Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
March 18, 2010
A celebration of mountain culture, environment and adventure with selections from the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.
Location: Hope Cinema, 376 Wallace Street, Hope, British Columbia
Time: 7 p.m. Doors open: 6:30 p.m. Come early for best seating!
Tickets: $10 advance, $12 at door
Tickets are available before March 18th at the following locations:
Hope - Blue Moose Coffee House, Cheyenne Sports, Hope Cinema, Movie Gallery, Pharmasave, Hope Visitor Centre and University of the Fraser Valley (Hope Campus)
Agassiz - Movie Source
Chilliwack - PeddleSport
Abbotsford - Valhalla Pure
Film line-up:
Rush Hour Dream - 5 minutes
Directed & produced by Karim Jaspersen (Germany)
An office worker goes to work and falls asleep in the tramway. In his dream he wakes up in a beautiful mountain side and discovers that he is carrying a paraglider in his laptop bag.
The Argentine Project - 7 minutes
Directed & produced by Jeremy Grant, Mike Kinrade & John Wellburn (USA)
Three friends taking a trip and hoping to create a mountain bike flick with one bike, two cameras…and a little Spanish.
Samsara - 19 minutes
Directed & produced by Renan Oztruk (USA)
Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk set out to attempt a first ascent of a 2200 m rock and ice route in the heart of the lofty, knife-sharp Vindhya Mountains in India.
What Would Darwin Think? - 25 minutes
Directed & produced by Jon Bowermaster (USA)
Man vs. Nature in Galapagos. The impact on the most unique collection of endemic wildlife in the world has been heavy; too many people from the outside world threatening the future of this one-of-a-kind place.
White Noise - 12 minutes
Directed & produced by Dominique Perret (Switzerland)
Dominique Perret’s artsy free skiing film from Alaska filled with amazing powder lines.
Rowing the Atlantic - 24 minutes
Directed by JB Benna, produced by Journey Films (USA)
Story of Roz Savage’s journey from an ordinary career woman to an adventurer, facing the most intimidating challenge of her life - rowing 1700 km across the Atlantic Ocean.
Mont Blanc Speed Flying - 10 minutes
Directed by Didier Lafond (France)
Six speed riders fly from the upper slopes of Mont Blanc down to Chamonix in one continuous 10-minute shot, filmed in Cineflex.
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