2019/20 World Tour Films

2020/21 World Tour Films coming soon!

Please note that not all films will be played in every location – a standard program contains between six and ten films. Advisories listed are classifications in the province of Alberta. 

For more information on past World Tour films, please check out our Festival Archive.

Films

Image from the film A Nordic Skater

A Nordic Skater

5 Mins

A Nordic Skater is the very first film in the world about nordic skating – a Scandinavian style cross-country ice skating on frozen lakes and fjords.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
Lithuania
Producer: 
Paulius Neverbickas
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Bayandalai - Lord of the Taiga

Bayandalai - Lord of the Taiga

11 Mins

From inside his yurt deep within the heart of the Taiga, an elder of the Dukhas tribe muses about the significance of life and death in the largest forest on Earth. He is the last of the great reindeer herders of the Taiga.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
Spain
Director: 
Pablo Vidal Santos, Aner Etxebarria Moral
Producer: 
Lara Izagirre Garizurieta
Has subtitles: 
Yes
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Billder

Billder

6 Mins

Billder tells the story of mountain bike trail builder Bill McLane as we find out what trails mean to him and how his work impacts his community.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Scott Secco
Producer: 
Catherine Legros
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Camel Finds Water

Camel Finds Water

8 Mins

Trevor found the hull of an abandoned fishing boat in a field. He brought it home and built it back to a sea-worthy state over the course of a summer. Then, he took it on its maiden voyage to British Columbia in search of waves.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Ian Durkin
Producer: 
Trevor Gordon, Ian Durkin
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Charge

Charge

4 Mins

Four top freeskiers and a World Champion drone pilot are dropped at Chatter Creek, BC for one week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can everyday.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Mike Gamble, Anthony Bonello
Producer: 
Mike Douglas
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Chasing Monsters

Chasing Monsters

5 Mins

Ever considered trying to photograph a storm with over 200km per hour winds? Experience the adrenaline-fueled moments as photographer Nick Moir tracks America's wildest tornadoes to capture the images of nightmares.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Australia
Director: 
Krystle Wright
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

5 Mins

Steep mountains, the ocean, the sun, and the aurora borealis. One rotation of the sun high in the Arctic on skis equals one day of magic.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Austria
Director: 
Lena Stoffel
Producer: 
Inigo Grasset, Lena Stoffel
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Danny Daycare

Danny Daycare

4 Mins

In his latest film Danny MacAskill takes on some child care the only way he knows how... by going for a wee bike ride around Scotland!

Year: 
2019
Director: 
Cut Media
Production Company: 
Cut Media
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Deer 139

Deer 139 (Tour Edit)

44 Mins

Three women follow the 137 km migration path of a scruffy, pregnant mule deer doe and in the process, learn to see the world differently.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Jayme Dittmar, Morgan Heim
Producer: 
Samantha Dwinnell, Kevin Monteith, Emilene Ostlind
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Defiance

Defiance

13 Mins

A short snowboarding documentary featuring three of the worlds best snowboarders riding some of the steepest terrain in Canada.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Dave Mossop
Producer: 
Malcolm Sangster
Production Company: 
Sherpas Cinema
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Electric Greg

Electric Greg

20 Mins

Record-breaking mountain endurance athlete, Greg Hill, has seen the affects of climate change first-hand and came to realize the way he was approaching the mountains was only making the problem worse. So he changed his approach and set out to climb 100 peaks without burning any fossil fuels. But the question is: will it make a difference?
 

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Anthony Bonello
Producer: 
Anthony Bonello, Mike Douglas
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG- Coarse Language
From the Film Eli. Photo by Ace Kvale.

Eli

5 Mins

As a rancher growing up in the rugged northeast corner of the Navajo Nation with no electricity or running water, Eli Neztsosie learned through years of work what it meant to rely on discipline and endurance. Now he relies on those same skills, running long distances striving every day, in his words, to be better than he was the day before.

 

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Chris Malloy
Producer: 
Monika McClure
Production Company: 
Patagonia Films
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film The Flip

The Flip

3 Mins

French Skydiver Remi Angeli must face his fears in order to explore new expressions of movement while BASE jumping in Mexico. On the other side of his fear he discovers life in its purest form.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Mexico
Director: 
Reed Rickert
Producer: 
Eduardo Urbina
Has subtitles: 
Yes
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Gone Tomorrow

Gone Tomorrow - Kentucky Ice Climbing

20 Mins

Ice climbing in Kentucky?! This adventure documentary takes the audience for a bourbon-fueled ride deep into the bushy hollers of Appalachia with a crew of harmless misfits as they race to search out and climb new ice routes before they're gone.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Producer: 
Mike Wilkinson
Production Company: 
Wilkinson Visual LLC
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
14A - Coarse Language
Image from the film Good Morning

Good Morning

4 Mins

Every day, skier Richard Permin falls into his mundane morning routine. Right after getting out of bed, he clicks on his skis and rides down the snow-covered rooftops of Avoriaz.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
France
Director: 
Antoine Frioux, Richard Permin, Maxime Moulin
Production Company: 
PVS Company
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Home

Home (Tour Edit)

47 Mins

Between 2011 and 2015 UK adventurer Sarah Outen traversed the globe by bike, kayak and rowing boat, travelling over 32,000 km by human power alone. The solo trip took its toll, and a violent storm on the Pacific takes Sarah to the physical and mental brink.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Jen Randall
Producer: 
Sarah Outen, Jen Randall
Production Company: 
Light Shed Pictures
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Hors Piste

Hors Piste

6 Mins

The two best mountain rescue workers of the region are ready for their new mission. Despite their professionalism and their determination, it will not go as planned...

Year: 
2018
Country: 
France
Director: 
Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Malet, Leo Brunel
Production Company: 
Ecole des Nouvelles Images
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film HUNZA ski and culture in Pakistan

HUNZA ski and culture in Pakistan (Tour Edit)

33 Mins

Get on board with Sam Favret, Leo Slemett and Julien Herry as they set off on a vibrant freeriding and cultural adventure in the remote Hunza Valley, way off the beaten track.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
France
Director: 
Alexis Blaise
Producer: 
Sam Favret
Has subtitles: 
Yes
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film The Imaginary Line

The Imaginary Line

10 Mins

In an act of political solidarity, a team from Mexico and the U.S.A. assemble with the sole purpose of establishing a slackline that crosses the border between them. In a world that is constantly tearing us apart, they come together to cross an imaginary line and tell a different story.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Producer: 
Kylor Melton
Has subtitles: 
Yes
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Into the Canyon

Into the Canyon (Tour Edit)

45 Mins

When filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 1200 km journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon the challenge becomes far more than they bargained for. Into the Canyon is a story of extreme physical hardship where the bonds of friendship are stretched and the timeless beauty of this sacred place becomes meditation and ultimately a cautionary tale for our complex relationship with the natural world.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Peter McBride
Producer: 
Amanda Pollak
Production Company: 
Insignia Films
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG- Coarse Language
Image from the film The Ladakh Project

The Ladakh Project

13 Mins

Seven Days, three rivers, one woman. This is the story of Nouria Newman's solo kayak adventure in the Indian Himalaya.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Austria
Director: 
David Arnaud
Producer: 
Corinna Halloran
Production Company: 
Red Bull Media House
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
From the film Lhotse

Lhotse

23 Mins

It’s not always what we achieve that defines us, rather it is why we achieve such things that creates clarity in our existence. In 2018, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of the 27,940-foot Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world. This is their story.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Nick Kalisz, Dutch Simpson
Producer: 
Kaki Orr, Rob Wassmer
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the the film Life of Pie

Life of Pie

11 Mins

When Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller moved to the tiny, conservative high desert town of Fruita, Colorado almost twenty years ago, it was not on the map as far as mountain biking was concerned and they were on the fringe and a bit ostracized. Now they’re at the very heart and soul of the community.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Ben Knight, Travis Rummel
Producer: 
Travis Rummel
Production Company: 
Felt Soul Media
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
14A
Image from the film The Long River Home

The Long River Home

20 Mins

Aaron Howell and Russell Davies are US veterans who were injured in war and have now come together for another mission as they guide blind Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, on a 14 day river trip through 80 powerful rapids in the Grand Canyon.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Seth Dahl
Producer: 
Timmy O'Neill
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film The Motivator

The Motivator

4 Mins

Filmmaker Aaron Hitchins turns his camera on the person who has motivated him to lead a life connected to the outdoors: his mother, Maureen.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Aaron Hitchins*
Producer: 
Logan Ross*
Production Company: 
Rockhouse Motion
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Myrtle Simpson: A Life On Ice

Myrtle Simpson: A Life On Ice (Tour Edit)

25 Mins

Myrtle Simpson - trailblazer, pioneer, adventurer, mountain climber, polar explorer, writer, and mother. From Spitzbergen to Greenland, from the North Pole to the Highlands of Scotland, from New Zealand to Peru, Myrtle blazed her own trail. She experienced places most people only dream about, all while writing 13 books, collecting specimens for museum botanical collections and raising four children

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Leigh Anne Sides
Producer: 
Andrew Cahill , Leigh Anne Sides
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Opening the Earth: The Potato King

Opening the Earth: The Potato King (Tour Edit)

13 Mins

Julio Hancco is a guardian of biodiversity, critical to the survival of humanity. He represents a people, a culture, and way of life that is being lost to modernization. Will their culture survive? Or will it all be lost with the last Potato King?

Year: 
2018
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Eric Ebner, Aaron Ebner
Producer: 
Paul J Lynch, Jenna Semenoff
Has subtitles: 
Yes
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Out on A Limb

Out on A Limb

21 Mins

Engineer Kai Lin teams up with climber Craig DeMartino to design a badass prosthetic foot, which if they succeed won’t just level the playing field, but will dish up, if not superpowers, then a real sense of empowerment. Which is almost the same thing.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Jordan Manley
Producer: 
Diana Brucculieri
Production Company: 
Narrows Media
Has subtitles: 
Yes
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film REEL ROCK 13: Up To Speed

REEL ROCK 13: Up To Speed

20 Mins

When climbing was announced as part of the 2020 Olympics, it was a monumental occasion for the sport. But many climbers were shocked to learn that one of three combined events required to compete for a medal is… speed climbing. REEL ROCK correspondent Zachary Barr looks into this little-known and seldom practiced sub-discipline of the sport, and the role it will play in shaping climbing’s future. Barr’s journey from the U.S. to France (the birthplace of modern speed climbing) to South Asia (it’s actually huge there) culminates at an international competition in Moscow, where speed demons race up a 15-metre wall in less than six seconds.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Zachary Barr, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
Producer: 
Zachary Barr
Production Company: 
REEL ROCK
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG- Coarse Language
Image from the film REEL ROCK 14: The High Road

REEL ROCK 14: The High Road

17 Mins

Highball bouldering ace Nina Williams flexes her guns and tests her nerves well into the no-fall zone.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Peter Mortimer
Producer: 
Zachary Barr
Production Company: 
REEL ROCK
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Return to Earth

Return To Earth (Tour Edit)

14 Mins

Connected by true to life examples set by some of mountain biking’s biggest athletes, unsung shredders and up-and-coming youth, Return to Earth proves that when we lose track of time, we can make the most of it.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Producer: 
Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Darcy Wittenburg, Ian Dunn
Production Company: 
Anthill Films
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film The Running Pastor

The Running Pastor

8 Mins

Sverri is a local Pastor and avid runner who uses his time on the trails to work through not only his own personal conflicts, but the conflicts of others he often is burdened with.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Tim Kemple
Producer: 
Stevie Meier
Production Company: 
Camp4 Collective
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Safe Haven

Safe Haven

8 Mins

Founded on the belief that everyone is welcome, Memphis Rox opened a climbing gym to challenge stereotypes and be at the center of the city's revitalization.

 

Premiere: 
Canadian Premiere
Year: 
2018
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Tim Kressin*
Producer: 
Davis Goslin*
Production Company: 
Wondercamp
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
Image from the film Siblings

Siblings

3 Mins

A short coming of age film that celebrates childhood and the relationship between siblings.

 

Year: 
2019
Country: 
Canada
Director: 
Mike Hopkins*
Producer: 
Mike Hopkins*
Production Company: 
Juicy Studios
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G
From the film Spectre Expedition - Mission Antarctica. Image courtesy Reel Rock

Spectre Expedition - Mission Antarctica

36 Mins

1000 miles, 200+ kgs, 65 days, 3 mates, 1 mountain. Unsupported, using snow-kites to travel great distance, with massive loads at speeds up to 60 kmph this is the epic tale of Leo Houlding, Jean Burgun & Mark Sedon's daring dream to reach the summit of the most remote mountain on Earth; The Spectre, Antarctica.

Year: 
2019
Director: 
Zachary Barr, Alastair Lee
Producer: 
Leo Houlding
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
14A
Image from the film Surfer Dan

Surfer Dan

8 Mins

In a time when it can feel like you need to fly to the opposite side of the globe to find adventure and challenge, Surfer Dan proves that with dedication, grit and a little creativity you might already have all you need outside you own backdoor.

Year: 
2018
Country: 
United States
Director: 
Tim Kemple
Producer: 
Stevie Meier
Production Company: 
Camp4 Collective
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
PG
Image from the film Thabang

Thabang

13 Mins

Thabang Madiba somehow found his way into the world of trail running and in the last few years has become everyone’s favourite in the South African trail scene.

Year: 
2019
Country: 
South Africa
Director: 
Dean Leslie
Producer: 
Dean Leslie, Hannah Slezacek
Production Company: 
Wandering Fever
Has subtitles: 
No
Advisory: 
G