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Trial & Error
People’s Choice Award for Radical Reels
Canada, 2006, 8 minutes
Directed by Bjørn Enga
Produced by Radical Films
Focus: Mountain Biking, environment
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.
20 Seconds of Joy
Best Film on Mountain Sports and People’s
Choice Award
Germany, 2007, 60 minutes
Directed by Jens Hoffmann
Produced by Clenonice Comino
Focus: BASE jumping, Human Narrative
Rating: Parental Guidance - Coarse language
“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 met the now 30-year-old Norwegian in 2002. He immediately started
to film, accompanying her through many stages of her BASE-jumping career, until
it comes to a sudden stop, changing all aspects of her life.
Balance
Canada, 2006, 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. This film captures the athletes’ desires
to push the edge of their abilities while facing the obvious safety risks associated
with high calibre skiing. 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.
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. You won’t believe what’s possible on
a unicycle.
The Western Lands — Hoy
Best Short Mountain Film
UK, 2007, 9 minutes
Directed and produced by Grant Gee
Focus: Climbing, Human Interest
Rating: General
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.
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.
Cross-Country with the Snakes
USA, 2007, 7 minutes
Directed and produced by Hansi Johnson
Focus: Nordic Skiing
Rating: Parental Guidance - Coarse language
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.
King Lines: Es Pontas
(13 minute excerpt)
USA, 2007, 13 minutes
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer
Website: www.senderfilms.com, www.bigupproductions.com
Focus: Climbing
Rating: General
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.
Film menu subject to change
Program length approximately three
hours including films, intermission and raffle
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