Banff Mountain Film Festival
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a yearly collection of new films that tour more than 360 cities worldwide. Subject matter can range from adrenaline fueled sports, to adventure, travel in exotic locations and a cultural look at mountain communities from around the world.
Tickets can be purchased at Vertical Earth, Camera Corral, Two Wheeler Dealer and Zip's Drive-In on Sherman Avenue. Information: www.mountain-fever.com
SUNDAY'S LINEUP
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, Whitewater resort of British Columbia.
Blue Obsession
The beautiful and ever-changing icefalls of Alaskan glaciers provide a stunning setting for some unusual ice climbing adventures. Inspired by a film seen years past at the Banff Mountain Film Festival that had amazing cinematography and very inspiring climbing and ski mountaineering. The goal of the film is to show places that will not be here forever. Coeur d'Alene resident Jordan Halland was involved in the making of this film.
Seasons: Fall
Deep canyons with steep, spring-fed creeks in Washington state provide Kate Wagner with a soul-session in this paddling paradise.
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: The Last Frontier - "People's Choice Award"
After mourning the loss of his father, Australian adventurer Tim Cope returns to continue an epic journey of truly historic proportions.
All.I.Can: The Short Cut - "Best Feature-length Mountain Film"
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.
Chasing Water - "Best Short Mountain Film"
Pete McBride, a Colorado native grew up within a ranching family in Western Colorado. A child of the Colorado River with the river in his backyard, Pete spent a life 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.
23 Feet
23 Feet is a film about a community of people who make the conscious choice to live simply to do what they love in the great outdoors. Three women set out across the west in their 23-foot, 1970 Airstream to search for the stories of people who have turned their backs on the creature comforts of society to live in school buses, vans and other small spaces.
C.A.R.C.A
One man's quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue. Recognizing this and the superior benefits of Feline Search and Rescue, the Banff Film Festival World tour has agreed to screen the documentary about C.A.R.C.A. founding cat Tim and his handler Steve Ruskay.
MONDAY'S LINEUP
On Assignment: Jimmy Chin
Nenan Ozturk trains his lens on a man who usually stands behind a lens of his own. Climber, skier and mountaineer Jimmy Chin has spent his life behind the camera and from that viewpoint has shot incredible feats in some of the most breathtaking places in the world.
The Man and the Mammoth
A caveman discovers skiing, thanks to his new friendship with a woolly mammoth.
Deepsea Under The Pole
An intrepid crew of scientists and explorers takes the ultimate plunge - scuba-diving beneath the North Pole in temperatures so low that a special heating device is required in their diving suits.
Solitaire (Special edit for the Banff tour)
Born in the spires of Argentina's legendary Las Lenas a lonely two-year journey begins through an abandoned world wandering the length of a continent from Peru's Cordillara Blanca to Chilean Patagonia.
The Trail Collector
People collect all kinds of things: Stamps, coins, art - this is a collection of mountain biking trails.
Seasons: Winter
Shot in the river areas of Idaho, Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new-found love for water, in its frozen and expanded form.
Treeverse (Special edit for the Banff tour)
Follow Brian French and Will Koomjian, two intrepid tree climbers on a pioneering one-kilometer transect through an Oregon White Oak Forest canopy.
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.