Saturday, October 29
Opening Weekend 7:30 P.M. FILM PROGRAM | ERIC HARVIE THEATRE | $25
Sonnie Trotter and Mirror Wall Sonnie Trotter is one of the world’s most accomplished rock climbers. He is the first Canadian to climb both 5.14c and 5.14d. Trotter has made first and second ascents of some of the hardest traditional climbs on the planet and joins us to talk about life on the sharp end.
Sonnie Trotter vs. The Totem Pole (Australia, 2016, 8 min) Director and Producer: Cameron Maier* Production Company: Bear Cam Media
Canadian climbers Sonnie Trotter and Will Stanhope head Down Under to take a stab at the first continuous, all free ascent of the Ewbank Route on The Totem Pole. 8:40 P.M. (BREAK, 20 MIN)
Mirror Wall (UK, 2016, 30 min) WORLD PREMIERE Director: Matt Pycroft* Producer: Adrian Samarra* Production Company: Coldhouse Collective
In remote Greenland, the Mirror Wall draws those with a taste for achieving the impossible. Exploring the philosophical side of adventures, British climber Leo Houlding reflects not only on why these big, bold objectives are a part of who he is, but also how heavily family life and loss in the mountains have affected his motivations.
When We Were Knights (USA, 2016, 12 min) Director: Anson Fogel Production Company: Camp4 Collective
For BASE jumpers, the risk of death sometimes results in something amazing and unexpected – love.
The Great Siberian Traverse (Canada, 2015, 28 min) Director: Leo Hoorn* Producer: Malcolm Sangster* Production Company: Sherpas Cinema
* In person Photos, top: From the film Mirror Wall; bottom: From the film Sonnie Trotter vs. The Totem Pole
All aboard for the adventure of a lifetime, a 1,200-kilometre ski journey through Russia, along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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