Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, RIT

(2021, France, 5 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Maxime Moulin, Sam Favret
Film Synopsis: An aerial and symphonic journey with skier Sam Favret, in the heart of a closed resort during the winter of 2021, rediscovering a playground in its wild state.

(2021, UK, 6 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Fraser Byrne, Tyrone Bradley, Yeow!
Film Synopsis: 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.

(2021, Canada, 14 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Jack Weisman, Gabriela Osio Vanden, Will Miller, Documist
Film Synopsis: 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?

(2022, Switzerland, 45 min)
Advisory: Coarse language, sensitive subject matter
Filmmaker: David Arnaud, Red Bull Media House, MOVIO
Film Synopsis: Discover the incredible life of Nouria Newman, the most gifted kayaker of her generation.

(2022, USA, 22 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Ben Sturgulewski, Ben Moon, Justin Sweeney, SturgeFilm
Film Synopsis: 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.

(2022, USA, 9 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Reed Rickert, Zachary Barr, Reel Rock
Film Synopsis: A young papaya farmer discovers the pure joy of climbing in the crystalline limestone sinkholes of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

(2022, USA, 31 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Carrie Highman, Tim Highman, Dream Lens Media LLC
Film Synopsis: UN human rights attorney and mountain runner, Stephanie Case, struggles to find a way forward for the Afghan women of her NGO, Free to Run, while taking on her most challenging ultra-race yet.

(2021, UK, 6 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Jonny Ashworth, Lisa Annette, Cut Media
Film Synopsis: 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.

(2022, Switzerland, 5 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Etienne Mérel, Tim Harty, The Faction Collective
Film Synopsis: A team of high-performance riders travels to Alta, Utah for a spring freeskiing session that delivers all styles and conditions of skiing.

(2022, USA, 28 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer, Zachary Barr, Reel Rock
Film Synopsis: A horizontal big-wall adventure on the longest, most ridiculous crack climb ever attempted.

(2021, Canada, 2 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Harrison Mendel, Harrison Mendel Inc.
Film Synopsis: Everything is connected. Each ride is an extension of the one before and each re-entry is a transition to the next launch. Each experience builds toward a flow state of endless progression.

(2021, Canada, 40 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Cam MacArthur, Momme Halbe, Ecologyst Films
Film Synopsis: A decades-long battle to protect old-growth forests in British Columbia escalates when conservation groups, First Nations, scientists, and land defenders block a logging company from accessing the last unprotected watershed on southern Vancouver Island.

(2022, Canada, 12 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Sarah McNair-Landry, Erik Boomer, Rush Sturges, River Roots
Film Synopsis: Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry set off on a 45-day expedition through Baffin Island in search of stunning cliffs to climb and unexplored rivers to kayak.

(2021, USA, 16 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Alexander Cullen, Andy Isaacson, Manny Almonte, Resonant Pictures
Film Synopsis: DeVaughn (15) from New York City craves a “quiet place” to escape the chaos of his home, the city, and kids that steal from him. On a weekend-long group camping trip, we witness the joy and growth that is possible when kids have an opportunity to find that “quiet place”.

(2021, Poland, 20 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Jakub Gzela, Andrzej Bargiel, Andrzej Bargiel Sport Promotion
Film Synopsis: Andrzej Bargiel and Jędrek Baranowski set off to the Karakoram for an adventure full of passion and love that has them freeriding at over 6,000 metres above sea level!

(2021, USA & Canada, 12min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Travis Rummel, Darcy Hennessey Turenne, Felt Soul Media, Well Travelled Collective
Film Synopsis: Betty Birrell picked up mountain biking at age 45, in the misty forests above North Vancouver, after a career as a mountaineer and professional windsurfer. Three decades later, she is proof that you’re never too old to send.

(2021, France, 5 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Pierre Henni, Kilian Bron, Commencal
Film Synopsis: Discover Mexico from the tops of its most active volcanoes to the steep and colorful streets of historic villages with rider Kilian Bron and his team.

(2022, USA, 17 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Josh Izenberg, Brett Marty, Speculative Films
Film Synopsis: Biologist Tim Shields has watched desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert plummet since the 1990s. The latest threat? Ballooning populations of ravens. Tim quits traditional observational biology in exchange for direct intervention.

(2021, Canada, 10 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Robin Van Gyn, Justin Taylor Smith, Yulin Olliver, FBRC Media Ltd., Happy Okay Pictures
Film Synopsis: Embracing identity and tradition to empower future generations of Indigenous youth, Hawaiian surfer Mainei Kinimaka preserves ancestral tradition through stewardship of language and tradition.

(2022, Germany, 40 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Jochen Mesle, Max Kroneck, Johannes Müller, Philipp Becker, El Flamingo GmbH
Film Synopsis: Freeskiers Max Kroneck and Jochen Mesle of Ice and Palms reunite for another adventure – a 2,500 kilometre journey by bike and ski, exploring the mountains of the Balkans.

(2021, UK, 15 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: Matt Pycroft, Matt Hardy, Coldhouse Collective
Film Synopsis: Climber Tom Randall is known for his commitment to training and outrageous challenges he sets himself. This time, he has set his mind on fell running and a link-up of 15 classic Lakeland rock climbs, 42 summits, and 142 kilometres in 24 hours.

(2021, Netherlands, 19 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Geertjan Lassche, Jos de Putter, Dieptescherpte BV
Film Synopsis: During the pandemic there were no foreign climbers in the Himalaya. A Sherpa family decides to climb Mount Everest and clean up the garbage left behind – restoring the holiness of the mountain and calming the gods.

(2022, USA, 19 min)
Advisory: Coarse language
Filmmaker: James Q Martin, Emily L. Doig, Q Stories
Film Synopsis: Sheri Tingey started a company at age 50 that has revolutionized the outdoor industry. This is a film about the hurdles she overcame to launch the company and about the ways she hid from view so that people would judge the boats, not her role in creating them.

(2021, Brazil, 7 min)
Advisory: None
Filmmaker: Renan Kamizi, João Juchem, GO Visuals
Film Synopsis: In the city of Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Rafael Bridi attempts the highest highline record in the world by setting his line above the clouds.