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Banff Mountain Film
Festival - Lake Placid, New York
Sunday,
January 29, 2012 - 7:00 p.m.
Lake
Placid Center for the Arts
17
Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
518.523.2512 www.LakePlacidArts.org
From the film On Assignment: Jimmy Chin
On Assignment: Jimmy Chin
USA, 2010, 6 minute
Directed and produced by Renan Ozturk
Classification: General
Website: www.camp4collective.com
A brief portrait of a passionate athlete who has melded climbing and photography. Jimmy Chin believes that "the most honest photos happen when both the subject and the photographer are just in the moment, and the rest of the world has just fallen away."
© Chris Korbulic
Kadoma
Best Film on Exploration and Adventure
USA, 2011, 42 minutes
Directed and produced by Ben Stookesbury
Classification: Parental guidance - coarse language
Website: www.clearh2ofilms.com
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"Kadoma" is the nickname for Hendri Coetzee, a legendary South African kayaker who is known for exploring some of Africa's wildest rivers. In December 2010, American pro kayakers Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesbury followed Coetzee into the Democratic Republic of Congo for a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River. Seven weeks into the expedition, tragedy struck.
© Adam Bailey
C.A.R.C.A.
Canada, 2011, 8 minutes
Directed and produced by Adam Bailey
Classification: General
Website: www.carca.ca
One man's quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue.
Hanuman Airlines
USA, 2011, 26 minutes
Directed by: Hamilton Pevec
Produced by: Kimberly Phinney, David Arrufat, Wildes Antoninoli
Website: www.theultimatedescent.com
Classification: General
Focus: Paragliding, climbing, exploration
Two Nepali adventurers channel the Hindu God of Wind on their mission to launch a paraglider from Mount Everest's summit and travel to an ocean they have never seen.
© Eric Crosland
Ski Bums Never Die
Canada, 2011, 4 minutes
Directed by Eric Crosland
Produced by Mike Douglas
Classification: General
Website: http://www.switchbackentertainment.com
What does it take to be a ski bum? An unending dedication to powder skiing? The ability to do anything in your ski boots? A lifelong quest for deep snow? Find out with this unusual and inspiring band of skiers in the Kootenay region of British Columbia.
© Peter McBride
Chasing Water
Best Short Mountain Film
USA, 2011, 18 minutes
Directed by Peter McBride
Produced by Anson Fogel
Classification: Classification: General
Website: www.petemcbride.com
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Pete McBride grew up on a ranch in Western Colorado, a child of the Colorado River. After a life spent visiting other countries to tell stories as a National Geographic photojournalist, in 2008 Pete decided to follow the water from his family's ranch to see where it ends up. This is the story of Pete's journey, and a story about the lifeblood of the American West.
© Brett Lowelll
Reel Rock: Origins - Obe & Ashima
USA, 2011, 23 minutes
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell
Classification: Parental guidance - coarse language
Website: www.senderfilms.com
There's a nine-year-old girl from New York City taking the bouldering world by storm, and her name is Ashima Shiraishi. Guided by her coach and former bouldering star Obe Carrion, this tiny master is crushing competitions and raising the bar for her peers. A trip to the bouldering mecca of Hueco Tanks provides a glimpse of the past for Obe and the start of amazing new adventures for Ashima.
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