2019/20 World Tour Films

2020/21 World Tour Films coming soon!

Please note that not all films will be played in every location – a standard program contains between six and ten films. Advisories listed are classifications in the province of Alberta. 

For more information on past World Tour films, please check out our Festival Archive.

Films

Image from the film A Nordic Skater

A Nordic Skater

5Mins

A Nordic Skater is the very first film in the world about nordic skating – a Scandinavian style cross-country ice skating on frozen lakes and fjords.

Year
2018
Country
Lithuania
Producer
Paulius Neverbickas
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Bayandalai - Lord of the Taiga

Bayandalai - Lord of the Taiga

11Mins

From inside his yurt deep within the heart of the Taiga, an elder of the Dukhas tribe muses about the significance of life and death in the largest forest on Earth. He is the last of the great reindeer herders of the Taiga.

Year
2018
Country
Spain
Director
Pablo Vidal Santos, Aner Etxebarria Moral
Producer
Lara Izagirre Garizurieta
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory

G

Trailer
Image from the film Billder

Billder

6Mins

Billder tells the story of mountain bike trail builder Bill McLane as we find out what trails mean to him and how his work impacts his community.

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Scott Secco
Producer
Catherine Legros
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Trailer
Image from the film Camel Finds Water

Camel Finds Water

8Mins

Trevor found the hull of an abandoned fishing boat in a field. He brought it home and built it back to a sea-worthy state over the course of a summer. Then, he took it on its maiden voyage to British Columbia in search of waves.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Ian Durkin
Producer
Trevor Gordon, Ian Durkin
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Trailer
Image from the film Charge

Charge

4Mins

Four top freeskiers and a World Champion drone pilot are dropped at Chatter Creek, BC for one week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can everyday.

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Mike Gamble, Anthony Bonello
Producer
Mike Douglas
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Chasing Monsters

Chasing Monsters

5Mins

Ever considered trying to photograph a storm with over 200km per hour winds? Experience the adrenaline-fueled moments as photographer Nick Moir tracks America's wildest tornadoes to capture the images of nightmares.

Year
2019
Country
Australia
Director
Krystle Wright
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Image from the film Circle of the Sun

Circle of the Sun

5Mins

Steep mountains, the ocean, the sun, and the aurora borealis. One rotation of the sun high in the Arctic on skis equals one day of magic.

Year
2019
Country
Austria
Director
Lena Stoffel
Producer
Inigo Grasset, Lena Stoffel
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Trailer
Image from the film Danny Daycare

Danny Daycare

4Mins

In his latest film Danny MacAskill takes on some child care the only way he knows how... by going for a wee bike ride around Scotland!

Year
2019
Director
Cut Media
Production Company
Cut Media
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Deer 139

Deer 139 (Tour Edit)

44Mins

Three women follow the 137 km migration path of a scruffy, pregnant mule deer doe and in the process, learn to see the world differently.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Jayme Dittmar, Morgan Heim
Producer
Samantha Dwinnell, Kevin Monteith, Emilene Ostlind
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Trailer
Image from the film Defiance

Defiance

13Mins

A short snowboarding documentary featuring three of the worlds best snowboarders riding some of the steepest terrain in Canada.

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Dave Mossop
Producer
Malcolm Sangster
Production Company
Sherpas Cinema
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Image from the film Electric Greg

Electric Greg

20Mins

Record-breaking mountain endurance athlete, Greg Hill, has seen the affects of climate change first-hand and came to realize the way he was approaching the mountains was only making the problem worse. So he changed his approach and set out to climb 100 peaks without burning any fossil fuels. But the question is: will it make a difference?
 

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Anthony Bonello
Producer
Anthony Bonello, Mike Douglas
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG- Coarse Language

From the Film Eli. Photo by Ace Kvale.

Eli

5Mins

As a rancher growing up in the rugged northeast corner of the Navajo Nation with no electricity or running water, Eli Neztsosie learned through years of work what it meant to rely on discipline and endurance. Now he relies on those same skills, running long distances – striving every day, in his words, to be better than he was the day before.

 

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Chris Malloy
Producer
Monika McClure
Production Company
Patagonia Films
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film The Flip

The Flip

3Mins

French Skydiver Remi Angeli must face his fears in order to explore new expressions of movement while BASE jumping in Mexico. On the other side of his fear he discovers life in its purest form.

Year
2019
Country
Mexico
Director
Reed Rickert
Producer
Eduardo Urbina
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory

G

Image from the film Gone Tomorrow

Gone Tomorrow - Kentucky Ice Climbing

20Mins

Ice climbing in Kentucky?! This adventure documentary takes the audience for a bourbon-fueled ride deep into the bushy hollers of Appalachia with a crew of harmless misfits as they race to search out and climb new ice routes before they're gone.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Producer
Mike Wilkinson
Production Company
Wilkinson Visual LLC
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

14A - Coarse Language

Trailer
Image from the film Good Morning

Good Morning

4Mins

Every day, skier Richard Permin falls into his mundane morning routine. Right after getting out of bed, he clicks on his skis and rides down the snow-covered rooftops of Avoriaz.

Year
2018
Country
France
Director
Antoine Frioux, Richard Permin, Maxime Moulin
Production Company
PVS Company
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Home

Home (Tour Edit)

47Mins

Between 2011 and 2015 UK adventurer Sarah Outen traversed the globe by bike, kayak and rowing boat, travelling over 32,000 km by human power alone. The solo trip took its toll, and a violent storm on the Pacific takes Sarah to the physical and mental brink.

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Jen Randall
Producer
Sarah Outen, Jen Randall
Production Company
Light Shed Pictures
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Image from the film Hors Piste

Hors Piste

6Mins

The two best mountain rescue workers of the region are ready for their new mission. Despite their professionalism and their determination, it will not go as planned...

Year
2018
Country
France
Director
Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Malet, Leo Brunel
Production Company
Ecole des Nouvelles Images
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Trailer
Image from the film HUNZA ski and culture in Pakistan

HUNZA ski and culture in Pakistan (Tour Edit)

33Mins

Get on board with Sam Favret, Leo Slemett and Julien Herry as they set off on a vibrant freeriding and cultural adventure in the remote Hunza Valley, way off the beaten track.

Year
2018
Country
France
Director
Alexis Blaise
Producer
Sam Favret
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory

G

Image from the film The Imaginary Line

The Imaginary Line

10Mins

In an act of political solidarity, a team from Mexico and the U.S.A. assemble with the sole purpose of establishing a slackline that crosses the border between them. In a world that is constantly tearing us apart, they come together to cross an imaginary line and tell a different story.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Producer
Kylor Melton
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory

G

Trailer
Image from the film Into the Canyon

Into the Canyon (Tour Edit)

45Mins

When filmmaker/photographer Pete McBride and writer Kevin Fedarko set out on a 1200 km journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon the challenge becomes far more than they bargained for. Into the Canyon is a story of extreme physical hardship where the bonds of friendship are stretched and the timeless beauty of this sacred place becomes meditation and ultimately a cautionary tale for our complex relationship with the natural world.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Peter McBride
Producer
Amanda Pollak
Production Company
Insignia Films
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG- Coarse Language

Image from the film The Ladakh Project

The Ladakh Project

13Mins

Seven Days, three rivers, one woman. This is the story of Nouria Newman's solo kayak adventure in the Indian Himalaya.

Year
2019
Country
Austria
Director
David Arnaud
Producer
Corinna Halloran
Production Company
Red Bull Media House
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

From the film Lhotse

Lhotse

23Mins

It’s not always what we achieve that defines us, rather it is why we achieve such things that creates clarity in our existence. In 2018, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of the 27,940-foot Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world. This is their story.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Nick Kalisz, Dutch Simpson
Producer
Kaki Orr, Rob Wassmer
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Image from the the film Life of Pie

Life of Pie

11Mins

When Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller moved to the tiny, conservative high desert town of Fruita, Colorado almost twenty years ago, it was not on the map as far as mountain biking was concerned and they were on the fringe and a bit ostracized. Now they’re at the very heart and soul of the community.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Ben Knight, Travis Rummel
Producer
Travis Rummel
Production Company
Felt Soul Media
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

14A

Image from the film The Long River Home

The Long River Home

20Mins

Aaron Howell and Russell Davies are US veterans who were injured in war and have now come together for another mission as they guide blind Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, on a 14 day river trip through 80 powerful rapids in the Grand Canyon.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Seth Dahl
Producer
Timmy O'Neill
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Trailer
Image from the film The Motivator

The Motivator

4Mins

Filmmaker Aaron Hitchins turns his camera on the person who has motivated him to lead a life connected to the outdoors: his mother, Maureen.

Year
2018
Country
Canada
Director
Aaron Hitchins*
Producer
Logan Ross*
Production Company
Rockhouse Motion
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Myrtle Simpson: A Life On Ice

Myrtle Simpson: A Life On Ice (Tour Edit)

25Mins

Myrtle Simpson - trailblazer, pioneer, adventurer, mountain climber, polar explorer, writer, and mother. From Spitzbergen to Greenland, from the North Pole to the Highlands of Scotland, from New Zealand to Peru, Myrtle blazed her own trail. She experienced places most people only dream about, all while writing 13 books, collecting specimens for museum botanical collections and raising four children

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Leigh Anne Sides
Producer
Andrew Cahill , Leigh Anne Sides
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Trailer
Image from the film Opening the Earth: The Potato King

Opening the Earth: The Potato King (Tour Edit)

13Mins

Julio Hancco is a guardian of biodiversity, critical to the survival of humanity. He represents a people, a culture, and way of life that is being lost to modernization. Will their culture survive? Or will it all be lost with the last Potato King?

Year
2018
Country
United States
Director
Eric Ebner, Aaron Ebner
Producer
Paul J Lynch, Jenna Semenoff
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory

G

Image from the film Out on A Limb

Out on A Limb

21Mins

Engineer Kai Lin teams up with climber Craig DeMartino to design a badass prosthetic foot, which if they succeed won’t just level the playing field, but will dish up, if not superpowers, then a real sense of empowerment. Which is almost the same thing.

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Jordan Manley
Producer
Diana Brucculieri
Production Company
Narrows Media
Has subtitles
Yes
Advisory

G

Trailer
Image from the film REEL ROCK 13: Up To Speed

REEL ROCK 13: Up To Speed

20Mins

When climbing was announced as part of the 2020 Olympics, it was a monumental occasion for the sport. But many climbers were shocked to learn that one of three combined events required to compete for a medal is… speed climbing. REEL ROCK correspondent Zachary Barr looks into this little-known and seldom practiced sub-discipline of the sport, and the role it will play in shaping climbing’s future. Barr’s journey from the U.S. to France (the birthplace of modern speed climbing) to South Asia (it’s actually huge there) culminates at an international competition in Moscow, where speed demons race up a 15-metre wall in less than six seconds.

Year
2018
Country
United States
Director
Zachary Barr, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
Producer
Zachary Barr
Production Company
REEL ROCK
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG- Coarse Language

Image from the film REEL ROCK 14: The High Road

REEL ROCK 14: The High Road

17Mins

Highball bouldering ace Nina Williams flexes her guns and tests her nerves well into the no-fall zone.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Peter Mortimer
Producer
Zachary Barr
Production Company
REEL ROCK
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Image from the film Return to Earth

Return To Earth (Tour Edit)

14Mins

Connected by true to life examples set by some of mountain biking’s biggest athletes, unsung shredders and up-and-coming youth, Return to Earth proves that when we lose track of time, we can make the most of it.

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Producer
Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Darcy Wittenburg, Ian Dunn
Production Company
Anthill Films
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film The Running Pastor

The Running Pastor

8Mins

Sverri is a local Pastor and avid runner who uses his time on the trails to work through not only his own personal conflicts, but the conflicts of others he often is burdened with.

Year
2019
Country
United States
Director
Tim Kemple
Producer
Stevie Meier
Production Company
Camp4 Collective
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Safe Haven

Safe Haven

8Mins

Founded on the belief that everyone is welcome, Memphis Rox opened a climbing gym to challenge stereotypes and be at the center of the city's revitalization.

 

Premiere

Canadian Premiere

Year
2018
Country
United States
Director
Tim Kressin*
Producer
Davis Goslin*
Production Company
Wondercamp
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Image from the film Siblings

Siblings

3Mins

A short coming of age film that celebrates childhood and the relationship between siblings.

 

Year
2019
Country
Canada
Director
Mike Hopkins*
Producer
Mike Hopkins*
Production Company
Juicy Studios
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

From the film Spectre Expedition - Mission Antarctica. Image courtesy Reel Rock

Spectre Expedition - Mission Antarctica

36Mins

1000 miles, 200+ kgs, 65 days, 3 mates, 1 mountain. Unsupported, using snow-kites to travel great distance, with massive loads at speeds up to 60 kmph this is the epic tale of Leo Houlding, Jean Burgun & Mark Sedon's daring dream to reach the summit of the most remote mountain on Earth; The Spectre, Antarctica.

Year
2019
Director
Zachary Barr, Alastair Lee
Producer
Leo Houlding
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

14A

Image from the film Surfer Dan

Surfer Dan

8Mins

In a time when it can feel like you need to fly to the opposite side of the globe to find adventure and challenge, Surfer Dan proves that with dedication, grit and a little creativity you might already have all you need outside you own backdoor.

Year
2018
Country
United States
Director
Tim Kemple
Producer
Stevie Meier
Production Company
Camp4 Collective
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

PG

Image from the film Thabang

Thabang

13Mins

Thabang Madiba somehow found his way into the world of trail running and in the last few years has become everyone’s favourite in the South African trail scene.

Year
2019
Country
South Africa
Director
Dean Leslie
Producer
Dean Leslie, Hannah Slezacek
Production Company
Wandering Fever
Has subtitles
No
Advisory

G

Trailer