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Date
February 4, 2012
- Time 7 p.m.
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price Each night: $20; 5-night series: $90
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: OriginsObe & 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
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C., US
20036
Telephone: +1 202 857 7700
Lat/Lon: 38.905653999999998, -77.036534000000003
The popular festival of mountain sports and culture films continues Friday, February 3, in Grosvenor Auditorium.
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