The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour returns to Garrett College on October 10th, with a 6:00 PM showing in the Performing Arts Center at Garrett College.
The Festival has stops planned in over 600 communities in more than 40 countries. The Banff Centre receives over 400 film entries annually during the festival’s selection process.
Tickets are $21.72 for adults and $11.37 for Garrett College students and children. They may be purchased at https://performingartscenteratgarrettc.ticketspice.com/banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour.
The six films to be shown during the festival are summarized below:
Jaunt (Director: Daniel Mitchell; Film Time: 4 minutes): In a stark warehouse office, Justice is weighed down by mounting deadlines and an endless to-do list. But, every day, he finds escape in a one-hour ritual that reignites his spirit.
Bridgers (Director: Joseph Fletcher; Film Time: 12 minutes): Two Bozeman-based ski patrollers reflect on the rapid changes facing their home and the sport they love. With 50 seasons under his belt, Dene Brandt regards the future with an optimism that infects his younger co-worker.
Beyond Parallels (Directors: Ariane Moisan, Laurent Poliquin; Film Time: 45 minutes): After crossing Canada from north to south in 2021, the adventurers of AKOR expeditions set out on a new challenge: a crossing of the Canadian Far North from west to east, from the Yukon to Baffin Island. The trip is a 6,900-kilometre journey by bike, canoe, sailboat, and on foot.
One Step Ahead (Director: Anthony Bonello; Film Time: 14 minutes): After losing his leg in an accident, Norwegian skier Bernt Marius gets back to what he loves best: skiing big lines in the Sunnmore Alps.
Trail to Bayanihan (Director Cat Aeppel; Film Time: 22 minutes): Sam pedals through diverse landscapes in the Philippines, celebrating the joy of biking and the power of community. Riding with local groups like the Baguio crew, she discovers how biking bridges distances, connects cultures, and transforms her search for heritage into a celebration of shared humanity.
Reel Rock: Riders on the Storm (Director: Josh Lowell; Film Time: 28 minutes): Big wall climber Siebe Vanhee enlists Drew Smith and fellow Belgian countrymen Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll to attempt the first free ascent of the elusive Riders on the Storm route on the East Face of Patagonia’s Torre Central.
