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Film Menu for April 17 & 18, 2009
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
 The
Red Helmet
USA, 2008, 6 minutes
Website:
www.outdoorgames.org
Classification: General
Focus: multiple action sports
A young boy finds a magic red helmet and goes on the adventure of a
lifetime. Slowly building courage, he is transformed and returns to
confront his boyhood fears.
Papiroflexia
USA, 2007, 3 minutes
Website:
www.pixelnitrate.com
Classification: General
Focus: environment, animation
An origami tale of a skillful paper folder who shapes the world with
his hands. Red Gold
Award: People’s Choice
USA, 2008, 54 minutes
Website:
www.feltsoulmedia.com,
www.redgoldfilm.com,
www.savebristolbay.org
Classification: General
At the headwaters of the two largest remaining sockeye salmon runs
on the planet, a proposed mine may require the largest dam ever
constructed to contain the toxic
runoff. Native, commercial and sport fishermen oppose the proposed
Pebble Mine, while mine officials argue the case for development. At
stake is a unique way of life that would not exist if the salmon
didn't return with Bristol Bay's tide.
INTERMISSION
The Sharp End: Eastern Europe
USA, 2008, 17 minutes
Website:
www.senderfilms.com
Classification: Parental Guidance (coarse language)
Focus: rock climbing, tower jumping, culture
A talented group of climbers explores the unique history, culture,
and danger of one of the world’s most remarkable climbing
destinations.
Under the Influence
USA, 2008, 12 minutes
Website:
www.tetongravity.com
Classification: Parental Guidance (Coarse language)
Follow the mind-blowing efforts of today’s top riders in the amazing
conditions that emerged from one of the deepest winters in recorded
history. This special version for the Banff tour features relentless
powder in Jackson Hole and incredibly steep spines in Alaska.
Shikashika
USA, 2008, 10 minutes
Website:
www.shikashika.com
Classification: General
Focus: culture
A Peruvian family journeys into the Andes to cut enormous blocks of
ice, bringing them down to the valley to make colorful shave ice
treat called Shikashika.
Seasons
Award: Special Jury Selection
Canada, 2008, 25 minutes
Website:
www.thecollective.com
Classification: General
Focus: mountain biking, stories
Some of the world's best mountain bikers share their personal
challenges, victories, and adventures through the course of four
seasons of one year.
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
Crux
Award: People’s Choice Radical Reels Night
Canada, 2007, 12 minutes
Website:
www.ryanleech.com
Classification: General
Focus: trials biking
Combining sheer difficulty with creative style, three athletes
execute mind-bending feats of bike mastery and redefine technical
riding standards.
The Cable Car
Switzerland, 2008, 7 minutes
Website:
www.gentinettafilm.ch
Classification: General
Focus: animation, story
While travelling by cable car to a place somewhere in the mountains,
an old man treats
himself to some snuff. With every sneeze, the cable car cabin falls
apart more
and more, but the man is far from accepting his fate.
 Journey
to the Center
Award: Best Film on Mountain Sport
USA, 2007, 55 minutes
Directed by Jens Hoffman
Website:
www.journey-movie.com
Classification: General
Focus: exploration, BASE jumping, culture
Journey with three world-renowned BASE jumpers as they travel 10,000
miles to confront the mist and mystery of an old cave, an ancient
culture and their own demons at the center of their dangerous
mission: Tian Keng, the Heavenly Pit.
INTERMISSION
If You're Not Falling
Award: Best Short Mountain Film
UK, 2008, 8 minutes
Website:
www.hotaches.com
Classification: General
Focus: rock climbing
Canadian rock legend Sonnie Trotter heads to Scotland to do battle
on another "hardest
rock climb in the world." As each day passes, he collects more and
more air time: fifty-foot falls from the steep rock buttress that
plunges down beneath a historic castle. "Well, if you're not
falling, you're not trying." observes Trotter.
Mountain Town: The Cowboy and the Park Goddess
USA, 2007, 13 minutes
Website:
www.futuristicfilms.com
Classification: General
Focus: culture, skiing, snowboarding
Isabelle Fallardeau is a young woman whose passion for snowboarding
and penchant for power tools has led her to a career as one of the
world's only female terrain park builders. Mac Smith is a lifelong
rancher, environmentalist and ski patrolman who experienced personal
tragedy and triumph while leading the development of Aspen’s
Highlands Bowl.
The Last Frontier - Papua New Guinea
USA, 2008, 18 minutes
Website:
www.epicocity.com
Classification: General
Focus: kayaking, exploration, culture, environment
The Epicocity crew travel to Papua New Guinea to document the island
of New
Britain’s pristine water, habitat and intact indigenous culture
through an exploratory
caving and kayaking expedition.
 The
Unbearable Lightness of Skiing
Canada, 2008, 14 minutes
Website:
www.greghill.ca
Classification: General
Focus: backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering
A season of backcountry skiing, described by a keen and passionate
narrator.
* Note: film selections and order are subject to change.
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The
tour makes a stop in Cleveland for an exclusive showing in
Northern Ohio, starting at 7:30 p.m. each night. The Cleveland
showing of the film festival showcases different films and a
reception each evening. Be there for Friday's Opening Night
Reception! We'll kick off the festivities with light appetizers
by Chipotle and McCormick & Schmick's, beer by Great Lakes
Brewing Co. and dessert by the Cleveland Cupcake Co. Musical
entertainment will be supplied by the Rhondas.
• Selections of beers from Fat Head's Brewery
& Saloon.
