WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2013 THE VANCOUVER COURIER
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 8-17/2013 www.vimff.org
Where The Trail Ends
Crossing The Ice Great Traverses Feb 15, RIO Theatre
Mountain Bike: Freeride Exploration Feb 13, Centennial Theatre
Australia, 2012, 63 minutes Directed by Justin Jones
Canada, 2012, 81 minutes Directed by Jeremy Grant Where the Trail Ends is a film following the world’s top freeride mountain bikers as they search for untraveled terrain around the globe, ultimately shaping the future of big mountain free riding. This is the most progressive and ambitious mountain biking ever attempted resulting in an entertainment adventure unlike anything experienced before.
Two Australian adventurers tackle the perilous journey across Antarctica to the South Pole and back. They plan to be the first to do it completely unassisted – no sled dogs, no wind kites, just two men dragging their food, their shelter and themselves across 1140 kilometres of barren ice. And back again. Winner of the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Festival 2012.
Sandstone
The Dream Factory
“I’M NOT ESCAPING FROM REALITY, I’M ESCAPING TO REALITY.”
Ski Night 2 Feb 16, RIO Theatre
North American Premiere Climbing Night 1 Feb 13, RIO Theatre
USA, 2012, 80 minutes Produced by Teton Gravity Research
Czech Republic, 2012, 30 minutes Directed by Petr Kaspar
Follow TGR’s modern day athletes on this cinematic voyage through Alaska’s awe-inspiring expanse, rich history, and colorful characters. Watch as the TGR crew ventures from AK training grounds Jackson Hole, WY, and Pemberton, BC, and delves deep into the Alaskan way of life during a record snowfall year in AK, skiing terrain most of us only dream about.
An exceptional climbing area in the northeast of Czech Republic, which keeps their traditional values and climbing ethics. Hear the historical perspective from the first ascentionists who developed the area and installed their strict ethics – that is, very few bolts and only knotted slings for protection. Fast forward to the leading climbers of today who are still developing cutting edge routes in the area without compromising its important history.
Eye Of The Storm
Wideboyz
North American Premiere Ski Night 1 Feb 14, Centennial Theatre
North American Premiere Finale Feb 16, Centennial Theatre
France, 2012, 23 minutes Directed by Laurent Jamet
UK/USA, 2012, 50 minutes Directed by Chris Alstrin & Paul Diffley
The older we get, the more we start thinking about what we do in life. Follow Thibaud Duchosal into some of the wildest places on earth, looking for the answers he seeks. He will soon understand that there are no such answers because what matters is not the finish line but the journey to get there.
The feature length version of the Reel Rock short. Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker set out to explore the world’s hardest offwidths. They complete a brutal two-year training regime, before embarking on a tour of the US. The tour culminates in the first ascent of the ultimate offwidth test piece. Century Crack, the world’s hardest offwidth.
Chasing Ice
Congo – The Grand Inga Project
Matinee 3: Stories of Snow and Ice Feb 16, RIO Theatre
Whitewater Feb 15, Pacific Cinematheque
USA, 2012, 74 minutes Directed by Jeff Orlowski
USA, 2012, 81 minutes Directed by Steve Fisher
Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by collecting undeniable evidence of our changing planet. With a band of young adventurers in town, Balog began deploying revolutionary time lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the worlds changing glaciers.
They are the world’s biggest rapids, thundering down the final pitch of the mighty Congo. Legendary kayaker Steve Fisher and his elite expedition team battle seemingly insurmountable obstacles in an attempt to survive the Inga Rapids. For centuries, explorers have tried to conquer these rapids, but none succeeded.
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