Saturday Evening - Jan 28, 2012
All.I.Can: The Short Cut
- Best Feature-length Mountain Film, Sponsored by Town of Banff
- Canada , 2011, 11 minutes
- Directed by: Dave Mossop, Eric Crossland
- Produced by: Eric Crosland, Malcolm Sangster
- Website: www.sherpascinema.com
- Classification: General
- Focus: Snow sports
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.
Blue Obsession
- USA, 2011, 8 minutes
- Directed by: Alan Gordon, Jordan Halland
- Produced by: Alan Gordon
- Website: www.blueobsessionfilm.com
- Classification: General
- Focus: Ice climbing
The beautiful and ever-changing icefalls of Alaskan glaciers provide a stunning setting for some unusual ice climbing adventures
The Man and the Mammoth
- Canada, 2010, 6 minutes
- Directed by: Callum Peterson
- Produced by: Nathan Gillis
- Website: www.publicritual.ca
- Classification: General
- Focus: animation, skiing
A caveman discovers skiing, thanks to his new friendship with a woolly mammoth.
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.
- Australia, 2011, 46 minutes
- Directed by: Tim Cope
- Produced by: Richard Dennison
- Website: www.timcopejourneys.com
- Classification: General
- Focus: adventure, exploration, culture
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.
Intermission
Journey on the Wild Coast (Special edit for the Banff tour)
- Special Jury Mention
- USA, 2010, 30 minutes
- Directed and produced by: Greg Chaney
- Website: www.groundtruthtrekking.org
- Classification: Parental Guidance – coarse language, nudity
- Focus: adventure
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.
On Assignment: Jimmy Chin
- USA, 2010, 6 minutes
- Directed and produced by: Renan Ozturk
- Website: www.camp4collective.com
- Classification: General
- Focus: photography, climbing, outdoor culture
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.”
Seasons: Fall
- USA, 2010, 4 minutes
- Directed and produced by: Skip Armstrong
- Website: www.forgemotionpictures.com
- Classification: General
- Focus: kayaking
Deep canyons with steep, spring-fed creeks provide Kate Wagner with a soul-session in this paddling paradise.
Reel Rock: Origins – Obe & Ashima
- USA, 2011, 23 minutes
- Directed and produced by: Josh Lowell
- Website: www.senderfilms.com
- Classification: Parental guidance – coarse language
- Focus: Bouldering, competition
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.
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