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Banff Tickets
Attn: Paula Thornbloom
702 Hall Road
Julian, PA 16844
Remaining Tickets at Door: $15/night
Hot on the heels of the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has hit the road, with stops planned in about 285 communities and 30 countries across the globe.
Join Sierra Club Moshannon Group when the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to State College, Pennsylvania
This year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring and thought-provoking action, environmental, and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to up close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2008/2009 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is produced by Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre, and features award-winning films and audience favorites from approximately 300 films entered in the annual festival in Banff.
Appalachian Outdoors
Free U
Thursdays, April 2 & April 16
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Still curious about the films?
Appalachian Outdoors will be showing film teasers from the Banff Mountain Film Festival on Thursday, April 2 and Thursday, April 16 from 7–8 p.m. at their shop (123 South Allen Street, State College).
Park in the Beaver, Fraser or Pugh Street municipal garages, and Appalachian Outdoors can validate your parking (up to two hours).
Tickets for the April 26 and 27 Banff Mountain Film Festival will be available at the Appalachian Outdoors FreeU.
Banff Intro Video
Sunday Night’s Film List
(films subject to change)
At the headwaters of the two largest remaining sockeye salmon runs on the planet, a proposed mine may require the largest dam ever constructed to contain the toxic runoff. Native, commercial and sport fishermen oppose the proposed Pebble Mine, while mine officials argue the case for development. At stake is a unique way of life that would not exist if the salmon didn’t return with Bristol Bay’s tide.
The Sharp End: Lisa Rands (Banff tour edit)
USA, 2008, 6 minutes
Directed and produced by Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen
Two-time world paragliding champion Louise Crandal has a new challenge: a Russian steppe eagle is to be her new training partner. But will he fly with her?
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.
Mountain Town : The Grasshopper and the Soldier
USA, 2007, 15 minutes
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell; Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
This excerpt from the feature documentary Mountain Town combines the stories of two very different residents. Nick Devore is a young telemark skier, while Gino Hollander is an 81-year old artist who has maintained a remarkable sense of the sheer joy of living.
Silent Snow
The Netherlands, 2007, 13 minutes
Directed by Jan van den Berg; Produced by Ann Andreasen, Sabine Groenewegen, Jacob Gelt Dekker, Henk Sannes
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.
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: fifty-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.
The Epicocity crew travel to Papua New Guinea to document the island of New Britain’s pristine water, habitat and intact indigenous culture through an exploratory caving and kayaking expedition.
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 courage, he is transformed and returns to confront his boyhood fears.
Details:
2008/2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival State College High School South Auditorium (Directions)
Sunday April 26 and Monday April 27
Doors open at 6 p.m.; Films begin at 7 p.m.
