8:00 p.m.

Official welcome and Opening address (simulcast)

Mary Hofstetter, President & CEO, The Banff Centre, and Shannon O’Donoghue, 2007 Festival Director

8:20 p.m.

Krzysztof Wielicki (simulcast)

9:25 p.m.

Break

9:45 p.m.

Great Day for Climbing

USA, 2007, 7 minutes
Directed and produced by Stephen Burgess
World Premiere
In person: Stephen Burgess

A sleepy climber has trouble distinguishing dream from reality as his climbing buddy bursts into song at the most inopportune moments. Who are those guys dancing in his driveway?

9:54 p.m.

Duet

UK, 2006, 7 minutes
Directed by Keith Partridge
North American Premiere

The lives of the birdmen of St Kilda were intertwined with those of the sea-cliff birds they hunted. However, increasing contact with the wider world disrupted the old rhythms and balances. St Kilda was evacuated in 1930, but its story continues to resonate through many cultures today. Told in aerial dance, Duet represents the ebb and flow in a relationship between two lovers flying in the face of a dangerous existence.

10:02 p.m.

Iran — A Mountain Journey (Part 2)

Ireland, 2004, 51 minutes
Directed and produced by John Murray

Irish writer and mountaineer Dermot Somers travels with a group of nomads on a spectacular mountain journey across Iran. Dermot’s hosts are a family of shepherds who travel 400 kilometres on foot across a forgotten corner of this extraordinary country. Stunning landscapes and an isolated tribe reveal aspects of Iranian life almost never seen in the West.