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Film Menu for April 11 & 12, 2008
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
Balance
Canada, 2007, 11 minutes
Directed and Produced by Paul Cotton
Website:
www.PaulCottonFilms.com
Focus: Skiing
Balance profiles the rapidly growing world of new-school skiing,
looking at all aspects of the sport: big mountain lines, terrain
parks and half-pipes, and jibbing. With high-energy footage cut to
an upbeat soundtrack, the audience is challenged to judge whether
these athletes are crazy or just extremely talented, or maybe both.
20 Seconds of Joy
Best Film on Mountain Sport and People’s Choice Award
Germany, 2007, 60 minutes
Directed by Jens Hoffman
Produced By Cleonice Comino
Website:
www.f24film.com
Focus: BASE jumping, Human Narrative
"I don't want to die, I want to live. I'm pretty good at running
away, and this is my escape." This is how Karina Hollekim describes
her dedication to BASE jumping. Documentary filmmaker Jens Hoffman
first started to film the now 30-year-old Norwegian in 2002. Jens
accompanies her through many stages of her BASE-jumping career.
INTERMISSION
Great Day for Climbing
USA, 2007, 7 minutes
Directed and Produced by Stephen Burgess
Website:
www.williswall.com
Focus: Climbing, Humour
A sleepy climber has trouble distinguishing dream from reality as
his climbing buddy bursts into song at the most inopportune moments.
Who are those guys dancing in his driveway? How did his dog end up
above him on the route? Where is that music coming from?
In- Flux
France, 2005, 17 minutes
Directed and Produced by David Arnaud
Website:
www.thinkliquid.net
Focus: Kayaking
In-Flux is about the true meaning of paddling - the perpetual need
to go and travel the globe with your kayak in search of the magic
something you can find only on the river. Shot in Italy, Canada,
Norway, and the Reunion islands, the film combines adrenaline-driven
action and remarkable natural wonders.
Wings on Your Feet
Switzerland, 2006, 25 minutes
Directed and Produced by Fulvio Mariani
Website: www.siachen.ch
Focus: Telemark Skiing, Human narrative
John Falkiner and Paolo Tassi - two charming characters, powder
hunters and free heel telemark interpreters - tell us about their
dreams and why they have chosen skiing as their true lifestyle.
Whooshing through Fulvio Mariani’s camera shots, they guide us on
journeys of discovery and friendship in magnificent landscapes
around the world.
Higher Ground: Mountain Photographer
USA, 2007, 8 minutes
Directed by Chris Alstrin and Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Website:
www.hg-productions.com
Focus: Climbing, Human Interest
Andrew Querner, a professional photographer from Canmore, Alberta,
explains what drives his quest for the perfect climbing photograph.
Querner's photography explores the relationship between climbers and
the mountain environment.
Badgered
Best Film on Mountain Environment
UK, 2005, 7 minutes
Directed by Sharon Colman
Produced by Jamie Wolpert
Website:
www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
Focus: Environment/Animation
The tale of a badger who just wants the world to let him sleep.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
Entropy
Norway, 2006, 11 minutes
Directed and Produced by Morten Gjerstad
Website:
www.snowkitefilm.com
Focus: Snowkiting
Entropy documents the most progressive season in snowkiting so far.
Join a couple of the world's best riders as they search for the
ultimate snow and wind conditions. Along the way, they reinvent
snowkiting by taking a new-school approach and pushing the limit of
‘wake style’ maneuvers.
Inner Balance
Canada, 2007, 5 minutes
Directed and Produced by Brian MacKenzie
Website:
www.balanceproductions.ca
Focus: Unicycling
Inner Balance features some of the top riders in their respective
riding styles from Canada, USA, New Zealand, and Australia. Riders
take unicycling to the next level with amazing drops and trials
riding in a massive indoor bike park.
Searching for the Coast Wolves
Germany, 2006, 52 minutes
Directed by Richard Matthews
Produced by Heinz von Matthey
Website: www.zdf.de
Focus: Environment
Gudrun Pflueger is an ex-world champion cross-country skier and
long-distance runner. For the last six years, she has been studying
wolves in the wilds of Canada, collecting field data, hair,
droppings and other evidence for use in scientific projects on
wolves. She goes in search of the mysterious coast wolves of British
Columbia, a quest that culminates with a dramatic and powerful
encounter.
INTERMISSION King Lines: Es Pontas
USA, 2007, 13 minutes
Directed and Produced by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer
Website:
www.senderfilms.com,
www.bigupproductions.com
Focus: Climbing
A segment from King Lines, filmed on location in Mallorca, Spain.
This spectacular segment captures Chris Sharma's challenging ascent
of the Es Pontas arch. Deep water soloing at its best.
Cross-Country with the Snakes
USA, 2007, 7 minutes
Directed and Produced by Hansi Johnson
Website:
universalklister.blogspot.com
Focus: Cross-country skiing, Music
Cross-country with the Snakes is a short film about a nordic-skiing
punk band. It documents a tour with the Black-eyed Snakes as they
ski all day and play rock at night. Nordic skiing, long portrayed as
serene and classical, is cast in a new light as exciting and dynamic
through the lens of punk/blues rock and fast-action photography.
The Western Lands - Hoy
Best Short Mountain Film
UK, 2007, 9 minutes
Directed and Produced by Grant Gee
Website: N/A
Focus: Climbing, Human Interest
Writer Jim Perrin's attempted climb of the Old Man of Hoy on his
60th birthday. A poetic documentary of love, loss and landscape
under the dying of the light.
It’s Fantastic
USA, 2007, 19 minutes
Directed and Produced by Matt Sheridan
Website: www.team13.com
Rating: General
Focus: Speedflying
As the first documentary on the new sport of speedflying, this film
explains the origins of the sport and shows how quickly the sport is
evolving. From the ski slopes of Europe to the volcanic island of El
Hierro, some of the world's best speedflyers risk their lives to
find the limits of their abilities.
Trial & Error
People’s Choice Award (Radical Reels night voting)
Canada, 2006, 8 minutes
Directed and Produced by Bjørn Enga
Website:
www.radical-films.com
Focus: Mountain Biking
Mountain biker Ryan Leech sets out to ride an incredibly difficult
trail in the coastal mountains of British Columbia. With the valley
slated for clearcut logging, Trial & Error combines Ryan’s
extraordinary riding with his thoughts about the very special
location.
Ain’t Got No Friends on a Powder Day
Switzerland, 2007, 5 minutes
Directed and Produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
Website:
www.huckandchuck.com
Focus: Skiing
Loris is a "classic" freerider. Jean-Yves, however, has a more or
less "accidental" style. This film draws a parallel between two
styles and two approaches to the same mountain, which are otherwise
worlds apart.
* Note: film selections and order are subject to change.
Films are rated PG13 for some nudity and coarse language.
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