Atlantic wind
THE SUPER SALMON (2016, USA, 25 min) Ryan
Peterson www.salmonbeyondborders.org; General
Those who plan to construct a hydroelectric mega-dam on Alaska’s
Susitna River say it wouldn’t affect the salmon runs because of its
location – upstream of where fish usually swim. Tell that to the Super
Salmon.
METRONOMIC (Tour Edit) (2016, France, 5 min) Vladimir
Cellier;www.barakafilms.com; General
High above Gorges du Verdon, a skillful blend of artists and highlevel balancing athletes play a high energy symphony devoted to
risk. It’s a hymn that melds visual performance and contemplative
poetry into pure entertainment.
Arrive at 6:30 and hear the
At 7:15 pm hear alphornist Barbara Oldham
music of a local band
DREAMRIDE (2016, Canada, 5 min) Lacy Kemp (producer), Ryan
Gibb (Director) http://juicystudios.com; General
Enter a dream world where the trail never ends. Where the promise of
joy and freedom exist around each bend. Take a magical trip through
beautiful landscapes and join us on this DreamRide, a mountain bike
adventure unlike any other.
FAST FORWARD (2016, USA, 8 min) Filmmaker: Anna Callaghan;
www.talwegcreative.com Classification: General
For bikepacker and ultra-long-distance racer Lael Wilcox, taking on
the Arizona Trail – more than 1280 kilometres miles of desert singletrack – is a challenge unlike any other.
DOING IT SCARED (2016, Australia, 11 min); Catherine Pettman;
www.rummin.com; General
Eighteen years after a catastrophic accident which left him partially
paralyzed, climber Paul Pritchard returns to the Totem Pole to find out
if he has recovered enough to finish the climb.
SEA GYPSIES: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (Tour Edit)
(2016, USA, 46 min) Nicholas Edwards; http://www.seagypsiesmovie.
com; PG – Coarse Language and Nudity
The vessel is Infinity, a 120-ft hand-built sailing ketch, crewed by a
community of wanderers. The journey – a 12,800-kilometre Pacific
crossing from New Zealand to Patagonia, with a stop in Antarctica,
weather permitting. This film epitomizes the spirit of adventure.
PACKING IT OUT: CLEANING AMERICA’S WILD (2016,
USA, 4 min) Colin Arisman and Luke Kantola; www.wildconfluence.
com; General
Follow the guys from the “Packing It Out” crew as they pick up litter
– and inspire everyone they meet – along the Pacific Coast Trail.
IRAN: A SKIER’S JOURNEY (2016,Canada,12min); Jordan Manley; www.askiersjourney.com; General
Cautioned not to travel to Iran, skiers Chad Sayers and Forrest Coots
decide to go, regardless. They find comfort, bedazzlement, and a
surprisingly cool ski culture.
TRAIL DOG (2016, South Africa/France, 5 min) Dean Leslie; www.
theafricanattachment.com; General
In a small village in the south-east of France, a young man explores
the mountains with his dogs. Trail Dog is an ode to the beauty and
happiness that can be found in the simplest of things – friendship.
ELK RIVER (2016, USA, 27 min) Jenny Nichols
Website: www.elkriverfilm.com; General
A modern band of explorers join their ungulate counterparts on a trek
from Wyoming’s ranch lands over mountain passes and treacherous
river crossings to the rugged beauty of Yellowstone’s high-alpine
meadows. Along the way, they meet backcountry guides and cattle
ranchers whose lives are intricately tied with the fate of the elk.
DANNY MACASKILL’S WEE DAY OUT (2016, UK, 6 min); Stu
Thomson http://www.redbull.com/se-en/danny-macaskill-wee-dayout; General
Want to see what Danny MacAskill does on his day off? Explore the
rural landscape around Edinburgh in a film that sets out to capture the
simple fun of a ride in the country with moments of incredible riding
and a touch of humour.
* Film menus subject to change
Entire program with intermission and raffle is approximately 3 hours
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