This program is being shown in the ERIC HARVIE THEATRE and the MAX BELL AUDITORIUM on SATURDAY, November 6, and in the MARGARET GREENHAM THEATRE on SUNDAY, November 7.
Please note: Times are different in the Max Bell Auditorium.

9:00 am
Thumbnail
(Spain, 2004, 58’) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Director/Producer: Jesús Bosque*
On the south coast of Greenland stands the Thumbnail, a granite wall a mile high. Climbers Cecilia Buil and Roberta Nunes approach by kayak, paddling through icebergs and passing whales and seals. They think it will take one week on the wall: climbing, sleeping, working together. If they make it, they will break the record for the longest new route climbed by a team of women.

10:06 am(10:04 am in Max Bell)
Chasing the White Demon: No Big Names 3
(USA, 2004, 28’)
Director: Ben Stookesberry
Producer: Eric Seymour
This tale of whitewater exploration follows a group of kayakers and rafters seeking first descents in Colombia, Chile and Argentina. The film features outrageous carnage, the first search for whitewater in Colombia, and the new world-record freefall descent for a raft.

10:37 am (10:33 am in Max Bell)
Weekend Warrior
(Canada, 2003, 5’)
Director/Producer: Ace Mackay-Smith*
This humorous film depicts the hapless pursuits of a male snowboarder who tries his hardest to cruise the mountain for female companionship.

10:45 am (10:39 am in Max Bell)
Break

11:05 am (10:54 am in Max Bell)
At the Ends of the Earth
(France, 2003, 8’)
Director: Konstantin Bronzit
Producers: Patrick Eveno, Jacques-Rémy Girerd
The story of a delicately balanced house. Standing at the top of a mountain, the house rocks from right to left, much to the displeasure of its occupants.

11:14 am(11:03 am in Max Bell)
Last Stunt
(Norway/Denmark, 2002, 53’) WORLD PREMIERE
Director/Producer: Tom Edvindsen*
British stuntman Terry Forrestal arrives at Kjerag in Lysefjorden, one of Norway’s greatest fjords. He is going to relax - away from his hectic film work - by BASE jumping from the top of the 1000-metre-high mountain. But one of the jumps goes wrong and a difficult rescue begins. Terry’s sister accuses Norway of bad rescue planning and of running “death” tourism. This is the story of Terry’s last stunt.

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Seminar: Max Bell Auditorium, free
Saturday: The Rise of Ego-tourism?
Sunday: Vertical Billboards

2:00 pm(2:15 pm in Max Bell)
The Hit List
(USA, 2003, 25’) CANADIAN PREMIERE
Director: Wills Young
Featuring Lisa Rands, this film about the love of bouldering and a woman’s quest for the ultimate “high” includes groundbreaking ascents at Horse Flats and in Yosemite and the Buttermilks.

2:28 pm (2:41 pm in Max Bell)
Ouray Ice
(USA, 2004, 13’) CANADIAN PREMIERE
Director/Producer: Robert Raker*
The highlight of Colorado’s annual Ouray Ice Festival is the challenging mixed (rock and ice) climbing competition. In 2004, of the 26 international competitors, only two made it to the top. This short film captures the breathtaking performances of these two amazing athletes.

2:44 pm (2:55 pm in Max Bell)
Alone across Australia
(Australia, 2003, 51’)
Directors/Producers: Ian Darling, Jon Muir*
In 2001, climber and adventurer Jon Muir began a 2500-kilometre odyssey to cross Australia from the south coast to the north coast on foot. For 128 days, Jon and his dog, Seraphine, survived entirely off the land, hunting and gathering along the way. Jon was taxed to the limit physically and emotionally. Often close to despair, he drew on his instinct for survival, his deep understanding of the land and his remarkable inner strength.

3:38 pm(3:47 pm in Max Bell)
Break

3:58 pm(4:02 pm in Max Bell)
Les cavaliers du vent (Riders of the Wind)
(France, 2003, 52’) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Director: Louis-Marie Blanchard
Producer: Jean-François Aumaître
Fifty years after the Chinese invasion, Tibetan culture is regaining some of its vitality in Kham, an immense area on the eastern Tibetan plateau populated only by a few horse-riding nomads. This film captures the nomads’ encampments, their herds of yaks and horses, the prayer flags fluttering in the wind, and the pride and determination of the Khampa people as they struggle to preserve their identity.

4:53 pm (4:55 pm in Max Bell)
Untracked: Tulsequah
(USA, 2004, 22’)
Producers: Corey Gavitt, Dirk Collins, Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Frank Slaughter, Shon Tomlin
Untracked presents the most progressive riding in the world’s wildest places. This episode features Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Jeremy Nobis, Victoria Jealouse and friends enjoying the spectacular terrain of Tulsequah, B.C.

5:18 pm (5:18 pm in Max Bell)
Highliner
(Austria, 2004, 12’) NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
Director/Producer: Heinz Zak
Climber Dean Potter challenges the slack line in Yosemite, California.

* In person