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Banff Mountain Film Festival 2023

March 3, 2023

Friday, April 14 & Saturday, April 15, 2023
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
McCosh Hall, Room 10
General seating, doors open at 6:45

From the film Creation Theory, photo by Ben Sturgulewski

Creation Theory

22 Mins

In Creation Theory, nature’s raw elements converge in the Westfjords of Iceland, taking us on a journey from the interstellar birth of gravity and rhythm, to their ultimate human creative expression: surfer on wave, snowboarder on peak, and musician on stage.

From the film Do a Wheelie, Danny MacAskill, Dave Mackinson & Adidas Five Ten

Danny MacAskill’s Do A Wheelie

5 Mins

Join Danny MacAskill and a host of friends as he pushes the boundaries of the humble wheelie and learns a thing or two from friends old and new.

 

From the film The Fastest Girl in the Village

The Fastest Girl in the Village

6 Mins

As a girl growing up in Lesotho, Khothalang Leuta never imagined she could become a bike racer. From teaching herself how to ride a bike to becoming “faster than the boys”, see what can be accomplished when opportunity is provided.

From the film Flow, photo by Maxime Moulin

Flow

4 Mins

Flow is an aerial and symphonic journey with skier Sam Favret, in the heart of a closed resort during the winter of 2021 – with doses of unreality, serenity, powerful skiing, and above all, the pleasure of rediscovering a playground in its wild state.

From the film Free to Run, photo by Carrie Highman

Free to Run

31 Mins

When the Taliban takes over Afghanistan threatening the basic human rights of women across the country, UN human rights attorney and mountain runner, Stephanie Case, must ?ght to ?nd a way forward for the Afghan women of her NGO, Free to Run, in the midst of taking on the longest and hardest ultra trail race of her life.

 

From the film Nuisance Bear

Nuisance Bear

14 Mins

Churchill, Manitoba, is famous as an international destination for photographing polar bears. We’ve seen the majestic images and classic wildlife series captured here, but what do these bears see of us? Through a shift in perspective Nuisance Bear reveals an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their annual migration.

 

From the film Reel Rock 16: Cenote

Reel Rock: Cenote

9 Mins

A young papaya farmer discovers the pure joy of climbing in the crystalline limestone sinkholes of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

From the film Wild Waters, photo by Carl Zoch, Red Bull Content Pool

Wild Waters (Tour Edit)

45 Mins

Adventurer, competitor, daughter, friend, pioneer, hero, and badass human are all words used to describe French kayaker, Nouria Newman. In Wild Waters, we follow Nouria as she prepares to become the first female to run a 100-foot (30 m) waterfall; we watch her grow from a young, keen Olympic hopeful to one of the greatest kayakers of all times – male or female. However, running some of the world’s hardest whitewater isn’t Nouria’s biggest life challenge. Realizing that the expectations placed upon her as both an athlete and as a woman weight heavily on her decisions and ambitions, she pushes back to make her own path. It is this central aspect of her life – this refusal to conform to others’ expectations – where Nouria is able to use kayaking as a way to transform into her truest self, and become a once-in-a-generation kayaker.