The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the largest and most prestigious mountain film festival in the world -- a must-see for mountain enthusiasts and those with a spirit of adventure. This year's films depict exhilarating and thought provoking mountain cultures from remote locations, as well as adrenaline packed action sports.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival in Baltimore is coming for two days - April 26 & April 27! There will be a different film menu on each day. Below is the Film Menu summarizing the films for each of the dates
For additional information about the Banff shows and to see the awesome 2017 Banff intro video go to:
http://www.chestnutmtnproductions.com/banff-film-festival/maryland/baltimore/
Loyola University Maryland, McGuire Hall, Andrew White Student Center Loyola College is located at the corner of Cold Spring Lane and North Charles Street in Baltimore. I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway) take exit 25 (Charles Street). Proceed south on Charles Street. For door-to-door directions please visit, www.loyola.edu/newstudent/directions.html.
There are two parking lots on campus, each with about 75 spaces. Take Charles Street and turn left (if coming from the north) onto Cold Spring Lane. The Jenkins Lot will be on your left. The second, Butler Lot, is at the end of the street and then left onto Millbrook Lane. Take the second right and the lot is at the top of the hill. On-street parking is available on Cold Spring Lane.
FILM MENU - Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Max Your Days (2016, Canada, 4 min) Filmmaker: Malcolm Sangster;Classification: General. Summer solstice on Canada’s West Coast – the possibilities are endless!
Poumaka (2016, USA, 15 min) Andy Mann, Keith Ladzinski; http://www.3stringspro.com; PG – Coarse Language. With hopes of summiting the elusive Poumaka Tower, American bouldering champion, Angie Payne, leaves everything she knows behind as she ventures deep into the French Polynesian jungle with veteran climber and explorer, Mike Libecki.
The Perfect Flight (2016, USA, 5 min) Filmmaker: Joshua Izenberg; www.speculativefilms.com; General. When some neighborhood kids gave Shawn Hayes an abandoned red-tailed hawk chick, it launched him on a lifelong journey into the medieval traditions of falconry.
Being Hear (2016, USA, 10 min), Matt Mikkelsen; http://www.pmorsephotos.com/beinghear/There is an epidemic of extinction of silence on our planet. World-renowned nature so recordist and acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton works to protect the few remaining quiet places from noise pollution.
Four Mums In A Boat (Tour Edit) (2015, UK, 30 min) Simon Tucker; www.bowriverfilms.com; General. When four middle-aged working British mums announced they wanted to row the Atlantic Ocean, their families thought they had lost their minds.
Ruin and Rose (Tour Edit) (2016, USA, 7 min) Ben Sturgulewski; www.skimovie.com; General. Follow these talented freeskiers as they tackle very different terrain in search of gorgeous jumps in Whistler and big lines in Alaska.
Ace and the Desert Dog (2015, USA, 9 min) Brendan Leonard, Semi-Rad Media; For his 60th birthday, adventure photographer Ace Kvale and his dog, Genghis Khan, set out on a 60-day trek in Utah’s canyon country.
The Accord (2016, Iceland,19 min) Filmmaker: RC Cone https://www.theaccordfilm.com; Being so far removed from the hustle and bustle of the tropical surf world hardens Iceland’s surfers to confront the harsh reality they all must face – that old and unforgiving North Atlantic wind.
The Super Salmon (2016, USA, 25 min) Ryan Peterson, http://www.salmonbeyondborders.org; General. Those who plan to construct a hydroelectric mega-dam on Alaska’s Susitna River say it wouldn’t affect the salmon runs because of its location – upstream of where fish usually swim. Tell that to the Super Salmon.
Metronomic (Tour Edit) (2016, France, 5 min) Vladimir Cellier; www.barakafilms.com; General. High above the Gorges du Verdon, a skillful blend of artists and high-level balancing athletes play a high energy symphony devoted to risk. It’s a hymn that melds visual performance and contemplative poetry into pure entertainment.
FILM MENU - Thursday, April 27, 2107
DreamRide (2016, Canada, 5 min) Lacy Kemp (producer), Ryan Gibb (Director) http://juicystudios.com; General. Enter a dream world where the trail never ends. Where the promise of joy and freedom exist around each bend. Take a magical trip through beautiful landscapes and join us on this DreamRide, a mountain bike adventure unlike any other.
Fast Forward (2016, USA, 8 min) Filmmaker: Anna Callaghan; www.talwegcreative.com Classification: General. For bikepacker and ultra-long-distance racer Lael Wilcox, taking on the Arizona Trail – more than 1280 kilometres miles of desert singletrack – is a challenge unlike any other.
Doing It Scared (2016, Australia, 11 min); Catherine Pettman; www.rummin.com; Eighteen years after a catastrophic accident which left him partially paralyzed, climber Paul Pritchard returns to the Totem Pole to find out if he has recovered enough to finish the climb.
Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World (Tour Edit) (2016, USA, 46 min) Nicholas Edwards; http://www.seagypsiesmovie.com; PG – Coarse Language and Nudity; The vessel is Infinity, a 120-ft hand-built sailing ketch, crewed by a community of wanderers. The journey – a 12,800-kilometre Pacific crossing from New Zealand to Patagonia, with a stop in Antarctica, weather permitting. This film epitomizes the spirit of adventure!
Packing It Out: Cleaning America’s Wild (2016, USA, 4 min); Colin Arism/Luke Kantola; www.wildconfluence.com; General. Follow the guys from the "Packing It Out" crew as they pick up litter - and inspire everyone they meet – along the Pacific Coast Trail.
For The Love (Tour Edit): (2016, USA, 14 min); Todd Wells; www.mountainmindcollective.com; PG – Coarse Language. When you want to make first descents, you have to push the limits of what’s possible and what’s known as you explore the most difficult and remote whitewater in the world.
Trail Dog (2016, South Africa/France, 5 min) Dean Leslie; www.theafricanattachment.com; In a small village in the south-east of France, a young man explores the mountains with his dogs. Trail Dog is an ode to the beauty and happiness that can be found in the simplest of things – friendship.
Elk River (2016, USA, 27 min) Jenny Nichols Website: www.elkriverfilm.com; General. A modern band of explorers join their ungulate counterparts on a trek from Wyoming’s ranch lands over mountain passes and treacherous river crossings to the rugged beauty of Yellowstone’s high-alpine meadows. Along the way, they meet backcountry guides and cattle ranchers whose lives are intricately tied with the fate of the elk.
Danny MacAskill’s Wee Day Out (2016, UK, 6 min); Stu Thomson http://www.redbull.com/se-en/danny-macaskill-wee-day-out; General. Want to see what Danny MacAskill does on his day off? Explore the rural landscape around Edinburgh in a film that sets out to capture the simple fun of a ride in the country with moments of incredible riding and a touch of humour.
Film menu subject to change.