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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2025

Arts and Entertainment

February 11, 2025

From: Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Schedule of Events:

March 7, 2025

The Streif

2024, Austria, 4 min
Filmmakers: Fabio Wibmer, Christoph Thoresen, Tobi Reindi, Thomas Wernnart, Legs of Steel in cooperation with Sick Cinema
Advisory: No advisory
Fabio Wibmer is back on snow! This time crashing the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the
world: the Streif.

River Mamma

2023, USA, 21 min
Filmmakers: Sarah Hamilton, Saran Hamilton Film, Ryan Weigman
Advisory: Coarse language
River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom and her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has no interest in rivers at all.

109 Below

(2024 Best Film - Adventure*)
2023, USA, 14 min
Filmmakers: Nick Martini, Stept Studios, Sarah Stewart, Ben Osborne, Lex Hinson
Advisory: No advisory
109 Below tells a tale of resilience and grit when elite rescue volunteers go out of their way to save the lives of strangers.

Keep It Burning

2024. Spain, 32 min
Filmmakers: Guillaume Broust, Manu Moreau, Petzi
Advisory: No advisory
The Karakoram is the wildest mountain range in the world and Nameless Tower beckons to climbers who approach. Edu Marín, his brother Alex and father Novato attempt the second free ascent of Eternal Flame 33 years after the first ascent by Wolfgang Güllich and Kurt Albert, and 13 years after Alex and Thomas Huber's first free ascent.

Welcome to the Pit

2024, Canada, 15 min
Filmmakers: Seth Gillis, Charlène Brochu
Advisory: Coarse language
In 2011, Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding. he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife's first and only rope tow

Dolomites (Tour Edit)

2024, France, 33 min
Filmmakers: Kilian Bron, Valentin Birant, VB Films
Advisory: No advisory
Mountain biking free solo and more... Kilian Bron and his team take you on a thrilling and history-rich adventure, riding the steepest trails of the Dolomites.

Undammed

2024, USA, 17 min
Filmmakers: Shane Anderson, Patagonia Films, Swiftwater Filss
Advisory: No advisory
After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral
home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.

March 8, 2025

Anytime - Utah (Tour Edit)

2024. Canada, 8 min
Filmmakers: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Galen Knowles, Ion Dunn, Anthiti Films, Red Bull Media House Advisory: Coarse language
In Utah's rugged, arid landscape, a new era of female freeride mountain biking is born. Follow four trailblazing women as they carve unprecedented lines and push the limits of what is possible.

Ian

2024, Australla, 8 min
Filmmakers: Matt Raimondo, GoodFolk Film Production Advisory: No advisory
Meet 72-year-old Australian climber, Ian Elliott. Ian's extraordinary climbing ability defies age stereotypes, showcasing his resilience and challenging societal perceptions.

For Winter (Tour Edit)

2024, USA, 45 min
Filmmakers: National Geographic Society Impact Story Lan Taylor Schuelke, Katie Cleary
Advisory: Coarse language
Glaciologist and National Geographic Explorer Alison Criscitiello leads her team on an ambitious 10-day climb up Mt. Logan, through whiteout conditions and precarious icefalls, to unearth thousands of years of climate data in one record-breaking ice core.

2 Legs is 2 Easy

2024, USA, 7 min
Filmmakers: Tamara Susa, BTX Productions Advisory: No advisory
Steve Karczewski was born with bone cancer in his left leg and has never known what it is like to have two legs, but that hasn't prevented him from doing anything and everything he's ever wanted as an outdoor athlete.

House of Bliss

2024. Icetand, 9 min
Filmmakers: Elll Thor Magnusson, Ben Weiland, Steve Lewis, 104 Frames
Advisory: Coarse language
House of Bliss (Saeluhus) documents the making of a shelter situated somewhere on the border of reality and imagination. A private world of contemplation and quiet relief from the outside world.

Ice Waterfalls (Tour Edit)

2024, Spain, 36 min
Filmmakers: David Arnaud, MOVIO, Red Bull Media House
Advisory: Coarse language
For years, professional kayaker Aniol Serrasolses has dreamed of running the rivers and waterfalls formed by melting ice caps and gigantic glaciers. Accompanied by a team of expert kayakers and Arctic guides, he ventures into one of the most remote and rugged regions of the planet: Svalbard. Amidst the Arctic's otherworldly landscapes, reality is about to surpass his wildest dreams.

A Team Sport

2024, USA, 16 min Filmmakers: Alexis Berg, Julien Raison, Sarah Stewart, Jon Brogan, Laura Mittleberg, Jason Israel, Marion Blache, Oliver Denton, Stept Studios Advisory: No advisory
Uitra-runner Courtney Dauwaiter is one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Continuing to shatter records, in 2023 she became the first person ever to wear the Triple Crown of ultra-running, winning three iconic 100-mile races back-to-back in one summer. But who is the team behind Courtney and her remarkable success?

March 9, 2025

Home from Home

2024, USA, & min
Filmmakers: John Peirce Dellanna
Advisory: No advisory
Take a glimpse into the lives and hearts of some of the best Japanese freeride skiers in the world. Home from Home.explores the intersection between Japanese athletes and the natural world.

Wolf of Wingsuit

2024, Australia, a min Filmmakers: Aaren Garcia Advisory: No advisory
The beautiful and towering mountains of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, are a paradise for BASE jumpers and wingsuit professionals seeking thrills during the off-season, Avalon, an American wingsuit pilot, and a Filipino-Australian documentary filmmaker unite to capture Avalon's audacious quest to leap from the mountainside as many times as humanly possible.

Canyon Chorus

2024, USA, 17 min
Filmmakers: Chris Cresci, Davis Love, Wondercamp
Advisory: Coarse language
Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, UT, Mikah Meyer, a world-record traveler and LGBTQ advocate and his friends reflect on their stories and the power of mentorship within the queer community.

Dropping Molly

2024, USA, 30 ??
Filmmakers: Cedar Wright, Cedar Wright Productions Advisory: Coarse language, mature content
Follow Molly Mitchell's roller coaster journey to climb Crank It, one of Colorado's most dangerous routes. After breaking her back on the climb, Molly must face her rocky mental health and embark on a journey of therapy, self discovery, and growth.

Eliot Jackson - Drop The Mic

2024, Canada, 2 min
Filmmakers: Scott Secco, Seb Kemp, Daniel Gillooley, Scott Secco Films
Advisory: No advisory
Eliot Jackson has sneaky superpowers. He is one of the most badass riders to ever scrub-whip a mountain bike.

The Bird in My Backyard (2024 Best Short Film*)

2024, Canada, 20 min
Filmmakers: Ryan Wilkes, CBC. Trochitus Films
Advisory: No advisory
Follow Eric Pittman, a window salesman turned hummingbird expert, as he documents the secret lives of the hummingbirds that nest in his urban backyard.

Wild Days (Tour Edit) (2024 Best Film - Snow Sports*)

2024, France, 50 min
Filmmakers: Vohan Guignard, L'Endroit, Pascal Barneville Advisory: Coarse longuage
Four friends from Savoie have a crazy idea: 50 days of self-sufficiency in Alaska's Denali massif. Wild Days takes us overland on a grueling journey to a place where time drifts, spirits wander off, and where friendships are created and then tested by commitment.

Date: March 7, 2025 - March 9, 2025

Time: 7:00pm

Location: La Paloma Theatre - 471 S Coast Highway 101   Encinitas, CA 92024

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