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1st Afghan Ski Challenge

Directed by: Hans-Urs Bachmann 2011 Germany 16 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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1st Afghan Ski Challenge' is a short documentary about the first downhill racing competition in Afghanistan.

5 Races 5 Continents

Directed by: Dean Leslie 2011 South Africa 26 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Trail Running
Location: Pacific Cinemateque

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5 Races, 5 Continents follows Kilian Jornet and a team of trail runners through the 2011 running season.

10 THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT MOUNTAIN BIKING

Director: Tom Malecha 2011 Germany 3 minutes
Showing: Friday February 17th - Mountain Bike Night
Location: Centennial Theatre

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You ride. You learn. This short film sum up the insights Tom Malecha brought home from riding his bike in the Swiss Mountains. A homage to the beauty of the sport and its awe inspiring surroundings.

23 Feet

Directed by: Allie Bombach 2011 USA 29 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 11th 2012 - Life on the Road

Location: Denman Cinemas
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Three women set out across the west in their 23 foot, 1970 Airstream to search for the stories of people who have turned their backs on the creature comforts of society to live in school buses, vans, and other small spaces

Africa by Kayak

Directed by: Beau Miles 2010 Australia 50 minutes
Showing:     Saturday February 11th 2012 - Ocean Traverses
Location:    Pacific Cinemateque
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In 2007 Beau Miles attempted to paddle over 4000kms from one side of Africa to the other. Mounted to the front of his kayak was a camera. This is the footage of the attempt.

ALL.I.CAN.

Directed by: Eric Crosland and Dave Mossop 2011 Canada 10 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Sherpas Cinema, the groundbreaking film team deeply rooted in authenticity and progression, present their newest film - 2 years, 6 continents and over 15 skiers in the making: All.I.Can.


Barely Legal

Airborne Athletics  2011 Canada 20 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Kayak Night
Location - Denman Cinemas
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BI.KE - A Symmetric Vehicle

Director: Tom Malecha 2011 Germany 3 minutes
Showing: Friday February 17th 2012 - Mountain Bike Night
Location: Centennial Theatre

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Two wheels. Two pedals. Two perspectives. "BI.KE" captures mountainbiking from a different point of view. From two points of view, to be precise.

Blindsight

Lucy Walker  2006 104 minutes
Showing:
Friday Feb 17 2012 - Climb For Change Evening
Location - Pacific Cinematheque
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Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.

Broken Tail

Directed by: John Murray & Colin Stafford 2010 Ireland 58 minutes
Showing: Tuesday February 14th 2012 - Tiger Night
Location: Pacific Cinemateque

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One of the world’s leading tiger cameramen travels through India on a personal pilgrimage, piecing together the extraordinary journey of Broken Tail - one of the planet's most famous wild tigers.

C.A.R.C.A.

Showing: Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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Canadian Avalanche Rescue Cat Association (C.A.R.C.A) chronicles one man's quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue.


Chalk & Ski

Directed by: Chris Dickey  2011 USA 1 minute
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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A short chalk animation depicting a skier traveling through a winter landscape.

 

Conflict Tiger

Directed by: Sasha Snow  2005 UK/Sweden  61 minutes
Showing: Tuesday February 14th 2012 - Tiger Night
Location: Pacific Cinematheque
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In the forests of the Russian Far East, an inexperienced and foolhardy poacher triggers an infamous series of tiger attacks on people. The authorities call upon the services of Yuri Trush, a specialist in tracking and eliminating tigers that have lost their fear of man.

Crescendo

Directed by: Alex Lavigne 2011 9 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 18th 2012 - Finale
Location: Centennial Theatre
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AliasCinema brings in a little summer granite flavour with a look at one of Canada's top climbers, Sonnie Trotter. Friends Paul Bride (photographer) and Marc-Andre Leclerc (climber) share some insight into Sonnie's never ending pursuits in the inspiring Squamish Valley. Produced by Alexander Lavigne.

Danny Macaskill : Industrial Revolutions

Directed by: Stu Thomson 2011 UK 5 minutes
Showing: Friday February 17th 2012 - Mountain Bike Night
Location: Centennial Theatre

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The incredible Scottish street trials rider Danny Macaskill goes for a ride and discovers a beautiful derelict Train Yard/Ironworks deep in the Scottish countryside. An incredible talent demonstrated in a beautiful environment.

The Declaration of Immortality

Directed by: Marcin Koszałka 2010 Poland 29 minutes
Showing:  Sun Feb 12 - Polish Night - Denman Cinemas
                   
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                 Sat Feb 18 - Finale - Centennial Theatre
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In his new film Marcin Koszałka returns to a forgotten genre, namely a mountain film. It’s a moving story about inability to come to terms with old age and about desire of immortality.

The Denali Experiment

Directed by: Camp 4 Collective  2011 USA 15 minutes
Showing: Friday February 10th 2012 - Opening Night
Location: Centennial Theatre
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Free-ride skier Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and big mountain snowboarder Lucas Debari step out of their elements and make an attempt to climb, ski and snowboard Denali.

Downhill Affair

Directed by: Right On Brother Films 2011 USA 13 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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A short film starring big-mountain skiers and Outdoor Research Ambassadors Zack Giffin and Molly Baker.

Driven

Directed by: Cody Tuttle 2011 Canada 24 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 18th 2012 - Finale
Location: Centennial Theatre

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'Driven' is a story of the motivation and journey it takes not only to fulfill your goals but the process of getting there. It is the pure adventure, not just the goal at the summit.

The Freedom Chair

Directed by: Mike Douglas 2011 Canada 15 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life. Despite his comeback, and success in the world of competitive sit-skiing, Josh’s dream is to tackle the backcountry and the steepest and wildest mountains in the world.

From The Inside Out

Directed by: Dylan Dunkerton 2011 Canada 37 minutes
Showing: Friday February 17th 2012 - Mountain Bike Night
Location: Centennial Theatre
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This is film is a joint effort between Anthill Films and The Coastal Crew, whose mission is to document the future of mountain biking as it unfolds in real time. We capture the true lifestyle that intersects our lives as professional mountain bikers and filmmakers, creating films for riders by riders.

Grand Libre au Grand Cap

Directed by: Bertrand Delapierre 2011 France 17 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 18th 2012 - Finale Night
Location: Centennial Theatre
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Arnaud Petit and Stephanie Bodet attempt to free climb a line they originally bolted thirteen years earlier on the Grand Capucin, a magnificent granite pillar perched at 3800 meters in the heart of the Mont Blanc range.

 

Go Death Racer

Directed by: Simon Donato, 2011, Canada, 24 minutes
Showing: Thursday 16th February 2012 - Trail Running night
Location: Pacific Cinemateque

Short synopsis:
For most people, running a marathon represents a bucket-list, once-in-a-lifetime achievement. For a growing number of hardy, masochistic souls however, marathons are only a warm-up for the real test of human endurance, the ultra-marathon. 'Go Death Racer' follows four Canadian endurance athletes as they prepare for, and race Canada's most famous and challenging ultra, the Canadian Death Race

Hanuman Airlines

Director: Hamilton Pevec 2011 USA 29 minutes
Showing: Sunday February 12th 2012 - Aerial Night

Location: Pacific Cinemateque

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Two Nepali adventures channel the Hindu God of Wind on their mission to launch a paraglider from the summit of Mt Everest.

I Believe I Can Fly (Flight Of The Frenchies)

Directed by: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset  2011 France 41 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 11th 2012 - Centennial Theatre
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                Sunday February 12th 2012 - Pacific Cinemateque
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I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies) is an amazing journey into the unknown. Two friends test the boundaries of free flight and friendship as they take their passion in a totally new direction.

Journey on the Wild Coast

Directed by Greg Chaney 2011 USA 45 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 11th 2012 - Life on the Road Evening
Location: Denman Cinemas
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Using only a hand-held video camera, newlyweds Bretwood "Hig" Higman and Erin McKittrick document their audacious bid to hike, paddle and ski from Seattle to Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.

Kukuczka

Directed by: Jerzy Porębski 2011 Poland 46 minutes
Showing: Sunday February 12th 2012 - Polish Night
Location: Denman Cinemas
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Jerzy Kukuczka was one of the most outstanding Himalayan climbers in history, the second climber to ascend all 14 eight-thousanders.

Letting Go

Directed by: Andy Mann  2011 USA 5 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Women Rock!
Location: Denman Cinemas
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Filmed and edited by Andy Mann (3 Strings Media) in early October 2011. Evolv athlete, Emily Harrington, completes her hardest route to date, "Wacka Flocka" 5.14b, Rifle, CO.

 

Linea Continua

Directed by: Hervé Barmasse , Giacomo Berthet, Damiano Levati
2010 Italy 17 minutes
Showing: Friday February 10th 2012
Location: Centennial Theatre

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Four generations, one sole purpose: going to the mountains in search of adventure, again and again! This is the Barmasse family of Valtournenche: mountaineers, alpinists, explorers and mountain guides on Matterhorn.

The Long Hope

Director: Paul Diffley 2011 UK 55 minutes
Showing: Saturday 11th February 2012
Location: Centennial Theatre

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The story of the hardest sea cliff climb in the world, The Longhope Route Direct.

Moonflower

Directed by: Alastair Lee 2011 UK 45 minutes
Showing: Friday February 10th 2012 - Opening Night
Location: Centennial Theatre

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Take a front seat ride and experience what it takes to make a first ascent on one of the world's biggest alpine faces in 2011. The film joins top British alpinists Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker as they honor their late friend Jules Cartwright by following his original vision of making a stunning and formidable new line on Mt Hunter's incredible north buttress; The Moonflower.

Mountain Highs and Bro Yo's

Directed by: Brock Anderson 2011 Canada 14 minutes
Showing: Friday February 17th 2012 - Mountain Bike Night
Location: Centennial Theatre
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A short film showcasing the best in amateur trail building, riding and filming.
This film follows the lens of Brock Anderson, as he meets up with some of BC's best amateur riders.

 

MOVE - A (very) Short Film About Trail Running

Directed by: Darcy Turenne 2011 Canada 2 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Trail Running Night
Location: Pacific Cinemateque

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A very short film about trail running!

On The Line

Director: Frank Wolf 2011 Canada 51 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Sacred Headwaters
Location: Centennial Theatre

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Follow Frank Wolf and Todd McGowan on a 2,400 km adventure by foot, bike, raft and kayak as they seek to uncover the truth about a proposed 5.5 billion dollar oil pipeline.

On The Trail of Genghis Khan

Directed by: Tim Cope/ Richard Dennison  2010 Australia 172 minutes 
Showing: Monday February 13th 2012 - Genghis Khan Night
Location: Pacific Cinemateque 

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In June 2004 Tim set off on an epic journey, 10,000km from Mongolia to Hungary by Horse. Six years and 137 hours of film later his experience can now be seen in a documentary series titled 'The Trail of Genghis Khan.


Parallels

Produced by: Nicolas Teichrob and Athan Merrick  2011 Canada  6 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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Parallels is a short film that explores the parallel experiences of the moments created while playing in the mountains.

The Pipedreams Projects

Directed by: Faroe Des Roches & Ryan Vandecasteyen 2011 Canada 25 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Sacred Headwaters
Location: Centennial Theatre

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Searching for effective ways to get involved in the decision-making process and oppose a $5.5 billion pipeline project that would introduce crude oil tankers to the North Coast of British-Columbia, three kayakers embark on an epic 2-month kayak expedition along the length of the BC coast.

Playgrounds Re:Imagined

Directed by: Seth Warren 2011 USA 20 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Kayak Night
Location - Denman Cinemas
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Playgrounds Re-Imagined highlights the work of environmental hero's working to promote and protect the places we play. It will inspire viewers to get involved with protecting and enhancing recreation areas for future generations.

Pure Imagination

Directed by: Andy Mann  2011 USA 7 minutes
Showing: Thursday 16th February 2012 - Women Rock!
Location: Denman Cinemas
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On October 15th 2011, adidas team athlete, Sasha DiGiulian became the first American women to climb the grade 9a (5.14d) with her historic ascent of "Pure Imagination" in Kentucky's Red River Gorge.

 

Red Bull X-Alps

Director: Mario Kreuzer 2011 Germany 52 minutes
Showing: Sunday February 12th 2012 - Aerial Night
Location: Pacific Cinemateque

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The Red Bull X-Alps is one of the world’s toughest adventure races. Athletes have to cover almost 1,000km by paraglider and foot. This film tells the story of the 2011 race.

Seasons : Fall

Director: Skip Armstrong 2011 USA 3 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Kayak Night
Location - Denman Cinemas
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Deep canyons with steep, spring fed creeks make White Salmon, WA, a paddling paradise. We catch up with local Kate Wagner during a soul session outside her hometown.

Seasons : Spring

Director: Skip Armstrong 2011 USA 3 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Kayak Night
Location - Denman Cinemas
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As the snow melts and makes its way to the ocean, Jesse Murphy becomes reinvigorated by the river.

Seasons : Winter

Director: Skip Armstrong 2011 USA 3 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Kayak Night
Location - Denman Cinemas
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Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new found love to water in its frozen, expanded form.

Set Free: A Trail Running Story

Directed by: Andrew Doran 2011 Canada 4 minutes
Showing:    Thursday February 16th 2012 - Trail Running Night
Location:     Pacific Cinemateque
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Kristie Elliot is a trail runner. This is a short film about her love for the trails in British Columbia.

Solitaire

Directed by: Nick Waggoner - Sweetgrass Productions 2011 USA 55 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
  
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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Solitaire journeys alongside skiers, snowborders and telemark skiers as they uncover landscapes never before visited on film.

Soul Of The Sea

Director: Ivan Hughes 2011 Canada
Showing: Monday February 13th 2012 - Ocean Epics
Location: Centennial Theatre

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A story of solitary endurance, passion and survival, SOUL OF THE SEA shows the journey of Hayley Shephard, a 40-year old New Zealand-born Canadian pursuing her dream to solo kayak amidst the crashing waves and treacherous seas around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

The Sphinx

Directed by: Vojko Anzeljc and Gregor Kresal 2011 Slovenia 71 minutes
Showing: Mon Feb 13 - Alpine Adventures
Location: Denman Cinemas
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This film concentrates on the first ascent and the first free-ascent of The Sphinx, located on the North Face of Triglav, the highest peak in Julian Alps.

Take A Seat Egypt

Directed by: Dominic Gill 2011 USA 15 minutes
Showing:     Saturday February 11th 2012 - Life On The Road evening
Location:     Denman Cinemas
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The third International Take A Seat Project by Dominic Gill, who now takes his tandem bicycle to Egypt, the heart of the Arab uprising.

Tatras Wild Ride

Directed by: Michael Babinec 2011 22 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Kayak Night
Location:
Denman Cinemas
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Only few weeks a year, when ice and snow in our mountains is melting, is the level of Cold Creek raised and so little brook becomes a quite wild torrent. This has inspired the best Slovak extreme kayakers, brothers Tomáš and Pavol Andrássy, to an expedition, up until now unexplored, water flow.

Tipping Barrels

Directed by: Ben Gulliver 2011 Canada 20 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Sacred Headwaters night
Location: Centennial Theatre

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Tipping Barrels’ is a unique combination of surfing and environmental journalism that follows surfers Arran and Reid Jackson on a trip into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest.


Vertical Sailing

Directed by: Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll 2011 Belgium 58 minutes
Showing:     Saturday February 18th 2012 - Finale evening.
Location:     Centennial Theatre

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In the spring of 2010 four climbers sailed around the cold waters of the North Atlantic in search of big walls on the west coast of Greenland in the 30 foot Dodo's Delight.

White Water Black Gold

Directed by: David Lavallee 2011 Canada 54 minutes
Showing: Wednesday February 15th 2012 - Sacred Headwaters
Location: Centennial Theatre

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White Water, Black Gold’ follows David Lavallee on his three year journey across western Canada in search of the truth about the impact of the world’s thirstiest oil industry.

The Wolf and The Medallion

Directed by:  Jeremy Collins  2011 USA 21 minutes
Showing: Saturday February 11th 2012 - Climbing/Base Jumping evening
Location:  Centennial Theatre
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A father writes home to his four-year-old son from the summit of a new climb on the China-Mongolia border, to teach him life lessons and invite him to run from a life of complacency.

Yosemite Falls Highline

Director: Camp 4 Collective 2011 USA 4 minutes
Showing: Sunday February 12th - Aerial Night
Location: Pacific Cinematheque
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Dean Potter rigs a highline above Yosemite Falls.


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