Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

From the film The Slabs, photo by Dave Mackison

Radical Reels | Virtual

High adrenaline films surging with high energy and good vibes, crazy adventures and fearless athletes abound, one of Banff’s most popular programs! This year’s
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Image from the film then Comes the Evening

Then Comes the Evening

Then Comes the Evening depicts the bittersweet life of two grannies living in isolation in the hills of Eastern Bosnia.
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An island in the ocean

Ebb and Flow - Mixed Films

This mixed film program is all about water.  Meet conservationists, marine biologists, photographers, and adventurers as we visit some of the planet’s most remo
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Image from the film Bear-Like

Bear-Like (DER BÄR IN MIR)

Two adventurers engage in close contact with grizzly bears in Alaska experiencing first-hand the struggle for survival and dramatic fighting scenes.
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Image from the film Gitonga

Gitonga

Gitonga is a film about a Kenyan father who rediscovers his love for hiking and sets out to follow his dream of becoming the first black Kenyan to climb Mount E
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Image from the film Running the Roof

Running the Roof

Like all good stories, this one begins with a drunken bet. Three friends, bonded by a love of running, were desperate to ditch their desks and go on an adventur
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Image from the film K2: The Impossible Descent

K2: The Impossible Descent

On July 22, 2018, Polish ski-mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel makes ‘the impossible descent’ from its summit. He does it solo, and without supplemental oxygen.
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Image from the film Iran, Teaching among the Nomads

Iran, Teaching among the Nomads

Hoomayun, a young Iranian school teacher, sets off on a journey to accompany a group of Bakhtyari nomads as they migrate with their flock across the Zagros moun
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Image from the film The Cull - Scotland's Deer Dilemma

The Cull - Scotland's Deer Dilemma

The future of the Scottish Highlands is under threat. With red deer dominating the ecosystem, should these landscapes become wild once more? 
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Image from the film Will Power

Will Power

Will Power follows Red Bull Athlete Will Gadd as he travels with local friends to the Taihang Mountains of China in the hopes of finding new ice climbing routes
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Image from the film Fly Spiti

Fly Spiti

Two of the most experienced paragliding pilots engage in exploration of the Spiti Valley in the Indian Himalaya.
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Image from the film Climbing Blind

Climbing Blind

Despite his devastating condition Jesse takes on bigger challenges by attempting to be the first blind person to lead climb the iconic Old Man of Hoy in Scotlan
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