Seasons Spring
SESSION 8: Saturday, October 15th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
Seasons Spring
USA, 2011, 5 min.
Directors: Skip Armstrong
Producers: Skip Armstrong
“I think if you can approach life in a humble way, you can learn from your mistakes. Mistakes aren’t necessarily a bad thing. … Ultimately mistakes are knowledge.” Such is the opening for this third installment from Skip Armstrong and Ryan Bailey. As the snow melts and makes its way to the ocean, Jesse Murphy becomes reinvigorated by the river.
Chasing Water
SESSION 8: Saturday, October 15th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
Chasing Water
USA, 2011, 19 min.
Directors: Peter McBride
Producers: Peter McBride
Photojournalist and Colorado native Peter McBride sets out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. His simple desire is to find out where the irrigation water of his youth went after his ranching family used it, and how long it took the water to reach the ocean. Writer John Waterman joins McBride on this 1,500-mile journey, one that shows how the thirst of the 30 million that the Colorado supports takes an unhealthy toll.
IN PERSON: Peter McBride (Director/Producer)
Awards/Credits:
Australis
SESSION 8: Saturday, October 15th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
Australis
Canada and USA, 2010, 27 min.
Directors: Jim Surette
Producers: Chris Davenport, Jim Surette, and Jeffrey Morse
In November 2009, Chris Davenport, Stian Hagen, and Andrea Binning sailed the infamous Drake Passage, from Argentina to Antarctica, on a 23-meter boat named Australis in search of unclimbed summits and first ski descents. They ventured to the bottom of the world in search of the ski lines of their dreams. During their journey to the Antarctic Peninsula, the team discovered a new understanding of the beauty of ski mountaineering and of the depths of human connection to nature.
Awards/Credits:
Official Selection in the Following:
Kendal Mountain Film Festival
New Zealand Mountain Film Festival
Chamonix Adventure Film Festival
Boulder Adventure Film Festival
International Film Festival Domzale Slovenia
UK Adventure Film Festival
The Longest Way
SESSION 8: Saturday, October 15th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
SESSION 9: Saturday, October 15th, 11pm-1am Orpheum Theater – EXTREME Night
The Longest Way
Germany, 2009, 5 min.
Directors: Christoph Rehage
Producers: Christoph Rehage
Made up of roughly 1,400 photographs, the film depicts the director’s one-year walk from Beijing to Ürümqi. The reference to Teacher Xie in the end is a dedication to a great master of walking.
Awards/Credits:
Banff Film Festival
If A Tree Falls
SESSION 8: Saturday, October 15th, 7-10pm, Orpheum Theater
If a Tree Falls
USA, 2011, 85 min.
Directors: Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
Producers: Matthew Hamachek and Marshall Curry
In the early 2000s, the Earth Liberation Front was making news by setting fire to various targets, including a Hummer dealership; a logging company; and an expansive, new dining hall at the Vail ski area. This film, focusing on the sad story of Daniel McGowan who committed acts of arson for the Front, takes an incisive look at this shadowy group in the aftermath of a series of arrests and plea bargains. A compelling and cautionary tale that smartly delves into the complexity of extreme action.
Awards:
Sundance Film Festival – Best Editing
