Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

From the film Everest - The Hard Way

Everest - The Hard Way - Feature Film | Virtual

In 1988, four Slovak climbers wondered if it was possible to climb the hardest route on Mount Everest in Alpine style. Chris Bonington had nicknamed the route '
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From the film Overland, photo by Anamaria Draghici and Paolo Marchegiani

Overland - Feature Film | Virtual

Adventure unfolds across four continents as an eagle hunter, a hawk whisperer, and a falcon racer awaken an ancient art to connect to the wild that is fading ou
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Photo of Victor Saunders, photo by Seth Timpano

The Second Summit & Victor Saunders - Feature Film | Virtual

Veteran British mountaineers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders reunite to tackle an unclimbed Himalayan summit, having overcome cancer, ageing bodies and a thirty
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From the film Borealis

Borealis - Feature Film | Virtual

Borealis is a unique cinematic documentary that goes deep into Canada’s iconic snow forest to understand how black spruce and birch experience life, talk to eac
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From the film Torn, photo by Conrad Anker

Torn - Feature Film | Virtual

On Oct. 5, 1999, legendary climber Alex Lowe was tragically lost in a deadly avalanche on Shishapangma. Miraculously surviving the avalanche was Alex’s best fri
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From the film The Rescue, photo by National Geographic

The Rescue - Feature Film | Virtual

When 12 young soccer players and their coach were trapped by monsoon floods inside a cave in Thailand, the world watched for 16 days as reporters gave updates f
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From the film The Magnitude of All Things

The Magnitude of All Things - Feature Film | Virtual

The Magnitude of All Things draws intimate parallels between the experiences of grief—both personal and planetary. Stories from the frontlines of climate change
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From the film The Horse Tamer, photo by Hamid Sardar

Horse Tamer - Feature Film | Virtual

In the Darhat valley in northern Mongolia, the horses of nomadic tribes are disappearing. Bandits steal horses from their owners, and sell them for a few rubles
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From the film The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness

The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness - Feature Film | Virtual

Imagine a place in the far north of Alaska that is vast, wild, and magical – where one of earth’s greatest natural spectacles unfolds. Princess Daazhraii Johnso
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From the film Not Alone, photo by Alex Taylor, Heather Mosher Media

Not Alone - Feature Film | Virtual

After an ice climbing avalanche takes the life of her friend, professional athlete and alpine guide Sarah Hueniken finds herself questioning everything about he
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From the film Moti Bagh, photo by Nirmal Chander

Moti Bagh - Feature Film | Virtual

83 year old Vidyadutt Sharma holds the record for growing the heaviest radish in India weighing 23 kgs and he now aims to beat the world record of 31 kgs.
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From the film Long Live Chainsaw

Long Live Chainsaw - Feature Film | Virtual

Long Live Chainsaw reveals the true story of the meteoric rise, untimely death and long-lasting legacy of Canadian downhill mountain bike legend, Stevie Smith.
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