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Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

  • Date
    February 4, 2012
  • Time 7 p.m.
  • Location Washington, D.C.
  • Price Each night: $20; 5-night series: $90

Past Event

Photo: Kayaker facing wave
A still from the film Kadoma

Photograph courtesy of the filmmaker

-This event is sold out._

For 36 years during the first week of November, thousands of extreme-sports enthusiasts and filmmakers have descended on the little town of Banff, in the Canadian Rockies, to savor the world’s top films on mountain sports and cultures. See the best of that gathering at this popular Nat Geo Live event. Parental guidance advisory for nudity and coarse language in select films.

The selection for Saturday, February 4, is an encore presentation of films from previous evenings

*All.I.Can: The Short Cut (Canada/2011/11 min) Stunning time-lapse sequences, creative visuals, great skiers, and deep powder. Best Feature-Length Mountain Film

Blue Obsession (USA/2011/8 min) Unusual ice climbing adventures on the beautiful and ever-changing glaciers of Alaska.

Kadoma (USA/2011/42 min) Tragedy strikes on a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River in central Africa. Best Film – Exploration and Adventure

C.A.R.C.A. (Canada/2011/8 min) One man’s quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue.

Reel Rock: Origins—Obe & Ashima (USA/2011/23 min) A nine-year-old girl from New York City is taking the bouldering world by storm.

Chasing Water (USA/2011/18 min) A photojournalist decides to follow the water from his family’s ranch to see where it ends. Best Short Mountain Film

The Freedom Chair (Canada/2011/15 min) An accident survivor dreams of tackling the steepest and wildest mountains in the world. Best Film – Mountain Sports

Get Directions

Films by Location

Films for Today, May 16, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

UPCOMING FILMS

The Unlikely Leopard, Washington, D.C.
June 10, 2012

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