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 The 2009 Sunnyside Sports Banff Film Festival will be held at Summit High School on April 19, 2009, 6pm.
Ticket prices are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. Tickets are available at Sunnyside Sports & MBSEF. This is an alcohol-free event.
For more info call 388-0002. Proceeds benefit MBSEF. This event is presented by Sunnyside Sports, and supported by Contemporary Family Dentistry, Timberline Mountain Guides, Combined Communications, and The Bulletin.
The Sunnyside Sports Banff Mt. Film Festival
April 19th, 2009, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Summit High School
Film Lineup
The Red Helmet
USA, 2008, 6 minutes
Directed by Tyler Young
Produced by Dave Barlia
Website: www.outdoorgames.org
Classification: General
Focus: multiple action sports
Overcome with fear, a young boy runs into the forest. He finds a magic red helmet and goes on the adventure of a lifetime. Slowly building his courage, he is transformed and returns to confront his boyhood fears.
If You’re Not Falling
Canadian rock legend Sonnie Trotter heads to Scotland to do battle on another “hardest rock climb in the world.” As each day passes, he collects more and more air time: 50-foot falls from the steep rock buttress that plunges down beneath a historic castle. “Well, if you’re not falling, you’re not trying,” observes Trotter.
Papiroflexia
USA, 2007, 3 minutes
Directed and produced by Joaquin Baldwin
Website: www.pixelnitrate.com
Classification: General
Focus: environment, animation
An origami tale of a skillful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.
Journey to the Center
Journey with three world-renowned BASE jumpers as they travel 10,000 miles to confront the mist and mystery of an old cave, an ancient culture and their own demons at the center of their dangerous mission: Tian Keng, the Heavenly Pit.
Intermission: 15 Minutes / Prize Drawings
Patagonian Winter
Andy Kirkpatrick is a pioneer of winter climbing in Patagonia, with many hair-raising ascents to his name. His latest Patagonian horror show is an attempt at the first winter ascent of Torre Egger with fellow alpinist Ian Parnell.
Silent Snow
The Netherlands, 2007, 13 minutes
Directed by Jan van den Berg
Produced by Ann Andreasen, Sabine Groenewegen, Jacob Gelt Dekker, Henk Sannes
Website: www.drsfilm.tv
Classification: General
Focus: environment, culture
Dangerous pesticides from all over the planet are being carried to the poles by northbound wind and waves. Against a background of melting ice, two girls in northern Greenland discuss the pollution that is dramatically changing their lives.
The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing
Canada, 2008, 14 minutes
Directed and produced by Greg Hill
Website: www.greghill.ca
Classification: General
Focus: backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering
A season of backcountry skiing with a keen and passionate narrator.
Crux
Combining sheer difficulty with creative style, three athletes execute mind-bending feats of bike mastery and redefine technical riding standards.
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