9th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Schedule:

February 15, 2024

Fuego

An ode to escape and adventure travel, Fuego is a new mountain biking masterpiece. From Guatemala to
Peru via Bolivia, the team scoured the most beautiful spots for two months bring back breathtaking images. Kilian
Bron rides from the foot of the Fuego volcano the day before its historic eruption, to the colourful facades of Barrio
Chualluma in La Paz, through the geological formations of the Valle de las Animas to an unforgettable meeting with
the Cholitas Escaladoras.

Sea to Sky Trail: Progression

One step at a time, the trail-running community is constantly moving upward. In recent years progression
has vaulted forward, with runners blending inspiration from the world of alpinism, rock climbing, and running and
tackling technical terrain in a way we’ve never seen. Follow along as Emma Cook-Clarke and Jesse McAuley dig
deep on the west peak of Ch'ich'iyúy Elxwíkn, the Twin Sisters (or the Lions), an iconic Sea to Sky trail.

Two Point Four

Not your typical family holiday, but this is not your typical family. Leo Houlding, his wife Jess, their two
children Freya (9yrs) and Jackson (5yrs) climb Norway's national mountain via a 2,000 ft big wall.

Earthside

In 2022, Hilaree Nelson, Emily Harrington, Christina Lustenberger, and Brette Harrington embarked on an
expedition above the Arctic circle with a vision to climb and ski first descents on Baffin Island. What they found
was a celebration of where they’ve been and of where they’re going - and the trip’s success was contingent not on
what they skied but the time they had together.
The Best Skier You’ve Never Heard Of
Adrien Grabinski needed a change. After a successful ski racing career that took him from the Alberta team
to the Canadian national team as a junior, he ventured further west. He discovered his true calling at Shames
Mountain, a remote little co-op non-profit ski area near Terrace, B.C. The mountains, the snow, and the big lines
first captivated him, but the local ski community truly stole his heart.

JoJo - A Toad Musical

Join JoJo Nyaribo, a young nature lover and wildlife advocate as he explores the meaning of biodiversity and
stewardship in his own backyard. This story weaves together Jojo’s love for the natural world with his journey in
learning about, and fighting against, a specific fungus that has been wiping out a staggering number of amphibians
around the globe. What is JoJo’s role is in preventing the spread of this fungus? Through small actionable tasks as
simple as cleaning his own running shoes and educating his friends and family, Jojo believes we can all make a
difference.

Eternal Flame

After having climbed the Eternal Flame route on Nameless Tower in Pakistan (6200m), French BASE
jumpers Eric Jamet and Antoine Pecher combine the ascent with one of the most beautiful BASE jumps
imaginable. Following in the footsteps of pioneer jumpers from 1990, the duo of friends devour adventure and all it
offers, beauty, power and anxiety all contribute to the experience.

Pioneers: Tandem XC Skiing

After winning the American Birkebeiner - the largest cross country ski race in North America - Joe Dubay
was disqualified for wearing the wrong bib. Now, 11 years later, Joe and his former roommate who lent him the bib -
Chris - document their return to the Birkebeiner to pioneer a new sport: tandem cross country skiing.

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February 16, 2024

Cross Countries

From the roots of mountain biking in the USA, to the dense Canadian forests and rock slabs of British
Columbia, mountain biker Kilian Bron goes on another tour, this time on some of the most beautiful North
American trails. "For years now, I have based my vision of mountain biking around unusual and visually impressive
places, mainly far from bike parks and trail centres. All these places fascinate me, the encounters along the way
too, without forgetting the production work that runs alongside a film like this." - Kilian Bron

Soundscape

Soundscape shares the sightless experience of climbing a mountain via echo location, touch and
imagination. Soundscape features Erik Weihenmayer, a global adventure athlete and author who is fully blind, as
he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada. Using expert camera work from Mikey Schaefer
and emotive, novel animation from Scott Hassell and Mitch Pond to bring to life a concept by adaptive climbing
pioneer Timmy O'Neill, the film is a surprising and soulful adventure.

Canada Vertical

After years of preparation, a team of highly motivated Quebeckers set out on one of the longest wilderness
expeditions ever documented. Stage one involves skiing in relentless polar conditions from Ellesmere Island to the
Northwest Passage where the challenge was reaching the mainland. Cue canoes for a 2,000 km journey across
Nunavut and NWT until they reach the first dirt road available where bikes are waiting to be pedaled 4,000 km to
Point Pelee in Ontario.

School of Fish

Indigenous people and salmon have been intertwined for thousands of years in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The
knowledge of harvesting, preserving, and sharing fish is as important here as any lesson in a book. Today, kids must
not only learn from their elders how to fish, but also how to fight. For the last century, corporations have sought to
extract the wealth of this rich region. Now Pebble Mine threatens to pollute the pristine headwaters of Bristol Bay.
Can the next generation step up to defend the most prolific salmon run left on earth?

Georgia Astle: Flip the Switch

If you don’t have role models to look up to, it’s harder to progress as a rider. Georgia Astle grew up chasing
her older brother. “If he could do it, I could do it” she figured. She got comfortable “flipping the switch” and pushing
against the clock. Watch Georgia Astle explore some of British Columbia’s most striking landscapes, on a search
for terrain to push her riding, inspired by a rising tide of female freeriders around the world.

Still Alive

Doctors gave him until age twenty-five to live and now 10 years after his expiration date, he is still climbing.
Klaas Willems is a Rock Climber who, due to his Cystic Fibrosis, has dedicated his life to climbing in clean air. He
has bolted hundreds of routes in non-polluted areas like Sardinia, Italy and found great success and peace in the
process. His journey takes on a new dimension when he is also diagnosed with cancer.

The Blackcountry Journal

A skier contemplates his connection to skiing and the mountains. As he hurries through the streets of L.A.,
his path takes a turn after bumping into a jazz musician who helps him discover the correlation between jazz and
skiing—an expression of art, skiing, and black culture.

How Did We Get Here?

The Blondes, three strange animals. Who are they? What are they thinking? Are they naturally Blonde? A
film highlighting the ski crew the Blondes through their friendship and adventures in skiing and in life.

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Date: February 15, 16, 2024

Time: 7:00pm

Doors Open at 6PM

Location:

Avalon Theatre, 645 Main Sreet

Grand Junction, CO 81501

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