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Banff Mountain Film
Festival - Lake Placid, New York
Sunday,
February 8, 2009 - 7 p.m.
Lake
Placid Center for the Arts
17
Algonquin Drive, Lake Placid, NY 12946
518.523.2512 www.LakePlacidArts.org
Respect
USA, 2006, 17 minutes
Directed and produced by Jason Winkler
Focus: Skiing
Skiers from around the world have one thing in common: respect. Respect
for different cultures, different lifestyles, and their environments. Their
proving ground is unpredictable and can change from a pristine mountain
face to a death trap in an instant. This instability keeps them pushing
the envelope. The path they choose is addicting yet dangerous. Spend time
inside the heads of these athletes as they chase the perfect moment with
Respect.
King Lines: Es Pontas (13 minute excerpt)
USA, 2007, 13 minutes
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer
Focus: Climbing
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.
Wings on Your Feet (Le ali ai piedi)
Switzerland, 2006, 25 minutes
Directed and produced by Fulvio Mariani
Website: http://www.siachen.ch/
Focus: Telemark Skiing/Culture
John Falkiner and Paolo Tassi — two charming characters, untiring
powder hunters, and free telemark interpreters — tell us about their
dreams and why they have chosen skiing as their true lifestyle. Whooshing
through Fulvio Mariani’s camera shots, they guide us on journeys
of discovery and friendship in magnificent landscapes around the
world.
Climber
Canada, 2007, 2 minutes
Directed by Carlos Villarreal-Kwasek
Produced by Vancouver Film School
Focus: Climbing, Animation
Rating: General
A climber attempts an icy route and faces his inner demon in
this animated short.
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
Rating: General
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
“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 and life of over five years
of risk.
Film menu subject to change
Program length approximately
three hours including films, intermission and raffle
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