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Banff Mountain Film Festivals - Baltimore
Monday, March 23, 2009

 

banff - lake placid films

 

 

red helmet
The Red Helmet
USA, 2008, 6 minutes
Directed by Tyler Young
Produced by Dave Barlia
Focus: multiple action sports

Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
“...provides a really great montage of different sports in a short period of time, with a fantastic soundtrack.

 



papiroflexi
Papiroflexia
USA, 2007, 3 minutes
Directed and produced by Joaquin Baldwin
Focus: environment, animation

Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
“- great short animation




journey to the center
Journey to the Center
Best Film on Mountain Sports
USA, 2007, 55 minutes
Directed by Jens Hoffmann
Produced by Iiro Seppanen, Jeb Corliss
Focus: exploration, BASE jumping, culture

Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
“The film has everything…beautiful imagery and scenery, human connections, diversity in the characters, great storyline and build up of excitement and tension in the jumper’s journey and preparations for their mission.”
“...my palms are still sweating!”

 

 


if you're not falling
If You’re Not Falling

Best Short Mountain Film
UK, 2008, 8 minutes
Directed by Dave Brown
Produced by Paul Diffley
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: 50-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.
Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
- good character and storyline
- excellent audience reactions

 

 


shikashika
Shikashika

USA, 2008, 10 minutes
Directed and produced by Stephen Hyde
Focus: Culture

Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
“-A great cultural  … it showcases a lifestyle that is very different to our way of life."

 


last frontier
The Last Frontier — Papua New Guinea

USA, 2008, 18 minutes
Directed and produced by Trip Jennings
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.
Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
"Beautiful, - great mix of sport and culture"
"good suspense, good message
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unbearable lightness of skiing
The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing

Canada, 2008, 14 minutes
Directed and produced by Greg Hill
Focus: backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering

A season of backcountry skiing with a keen and passionate narrator.
Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
“Beautiful scenery, great narrative by the filmmaker and ski ascents and descents that are dreamy. A film with a local feel but broad appeal.”

“This is a great ski film, particularly for audiences that are adverse to the sponsored, hip-hop, type of film. Great footage, mellow soundtrack, a few laughs.”


 


crux
Crux

People’s Choice Award for Radical Reels
Canada, 2007, 12 minutes
Directed by Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Ryan Leech
Focus: trials biking

Combining sheer difficulty with creative style, three athletes execute mind-bending feats of bike mastery and redefine technical riding standards
Reviews from the Banff Mountain Film Festival:
“...a fantastic short sport film that keeps the crowd mesmerized and brings on the oohs, aahs and even applause..."

 

 

 

 

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