2024 Film Selections
Friday
Pierre: A Story of Perserverance
Starring: Pierre Bergman
Produced by: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Country: USA (2023)
Duration: 6 minutes
Pierre Bergman’s story is truly inspiring. He became paraplegic after suffering a life-altering injury in 2020, yet his enduring spirit and resilient nature helped him press on.
Egoland *NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE*
Directed by: Ignasi López Fàbregas
Produced by: Buenosmal
Country: Spain (2022)
Duration: 20 minutes
Marek Molek and Bruno Grassi, on the verge of summiting The Great Troll, confront a ferocious storm and adverse snow conditions. As the pair debates whether to reveal the truth about their near-summit experience, a hazardous descent ensues, leading to a perilous conversation amidst challenging circumstances.
New Way Up *USA PREMIERE*
Directed by: Mike Wilkinson
Produced by: Wilkinson Visual
Country: USA
Duration: 25 minutes
This comical adventure documentary follows a loud-mouthed crew of Appalachian adventure-seekers deep into the mountains of the Western United States as they climb, talk shit, fish for their dinner, and try to use their single-pitch skills to engage a 1,300-foot wall. Their main objective is to free an old aid route first established over 30 years ago, but will they succeed? Will they be strong enough? Will they be struck by lightning? Or will nature and marginal competence have other plans?
Transcendence
Directed by: Michelle Smith
Country: USA (2023)
Duration: 30 minutes
Emerging onto the world stage before the age of 20 as a pro cyclist, Adrien Costa was amassing an incredible resume on the professional touring scene. But something was missing from his life, so Adrien decided to leave cycling in pursuit of mountain adventure. Little did he know his quest for fulfillment would lead not only to a new world of climbing, but to a life-altering challenge as well.
Nuptse: The Inaccessible Absolute *USA PREMIERE*
Directed by: Hugo Clouzeau
Produced by: L’Endroit Film
Country: France (2023)
Duration: 66 minutes
The formidable south face of Nuptse (7742m) is one of the legendary walls of Himalayan alpinism. This gripping account details the bold new route completed by Helias Millerioux, Benjamin Guigonnet, Frederic Degoulet in almost pure alpine style, while offering profound reflections on the pursuit of seemingly “useless” conquests in the world’s highest and most formidable mountains.
Saturday
Spellbound
Directed by: Richard Sidey
Produced by: Galaxiid
Country: New Zealand (2020)
Duration: 4 minutes
Wingsuit base jumping is often presented as a thrill seeking adrenaline rush. Spellbound takes us deeper into the more contemplative aspects of jumping, as David Walden and friends venture into the mountains around his home in New Zealand. Beautiful scenery and hypnotic cinematography eject us from our daily lives into a world of air, earth and flight.
Descendance *USA PREMIERE*
Directed by: Michael Haunschmidt
Produced by: Legs of Steel
Country: Austria (2023)
Duration: 32 minutes
Dennis Ranalter, aka D-Ran, is a world class free-ride skier with dual Austrian and African heritage. In Descendance, he considers his mountain childhood, which was full of privilege where he was alienated from his African roots. Setting out on a journey to revisit his paternal family in Ghana, Africa, he recognizes the need to celebrate multiculturism as part of his self-identity.
New Way Up *USA PREMIERE*
Directed by: Jake Holland
Country: UK (2022)
Duration: 25 minutes
The Karakoram mountains are known for their huge scale and jaw-dropping beauty. Nestled within them is Gulmit Tower, a technical granite pinnacle that has never been summited. Previous teams have often failed because the highly glaciated terrain makes the approach by foot long and treacherous. With the application of a paragliding approach, will this team succeed where others have failed?
Here, Hold My Kid
Directed by: Adam Gendle, Johno Verity & Hersha Patel
Produced by: Elyse Saugstad, Jackie Paaso & B Colective
Country: USA (2023)
Duration: 39 minutes
Two professional skiers, two new mothers, one sponsorship. Starring professional skiers Elyse Saugstad and Jackie Paaso, this hilarious, offbeat documentary film captures the highs and lows of two women determined to embrace new motherhood without missing a turn in their heart-stopping athletic careers. With appearances by Cody Townsend, Reine Barkered, Leanne Pelosi, Indiana Townsend, and Tor Paaso, this film promises a quirky, side-splitting portrayal of the challenges of life, both on and off the mountains.
Chronoception *USA PREMIERE*
Directed by: Guillaume Broust
Country: France (2023)
Duration: 54 minutes
Following in the footsteps of Kyrgyzstan’s nomadic people and the ancient Silk Road, Thomas Delfino, Léa Klaue, and Aurélien Lardy embark on an adventure to ski and climb in one of the most remote and still unexplored places in Asia: the Kokshaal-Tau Mountains. With support from legendary high-mountain guides Hélias Millerioux and Jean-Yves Fredriksen, they find themselves thrown into a world where time and space appear to stand still amidst untamed landscapes and wild weather.
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