Andrzej Bargiel – and Films

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.

*in person attendance

After two years of planning, photographer Reuben Krabbe ventures into the BC backcountry on a clear moonless night to attempt to shoot an impossible, deep space ski photo of the Orion Nebula with a skier in the foreground.

*in person attendance

In the midst of Kosovo, an area that’s been haunted by war and ethnical conflicts, Elias Elhardt discovers the small ski resort Brezovica. Local snowboard enthusiast Hamdi guides Elias through this forgotten world and reflects on the question, how a future can be built if the past still weighs so heavily?

Valley of the Moon explores the importance of climbing as a way to cross cultural barriers, build friendship, and chase adventure in one of the most breathtaking regions on earth.

From the town of Skardu, paraglider Antoine Girard sets off on a three-week hike and fly tour to explore the Karakorum mountains in Pakistan – alone. If he succeeds, he will set a new altitude record in paragliding.