Films
24 Leeches
10Mins
24 Leeches documents a family canoe adventure to the Slate Islands of Ontario, Canada and more importantly a way of life. One part family adventure, one part environmental film, 24 Leeches is a tribute to a father's best friend and adventure partner, his 10-year-old son.
Year
2020
Director
Aaron Peterson
Producer
Aaron Peterson
Production Company
Aaron Peterson Studios
Has subtitles
No
A Few Steps From Home
7Mins
The idea is simple. A small mountain hut, a warm stove, and three friends. Even if the big cities of Munich and Innsbruck are almost in sight, wild mountain adventures can often be found right out the back door.
Year
2020
Country
Germany
Director
Philipp Becker, Johannes Müller
Production Company
El Flamingo GmbH
Has subtitles
Yes
A Plea for Refuge
30Mins
Two adventurous friends, Jeff Shapiro and Cody Tuttle, have a desire to experience one of the last, raw, and truly preserved wilderness areas on the North American continent. Through the attempt to hike and fly paragliders across the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the eastern Brooks Range of Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, they gain a necessary and visceral connection with the importance of fiercely protecting its nature. During the adventure, their perspectives on friendship, risk and the importance of the word wilderness evolve, making for memories of a lifetime; lifetimes which prove to not only to be finite, but worth sharing if the result is to maintain this special landscape, as it is, for generations to come.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2020
Director
Daniel Holmes
Producer
Barry Barr
Production Company
KAVU FILMS
Has subtitles
No
Anay Kachi: The Salt Workers of the Peruvian Andes
12Mins
At 3,300 m above sea level in the Peruvian Andes, indigenous people have been harvesting salt by hand for over 600 years, prior to the Inca times. Through the eyes of Laurita, a 65-year-old indigenous salt worker, this short film explores the cultural importance that this place has had for the people of Maras and how it is shaping the next generation.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Cristóbal Ruiz
Thomas Silcock
Toto Thots
Producer
Cristóbal Ruiz
Production Company
Pachamama Film
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
BEAR-LIKE (DER BÄR IN MIR)
91Mins
Two adventurers engage in close contact with grizzly bears in Alaska experiencing first-hand the struggle for survival and dramatic fighting scenes. Driven by a desire to explore the unknown, the film tells a personal story of wilderness, framed through breathtaking footage of these amazing creatures.
Premiere
Alberta Premiere
Year
2019
Country
Switzerland
Producer
Roman Droux
Production Company
Memox
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Beyond the cliche
24Mins
Biologist and passionate wildlife photographer Baptiste Bataille takes an uncommon journey to the foothills of the Himalaya in search of the elusive snow leopard.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Belgium
Director
Baptiste Bataille, Samuel Vandenberg
Producer
Samuel Vandenberg, Baptiste Bataille
Has subtitles
Yes
The Big Bang
28Mins
In 2017 Emma Twyford walked across a rocky outcrop towards the historical crag of Lower Pen Twyrn with the sole intention to “have a play and see what 9a feels like”. Follow Emma on this ambitious journey to becoming one of the most respected climbers in UK.
Premiere
North American Premiere
Year
2019
Country
United Kingdom
Producer
David Petts
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Born From Junk
14Mins
Born From Junk traces the outlaw roots of mountain biking back to its raw beginnings in Crested Butte, where a crew of unlikely pioneers in pursuit of wild times in the mountains blossomed into a global phenomenon.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Galin Foley, Mike Horn
Producer
Mike Horn
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
The Chairlift
12Mins
An ode to the often over-looked device that enabled a sport and still acts as a central pillar of ski culture to this day.
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Director
Mike Douglas
Producer
Mike Gamble
Production Company
Switchback Entertainment
Has subtitles
No
Charge 2
3Mins
Five top freeskiers and one World Champion drone pilot go Cat Skiing in BC for a week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can everyday.
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Director
Anthony Bonello
Producer
Mike Douglas, Mike Gamble
Production Company
Switchback Entertainment
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
G
Cholitas
80Mins
Five Indigenous Bolivian women embark on a unique expedition as a symbol of liberation and empowerment. Their goal? The highest peak in the Americas, Aconcagua.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2019
Country
Spain
Director
Pablo Iraburu , Jaime Murciego
Producer
Itziar García Zubiri
Production Company
Arena Comunicación Audiovisual
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Choosing To Live
7Mins
While mourning her late husband, Sarah Hornby craved an opportunity to connect with him through his biggest passion. Her goal was simple. She would attempt 10 bikepacking routes he created – and as she pedaled, her story transformed from sadness and loss to a profound celebration of life.
Year
2019
Country
Canada
Producer
Matt Clark, Jeff Bartlett
Production Company
Jeff Bartlett Media Inc.
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Climbing Blind
57Mins
Jesse Dufton was born with 20% central vision. As his sight continues to degenerate his climbing continues to make remarkable progress. Despite his devastating condition Jesse takes on bigger challenges by attempting to be the first blind person to lead climb the iconic Old Man of Hoy in Scotland.
Premiere
Alberta Premiere
Year
2019
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Alastair Lee
Producer
Alastair Lee
Production Company
Posing Productions
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Concepcion
10Mins
This past spring, climber Hazel Findlay faced off with the immaculate 70-metre splitter, Concepción (5.13), located in the southwest desert near Moab, Utah. With a 15-metre crux of what Hazel describes as “purple and greens”– meaning .5 and .75 Camalots – Concepción pushed Hazel harder than she expected. Ironically success sometimes happens when “you just kind of let yourself climb.”
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Cameron Maier
Producer
Cameron Maier
Production Company
Bearcam Media
Has subtitles
No
Confessions of a Runner
28Mins
Ultra-running evokes notions of insanity, dedication, and the pursuit of mind over body. A blend of eye-popping scenery, extreme human achievement, and revealing personal stories, Confessions of a Runner features Patrick Vaughan, an accomplished trail runner as he shares his story of healing and redemption while pursuing the record for completing the 470-kilometre Lebanon Mountain Trail, traversing from Syria to the Israeli border.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Bachar Khattar
Producer
Jerome Gary, Denise Jabbour, Tim Rockwood, Bachar Khattar, Patrick Vaughan
Production Company
House of Steep Productions
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Connection
29Mins
A highline project organized by passionate woman all around the globe.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Czechia
Producer
Jan Zurek
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
The Cull - Scotland's Deer Dilemma
58Mins
There are estimated to be over 350,000 red deer in Scotland. Deer populations, when uncontrolled, have a massive impact on the landscape and ecosystem structures of the Highlands. As a result, deer are culled each year in an attempt to manage and maintain the landscape and ecosystem that they are a central part of. Over the last thirty years however, a debate has raged regarding the size, nature, and purpose of the deer cull. The impact of this debate changes how people see, interact with and even inhabit the Scottish highlands.
Year
2020
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Ted Simpson
Producer
Finbar O'Sullivan
Production Company
Just Trek
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Day 1
4Mins
Five years after breaking his back in a snowboarding accident and being left paralyzed from the waist down, Trevor Kennison returns to the backcountry with a new outlook.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Josh Berman
Producer
Josh Berman
Production Company
Level 1 Productions, Inc
Has subtitles
No
Dollar Short
11Mins
After robbing a bank, athletes Jake Hopfinger and Parkin Costain are now flush with cash and are able to live all of their wildest skiing fantasies.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Alex D'Agostino, Caleb Chicoine
Producer
Caleb Chicoine
Has subtitles
No
Earn Your Turn
21Mins
Born in the French Alps, mountains flow through Julien “Pica” Herry’s veins. A modest pioneer of steeps and alpine terrain, his skills take him to places few have gone before. Earn Your Turn is the story of a simple, humble man who finds fulfillment in sharing his love and respect for mountains across the globe.
Premiere
North American Premiere
Year
2020
Country
France
Director
Arthur Ghilini
Producer
Alexis Blaise
Production Company
Invade Media Production
Has subtitles
Yes
Echoes In The Arctic
16Mins
Echoes in the Arctic follows celebrated wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen and a team of dedicated filmmakers and scientists on a vivid cinematic journey as they document the world's healthiest orca population in the Norwegian Arctic in the hopes of protecting the ecosystem from oil exploration.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Paul Nicklen
Tahria Sheather
Andy Maser
Producer
Paul Nicklen
Tahria Sheather
Andy Maser
Production Company
Only One, SeaLegacy
Has subtitles
No
The Elder (The Winter)
11Mins
The Ainu are an ancient people of Japan, who largely inhabit Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands. For centuries, Ainu elders have passed down important history, songs, and dances through oral lore. In a remote Kotan called Lake Akan, these traditions live on today.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Tim Kemple
Producer
Aimee Tetreault
Production Company
Camp4 Collective
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory
G
Far Far Est
7Mins
Far Far Est is a proud Québecois short film about Charles and Olivier’s love for skiing and surfing on the North-American East coast. While they might not be dropping into the craziest ski lines you will see this year, the two explorers make sure to turn this trip into a real-life fairy tale.
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Producer
Zacharie Turgeon
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory
G
Trailer
FKT
10Mins
We follow Salomon-athlete Jeanelle Hazlett as she attempts to establish a Fastest Known Time (FKT) record on Mount Brunswick, British Columbia. One wrong step could mean serious injury or death.
Year
2019
Country
Canada
Producer
Brice Ferré
Production Company
Brice Ferre Studio
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
FLY SPITI
55Mins
Two of the most experienced paragliding pilots engage in exploration of the Spiti Valley in the Indian Himalaya. Thomas de Dorlodot, a multiple world record holder, leads Horacio Llorens, a six-time aerobatic world champion, to find out why few have tried to fly in this place where, according to local folklore, the gods live. Mountains brush against sky and glaciated peaks rise up to 6,500 metres high. Arid, dry, and rocky landscapes produce violent aerial conditions and their remoteness makes oxygen supplies impossible. Despite risks, the athletes take us on an exhilarating scenic discovery of this unique valley and the sky beyond.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Belgium
Director
Benoit Delfosse
Producer
Thomas de Dorlodot
Production Company
Search Production
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Follow The Forecast
41Mins
As snow sport enthusiasts, we live and die by the forecast. We plan life around it, we revel in it. This winter we will relinquish control: to the forecast.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Director
Alexi Godbout, Jeff Thomas
Producer
Stan Rey, Jeff Thomas, Alexi Godbout
Production Company
Blank Collective Films
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Free as Can Be
31Mins
When a young climber infatuated with climbing history meets an old legend, he commits to helping him accomplish his lifelong goal of free-climbing El Capitan.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Samuel Crossley
Producer
Justin Sweeney
Production Company
Samuel Crossley Media, LLC
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
| PG Coarse Language |
Trailer
From Kurils With Love
24Mins
Vladimir, a scrappy-but-aging Russian marine mammal biologist, unexpectedly hitch hikes aboard a boat filled with adventure photographers out of a desperate need to return to his science monitoring stations. Two weeks before, his boat was lost to the explosion of the Raikoke volcano. He is on a mission to help protect the Kuril Islands before his age fails him, and so the team sets out in one of the most remote volcanic island chains in the world to help Vladimir.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Taylor Rees
Producer
Povel Torudd
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
The Ghosts Above
37Mins
A team sets out to solve one of the greatest mysteries in exploration: who made the first ascent of Mt. Everest. Every stereotype they know about the mountain and its people are turned on its end during this brutally honest look at the current state of affairs during one the busiest Everest seasons in history.
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Jay Macmillan, Renan Ozturk, Taylor Rees
Production Company
Expedition Studios
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
| PG |
Gitonga
46Mins
On the face of it, Gitonga is a film about a Kenyan father who rediscovers his love for hiking and sets out to follow his dream of becoming the first black Kenyan to climb Mount Everest. At its heart, this is the beautiful and emotional story of an extraordinary man who explores what it means to be a hiker, a father, and a human being. He is a man on a mission to inspire his son, his nation, and the world to do what ‘makes their heart dance’.
Premiere
North American Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Kenya
Director
Joe Bunyan
Producer
Joe Bunyan, Gitonga Wandai
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Godspeed, Los Polacos!
90Mins
Godspeed, Los Polacos! is a feature length documentary set in Poland in 1979. The film tells the story of five university students on the edge of adulthood who skillfully pull the strings of the communist system and find themselves in the Americas with a six-wheeled military truck, homemade kayaks, and little-to-no whitewater skills. The story follows their epic two-year journey that culminates with an attempt of the world’s deepest canyon and a life-threatening dash for political asylum.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Adam Nawrot
Producer
Sonia Szczesna
Production Company
Sourland Studios
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
The Great Milestone
12Mins
A well-to-do mountaineer’s hobby is reaching the summits of the highest mountains. He has one last goal to complete this special collection: that impossible summit, the one he is determined to climb, whatever it takes. Meanwhile his wife, bored of waiting for her husband to return from his excitement-packed mountain escapades, decides to take matters into her own hands.
Premiere
North American Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Spain
Director
Ignasi López Fàbregas
Producer
Ana Benigna Vega Pérez
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Horimono: Japan's Tattoo Pilgrimage
17Mins
Japan has an uneasy relationship with tattoos, which have come to be associated with organized crime. Living amongst heavy stereotypes, a group of tattooed individuals practice a centuries-old pilgrimage to a mountain shrine, now one of the few places where the traditional full-body tattoo (“horimono”) can be shown and celebrated.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
David Caprara, Kira Dane
Producer
Alice Gordenker
Has subtitles
Yes
Imagine
11Mins
For years Kieren D’Souza has been planning a new speed record on the 53-kilometre route up Mt. Friendship, a peak towering above Manali, the town in Himachal Pradesh where D’Souza lives. Usually, teams rope up, carry ice axes, and take four or five days to reach the summit and get back to base camp. If something goes wrong, you’re on your own. Hoping to set a snowball in motion, Kieren sets off with the goal of inspiring Indians to experience mountains in a different way.
Year
2020
Country
India
Director
Prashant Bhatt
Production Company
4Play Media And Communication LLP
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory
PG
Iran, Teaching among the Nomads
52Mins
Hoomayun, a young Iranian school teacher, sets off on a journey to accompany a group of Bakhtyari nomads as they migrate with their flock across the Zagros mountain range in search of greener pastures. At the end of every walking day, he gathers the children and teaches the class. Hoomayun is committed to providing the best education possible to his students, most of whom want to settle in the city. The children are indeed reluctant to pursue a life of hardships in the footsteps of their parents, but without a proper education, they stand very little chance to find a job and survive in the city.
Premiere
North American Premiere
Year
2019
Country
France
Director
Louis Meunier
Producer
Manuel Catteau, Marion Claus
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
The Jujurana's Kingdom
9Mins
This short film takes us on a journey into the kingdom of the Jujurana. It highlights what it takes to protect one of the most vulnerable pheasants in the world at a time when India is rapidly losing its biodiversity. The state of Himachal Pradesh is not only home to one of the largest protected populations of these birds, but is also the only place in the world where they are currently being bred in captivity for eventual release in the wild.
Year
2019
Country
India
Director
Munmun Dhalaria
Production Company
National Geographic Society
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
K2: The Impossible Descent
65Mins
K2, the Savage Mountain, holds a mythical place in the hearts of climbers around the world –1 in 4 do not return from it. On July 22, 2018, Polish ski-mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel makes ‘the impossible descent’ from its summit. He does it solo, and without supplemental oxygen. The mountaineering community are stunned and mainstream press take notice. This feature documentary explores the man behind the achievement and the circumstances he endured to get there. His close-knit crew (including his younger brother) overcome biblical weather, unchartered terrain, and life-threatening rescue missions.
Year
2020
Country
Austria
Director
Slawomir Batyra
Producer
Sławomir Richert, Michal Zamencki, Tom Fish
Production Company
Red Bull Media House
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
The Legend of Tommy G
5Mins
Where in the world is Tommy G? The Belgian freerider has been a bit aloof lately and wild rumours have been spreading throughout the mountain bike world. Rumours about breaking the sound barrier, riding on water and detonating berms with the sickest of styles.
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Director
Darcy Wittenburg
Producer
Scott Jewett
Production Company
Anthill Films
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
G
Trailer
The Lonely Star
4Mins
An ill-fated explorer finds himself marooned on a desolate planet. Alone with his thoughts, he is caught between a sandy reality and snowy hallucinations of winters past.
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Frank Pickell
Producer
Dan Pizza
Production Company
Futuristic Films
Has subtitles
No
The Long Today
16Mins
My Dad turned 70 this summer. So he found a “river” on a map, repaired one of his old wood canoes, and invited his family to help him celebrate the big day. Only a few of us showed up.
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Director
Niobe Thompson
Producer
Niobe Thompson
Production Company
Handful of Films
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Lost At Sea
47Mins
An epic tale of the sea, told through one young man's personal journey to understand his father, who died while rowing the Pacific.
Year
2019
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Johnny Burke
Producer
Louis Bird
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Made in Voyage
25Mins
Sometimes the only answer is to drop everything, buy an old beat up school bus and ski as much as you can.
Premiere
Alberta Premiere
Year
2020
Country
France
Director
Wiley Kaupas, Joey Schusler
Production Company
Picture Organic Clothing
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Makatea Vertical Adventure
28Mins
Makatea is a circle of coral raised about a hundred metres above a turquoise sea. It is filled with a large variety of fauna and flora, a dream landscape... but also an exploited and abandoned island in the middle of Polynesia. Erwan Le Lann and Marion Courtois discover the incredible limestone cliffs that the island offers right beside the sea and they discuss the possibilities of a new world renowned climbing destination with the locals.
Premiere
Alberta Premiere
Year
2020
Country
France
Director
Guillaume Broust
Producer
Vessel for Good
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Metanoia
23Mins
It was supposed to be just a regular ski touring adventure in the Ötztal Alps before this crew came under pressure from the pandemic wave in Austria in March 2020. After long discussions shortly before the trip began, they decide to ascend to a tiny old hut on the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road. It seemed like there was nothing standing in the way of the project anymore ... or was there?
Year
2020
Country
Germany
Director
Paul Schweller, Flo Gassner
Producer
Flo Gassner, Vali Werner-Tutschku
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Mother Earth
5Mins
Mother Earth is a short narrated by Daniel Wells, a member of Lil’wat First Nation. The film showcases the deep connection both bikers and First Nations have with nature and the necessity to listen and protect their environment. From open meadows to ancient forests, we discover stunning landscapes through the riding of professional-biker William Robert.
Year
2018
Country
France
Producer
Damien Vergez
Production Company
FASTFOKUS
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
G
Mount Logan
13Mins
48 days of adventure, 250 kilometres of ski touring, 3800 metres of ascent up Mt. Logan, a first descent down the East Ridge and a 400 kilometre river trip back to the sea. Fully unsupported, Helias Millerioux, Alexandre Marchesseau, and Thomas Delfino redefine what it means to take a long journey.
Year
2020
Country
France
Director
Alexandre Marchessau
Producer
Arthur Ghilini
Production Company
Invade Media Production
Has subtitles
Yes
My Last Day of Summer
8Mins
It is the last day of summer and Julia is at the local bike shop hoping that her bike can be fixed. While checking out the flashy displays of new bikes and shiny components, a comic book catches her eye and she soon finds herself on a ride like no other.
Year
2019
Country
United States
Producer
Kristina Wayte
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Nahanni River of Forgiveness
94Mins
The Dene are Indigenous people in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Dehcho Dene spent the winters hunting and trapping in the mountains along the South Nahanni River. In the spring they would build a great moose-skin boat. When the ice broke, the families with all their belongings and their harvest of dried meat and furs would set off down the magnificent Nahanni River. A moose-skin boat hasn’t been seen on the Nahanni in one hundred years! Now Dene want to re-awaken this tradition, to reconnect with the spirit – the spirit of their ancestors, the spirit of their land, and of their culture. It is a sacred, healing journey to reclaim whatever has been lost.
Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Geoff Bowie
Producer
Michael Allder, Gordon Henderson, Geoff Bowie
Production Company
River of Forgiveness Productions Ltd
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Natural Mystic
3Mins
Come aboard for three minutes of thundering skiing with Sam Favret through the Aiguilles Rouges of Chamonix, no gimmicks or tricks and no music. Instead, the sound of the elements immerses you into the tracks of this local Chamonix rider.
Year
2019
Country
France
Director
Maxime Moulin
Producer
Sam Favret
Production Company
Invade Media Production
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
| G |
The North Face Presents: Lhotse
22Mins
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
Dutch Simpson
Producer
Robert Wassmer
Production Company
Field Day Studio
Has subtitles
No
Ocean to Asgard
34Mins
Four friends travel to Baffin Island for a forty-day human-powered adventure, featuring first ascents, paddle descents, and a surprising number of wild flamingos.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Director
Heather Mosher
Producer
Heather Mosher
Production Company
Heather Mosher Media
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
PATHFINDER - Life beyond fear
10Mins
Pathfinder follows six world-class slackliners on a mission deep in the Norwegian mountains and their attempt at something that's never been seen before: Walking a highline, elevated in the vastness between two colossal cliffs, illuminated only by the mystical northern lights.
Year
2019
Country
Norway
Director
Adam Rubin , Dan Lior
Producer
Adam Rubin
Production Company
Dan Lior
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Picture of His Life
74Mins
He has swum with crocodiles and killer whales, with anacondas and with great white sharks. But one major predator has eluded Amos Nachoum. The legendary underwater photographer always dreamed of swimming with a polar bear and capturing it face-to-face on film. He’s tried before and barely escaped with his life, but now, as he nears the end of his career, he is determined to give it one last shot. The danger is real, perhaps more real than ever before, but this is his last chance to get The Picture of His Life.
Year
2019
Country
United States
Producer
Dani Menkin, Yonatan Nir
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Project Wild Women
23Mins
Kopal Goyal was born and raised in a small village and wanted to escape the stifling surroundings of her orthodox family. With many questions in her mind, she went on a journey across India to find like-minded women who had an interest in extreme sports. Project Wild Women explores 13 women practicing 11 different alternative sports in India where the pursuit of extreme sports by women is still frowned upon.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2019
Country
India
Director
Kopal Goyal
Producer
Rohan Prakash, Kopal Goyal
Production Company
Inspire Crew
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Pushed up the Mountain
75Mins
Pushed up the Mountain is a poetic and emotionally intimate film about plants and the people who care for them. Through the tale of the migrating rhododendron, now endangered in its native China, the film reveals how high the stakes are for all living organisms in this time of unprecedented destruction of the natural world.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2020
Country
United States
Producer
Julia Haslett
Production Company
Line Street Productions
Has subtitles
Yes
Return to El Guayas
32Mins
Award-winning filmmaker Ben Stookesberry joins up with Red Bull paddler Rafa Ortiz and long-time expedition kayaker Lane Jacobs to attempt the first descent of one of Colombia’s wildest rivers: El Rio Guayas. Ben, Lane, and Rafa reach the river with a perfect flow and perfect weather. In the middle of night two, rain pours down, leaving the team stranded in the most remote part of the canyon. With rumors of armed groups in mind, they paddle blindly into the now flooded unknown river.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Ben Stookesberry
Producer
Ben Stookesberry
Production Company
Clear H2O Films
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
| PG, Coarse Language |
River Tigers: Giant Taimen of the Russian Far East
14Mins
An unlikely trio is lured to a remote river in the wilderness of the Russian far east in search of a mythical 68-kilogram trout. The adventurers –a billionaire Russian businessman, an American fly fisherman, and a Russian scientist — must join forces to unlock the river’s secrets in order to save it.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Adam Bagger, Andy Maser
Producer
Maser Films, Yonder, Adam Bagger
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Run the Line
23Mins
Overgrown, farmed, pushed out, sold off and only half there, Beau sets off with shovel in hand, dressed like a 50's train driver, to re-trace an old train-line. To run the line end to end would be the first human passing in over 60 years. Police, fences, blackberries, runner musings and leftover pasta, map Beau against a warm autumn day as he makes his way across a landscape he's lived in his whole life.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2019
Country
Australia
Director
Beau Miles
Producer
Beau Miles, Mitch Drummond
Production Company
Beard and Wicket
Has subtitles
No
Running The Roof
51Mins
Like all good stories, this one begins with a drunken bet. Three friends, bonded by a love of running, were desperate to ditch their desks and go on an adventure. One night, after a few too many drinks, they placed a bet, spun a globe and their finger landed on Tajikistan. Tajikistan! This is a story without finish lines or medals but rather a story about what happens when you trust in nothing but your own two feet to carry you across one of the last truly wild landscapes on earth.
Premiere
North American Premiere
Year
2019
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Ben Crocker, Alexis Tymon
Producer
Jody Bragger, Ben Crocker, Alexis Tymon
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
The Secret of Bottom Turn Island
3Mins
Snowboarder Alex Yoder searches to the ends of the earth for the lost art of "snow-surfing" only to find the answers he seeks on Bottom Turn Island.
Year
2019
Director
Ian Durkin
Producer
Alex Yoder
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
G
Trailer
Shaped by Descent
23Mins
Shaped by Descent follows professional skier, Lexi DuPont, over the course of ten years in Haines, Alaska. For Lexi, skiing has always been a family affair. From her early days in Sun Valley skiing with her mom and sisters, to learning the ropes in Haines from her brother in-law Reggie Crist, skiing is deep in her blood. Lexi overcomes the trials and tribulations that come from being one of the best female big mountain skiers on the planet.
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Mattias Evangelista
Producer
Nick Martini
Production Company
Stellar Media
Has subtitles
No
Silks
4Mins
Driven by the powerful movements of three Squamish adventure athletes, stunning locations and hair raising exposure, Silks is a short film showcasing the art of an aerial silk performance in a way never seen before.
Year
2020
Country
Canada
Producer
James Frystak
Has subtitles
No
SKIVAS
17Mins
Skivas is a 100% female ski movie showcasing 10 of the best female skiers and snowboarders during 2020 winter season to stack shots in urban, freeride, and in the backcountry – and to show how riding is more than just a sport. It’s a lifestyle and an art.
Premiere
Alberta Premiere
Year
2020
Country
France
Director
Upland Films
Production Company
Bug Visionaries
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Slack Sisters
4Mins
Four female highliners share about the art and sport of highlining and the wisdom each have gained from their time on the line.
Year
2020
Director
Jefe Greenheart, Kelly Greenheart
Producer
Jacob Laub, Kelly Greenheart
Production Company
Circus Picnic
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
G
Tempo. Movements in Mountains
4Mins
Tempo: Movements in Mountains is a conceptual exploration of the connection Kyle Richardson finds between his athletic pursuits in Boulder's Flatirons, and his background as a musician. Experienced through three short movements, Kyle performs a live score in a visceral interpretation of his expression in the hills.
Year
2020
Director
Thomas Woodson
Producer
Thomas Woodson
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory
G
Ten Thousand Bolts
17Mins
10,000 Bolts is a short film about Toni Arbones, a professional rock climber and route bolter who, over the course of 30 years, has single-handedly turned Siurana, Spain into one of the most popular rock climbing areas in all of Europe. Bolting is an often overlooked process, integral to climbing and considered by climbers to be a unique art form. It is a craft that Toni has dedicated his life to perfecting.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Ashley Benzwie, Alex Levin, Duncan Sullivan
Producer
Alex Levin, Trevor Martin, Duncan Sullivan
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory
| PG Coarse Language |
Trailer
The Wall Of Shadows
94Mins
A Sherpa family breaks a taboo and climbs the most holy of mountains to earn money for their son’s education. They accompany a western expedition on East Wall of Khumbakarna Mountain, a wall that has never been climbed before. Wall of Shadows tells the story of an encounter between a young Sherpa boy and an experienced western mountaineer at the foot of the sacred mountain. Will they face the wrath of mountain Gods?
Premiere
Alberta Premiere
Year
2020
Country
Poland
Director
Eliza Kubarska
Producer
Monika Braid
Production Company
Braidmade Films
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Then Comes the Evening
27Mins
Then Comes the Evening depicts the bittersweet life of two grannies living in isolation in the hills of Eastern Bosnia. Nature is the medium through with which grannies speak, listen, and show respect. Chants and taming rituals for adverse weather, hail, and storms only emphasize their intangible cultural heritage. The slow pace of this film reflects the simplicity and purity of their way of life and documents their painstaking work.
Year
2019
Country
Serbia
Director
Maja Novaković
Producer
Milan Milosavljević, Maja Novaković
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Voice Above Water
11Mins
Voice Above Water is the story of Wayan, a 90-year-old fisherman who can no longer fish because of the amount of plastic piling up in the ocean. Instead he uses his fishing boat and net to pull trash from the water in hopes of being able to fish again.
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Dana Frankoff
Producer
Eric Ebner
Production Company
Turning Tides Films
Has subtitles
Yes
Trailer
Water Flows Together
10Mins
Water Flows Together elevates the importance of acknowledging Indigenous land in outdoor recreation through the voice of Colleen Cooley, one of the few female Diné (Navajo) river guides on the San Juan River. In sharing Colleen's perspective, we are given a glimpse into native views on issues of water resource management, which are often missing from larger discussions of western water challenges.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Taylor Graham, Matt Mikkelsen, Palmer Morse
Producer
Colleen Cooley, Taylor Graham, Matt Mikkelsen, Palmer Morse
Production Company
Spruce Tone Films
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
When Glaciers Go
16Mins
The remote Mustang region of Nepal is on the front line of our planet’s changing climate. With glacial water shortages forcing the Gurung family and neighbors from their homes, a course is charted for future generations and the Gurung family splits ways. The younger generation moves to a new village leaving behind traditional agriculture to grow apples as a cash crop to sell on the global market.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Country
United States
Director
Corey Robinson
Producer
Tashi Bista, Cameron Kruse
Has subtitles
Yes
Where I Belong
9Mins
Chris Hill, an environmental lobbyist and angler, never saw people like herself on the river until recently. Through social media platforms like Instagram, traditionally underrepresented voices are creating communities to encourage one another and amplify their message - we belong here too.
Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Chris Cresci
Producer
Greg Balkin
Production Company
Wondercamp
Has subtitles
No
Advisory
| PG |
Trailer
Wild & Wool
23Mins
Bighorn sheep, an icon of the American West, are battling to survive as contact with an infectious diseases carried by domestic sheep threatens these wild herds. Domestic sheep grazing on public land was an integral part of colonial settlement in the western United States. However, as conservation efforts ramp to rebound bighorn populations, the wool industry, scientific community, and wildlife advocates are at a crossroads.
Premiere
Canadian Premiere
Year
2020
Director
Phillip Baribeau
Producer
Frankie Pirolo Foss
Has subtitles
No
Will Power
40Mins
Will Power follows Red Bull Athlete Will Gadd as he travels with local friends to the Taihang Mountains of China in the hopes of finding new ice climbing routes. Along the way, warm weather challenges the climbers and cultural openness and friendship prove more valuable than ever.
Premiere
World Premiere
Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Calixte LeBlanc
Producer
Richard Barns, Calixte LeBlanc
Production Company
Crossroad Media Productions
Has subtitles
No
Trailer
Zeppelin Skiing
8Mins
It's a world first: three athletes fly with a huge zeppelin to the Eastern Alps in Austria to abseil and ski and snowboard on steep terrain.
Year
2019
Country
Austria
Director
Andreas Gumpenberger, Stefan Ager
Producer
Stefan Ager, Andreas Gumpenberger
Production Company
Lensecape Productions
Has subtitles
Yes