Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival

The Banff Centre hosts the Banff Mountain Film Festival, celebrating the spirit of adventure and the mountains! The top films from that festival go on tour, and Chippewa Nature Center is proud to host one of the stops on the World Tour. See some of the best mountain films of the year prior, featuring the people who live, play and enjoy those areas through high adventure, humor and a love for the outdoors!

Film Lineup: Quartzite

Anytime - Switzerland (Tour Edit)

2024, Canada, 5 min

Filmmakers: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Anthill Films, Red Bull Media House, Ian Dunn, Galen Knowles

Advisory: No advisory

Set in the Lenzerheide Bike Park this segment will highlight the fact that good times are at the core of it all. Leave your preconceptions behind and join the revolution as these women prove they're not just riding - they're reigning.

Jamrock: The birth of Jamaica rock climbing

2024. USA. 17 min

Filmmakers: Gareth Leah, Well Good Productions

Advisory: No advisory

Kai Lightner, a 12-time national US climbing champion and the visionary founder of "Climb for Change" embarks on a transformative mission into the heart of Jamaica's emerging climbing community, where passion and determination thrive despite limited resources and recognition.

Of A Lifetime

2024, Switzerland, 44 mins

Filmmakers: lirome Tanon, Sari XDLR Suisse. Xavier de Le Rue. Beanie de Le Rue

Advisory: Coarse language

Of A Lifetime chronicles the renowned De Le Ruefamil journey as Xavier, Victor, and 18-year-old Mila sail acros the Drake Passage to ride the unimaginably steep icy lines of the white continent.

The Smoke that Thunders (2024 Creative Excellence Award)

2024, Canada, 5 min

Filmmakers: Caleb Roberts

Advisory: No advisory

Aiming to paddle the fabled Minus rapids at the base of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river, Ben Marr's biggest challenge is to access them by trekking upstream. A total assault on the senses awaits as the force of the river speaks for itself.

The Last Observers

(2024 Special Jury Mention)

Filmmakers: Maja K Mikkelsen, Patagonia Films, Adam Mikkelsen

Advisory: No advisory

For decades, every third hour around the clock, every day of the year, Karin Persson and Lennart Karlsson have gone outside to observe and record the weather. At one of the last manual weather stations on the planet, there are no days off.

Reel Rock: Jirishanca

2024, USA, 32 min

Filmmakers: Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell, Zachary Barr, Halle Johns, Sender Films, Patagonia Films

Advisory: Course and sexual language

Renowned alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson attempt a free ascent of the Jirishanca, an epic 6000-metre peak in the Peruvian Andes. The duo will have to tackle 5-*3 face climbing, horizontal ice roofs, technical mixed terrain, and treacherous snow mushrooms as they reconcile the inherent risk of climbing with their love of alpine adventure.

Sliding

2024. United States Virgin Islands, 4 min

Filmmakers: Katie Tannenbaum, Matiss Spaile, Juris Kudeiko

Advisory: No advisory

A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.

Tickets: $18

20% discount for CNC members

Group Sale Discount!

Group sales of 10 tickets or more will receive $2 off per ticket!

Contact 989.631.0830 or info@chippewanaturecenter.org to take advantage of this offer!

Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult

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