SANDSTONE, FRIDAY PROGRAM: BANFF CENTRE MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL

THE STREIF
2024, Austria, Mountain Biking
Advisory: No advisory
Get ready for an intense opener! Fabio Wibmer is back on snow! This time “crashing” the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world: the Streif.

RIVER MOMMA
2023, USA, Rafting
River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom with her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has zero interest in rivers or the river culture of which she grew up in.

109 BELOW (2024 BEST FILM – MOUNTAIN SPORTS)
2023, USA, Mountain Adventure
Advisory: No advisory
109 Below tells a tale of resilience and grit when elite rescue volunteers go out of their way to save the lives of strangers.

KEEP IT BURNING
2023, USA, Mountain Adventure
Advisory: No advisory
The Karakoram is the wildest mountain range in the world and Nameless Tower beckons to climbers who approach. Edu Marin, his brother Alex and father Novato attempt the second free ascent of Eternal Flame 33 years after the first ascent by Wolfgang Gullich and Kurt Albert, and 13 years after Alex and Thomas Huber’s first free ascent.

WELCOME TO THE PIT
2024, Canada, Skiing, Snowboarding
Advisory: No advisory
In 2011, Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding, he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife’s first and only rope tow.

DOLOMITES (Tour Edit)
2024, France, Mountain Biking
Advisory: Coarse language
Mountain biking free solo and more…Kilian Bron and his team take you on a thrilling and history rich adventure, riding the steepest trails of the Dolomites.

UNDAMMED
2024, USA, Environment
Advisory: No advisory
After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.

While we will always strive to show films listed, all film selections and programs are subject to change without notice.