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Please note movie selections may change before or on the night of the show.
Trial & Error
People’s Choice Award
(Radical Reels night voting)
Canada, 2006, 8 minutes
Directed and Produced by Bjørn Enga
Website: www.radical-films.com
Rating: General
Focus: Mountain Biking
Mountain biker Ryan Leech sets out to ride an incredibly difficult trail in the coastal mountains of British Columbia. With the valley slated for clearcut logging, Trial & Error combines Ryan’s extraordinary riding with his thoughts about the very special location.
Climber
Canada, 2007, 2 minutes
Directed by Carlos Villarreal-Kwasek
Produced by Vancouver Film School
Website: www.vfs.com
Rating: General
Focus: Climbing/Animation
A climber attempts an icy mountain climb and faces his inner demon in this animated short.
20 Seconds of Joy
Best Film on Mountain Sport and People’s Choice Award
Germany, 2007, 60 minutes
Directed by Jens Hoffman
Produced By Cleonice Comino
Website: www.f24film.com
Rating: Parental Guidance: Coarse Language
Focus: BASE jumping, Human Narrative
"I don't want to die, I want to live. I'm pretty good at running away, and this is my escape." This is how Karina Hollekim describes her dedication to BASE jumping. Documentary filmmaker Jens Hoffman first met the now 30-year-old Norwegian in 2002. He immediately started to film, planning to follow Karina over a long period, trying to understand why a young woman would challenge herself mentally and physically in such an extreme sport. Jens accompanies her through many stages of her BASE-jumping career, until it comes to a sudden stop and changes all aspects of her life.
King Lines: Es Pontas
USA, 2007, 13 minutes
Directed and Produced by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer
Website: www.senderfilms.com, www.bigupproductions.com
Rating: General
Focus: Climbing
A segment from King Lines, filmed on location in Mallorca, Spain. This spectacular segment captures Chris Sharma's challenging ascent of the Es Pontas arch. Deep water soloing at its best.
Balance
Canada, 2007, 11 minutes
Directed and Produced by Paul Cotton
Website: www.PaulCottonFilms.com
Rating: Parental Guidance: No Advisory
Focus: Skiing
Balance profiles the rapidly growing world of new-school skiing, looking at all aspects of the sport: big mountain lines, terrain parks and half-pipes, and jibbing. This film captures the athletes' desires to push the edge of their abilities while facing the obvious safety risks associated with high caliber skiing. With high-energy footage cut to an upbeat soundtrack, the audience is challenged to judge whether these athletes are crazy or just extremely talented, or maybe both.
Badgered
Best Film on Mountain Environment
UK, 2005, 7 minutes
Directed by Sharon Colman
Produced by Jamie Wolpert
Website: www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
Rating: General
Focus: Environment/Animation
The tale of a badger who just wants the world to let him sleep.
Cross-Country with the Snakes
USA, 2007, 7 minutes
Directed and Produced by Hansi Johnson
Website: universalklister.blogspot.com
Rating: General: Coarse Language
Focus: Cross-country skiing, Music
Cross-country with the Snakes is a short film about a nordic-skiing punk band. It documents a tour with the Black-eyed Snakes as they ski all day and play rock at night. Nordic skiing, long portrayed as serene and classical, is cast in a new light as exciting and dynamic through the lens of punk/blues rock and fast-action photography.
Inner Balance
Canada, 2007, 5 minutes
Directed and Produced by Brian MacKenzie
Website: www.balanceproductions.ca
Rating: General
Focus: Unicycling
Inner Balance features some of the top riders in their respective riding styles from Canada, USA, New Zealand, and Australia. Riders take unicycling to the next level with amazing drops and trials riding in a massive indoor bike park. You won’t believe what’s possible on a unicycle.
Ain’t Got No Friends on a Powder Day
Switzerland, 2007, 5 minutes
Directed and Produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
Website: www.huckandchuck.com
Rating: General
Focus: Skiing
Loris is a "classic" freerider. Jean-Yves, however, has a more or less "accidental" style. This film draws a parallel between two styles and two approaches to the same mountain, which are otherwise worlds apart.
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