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Emmitsburg Hosts “Thrill-Seeking” Banff Mountain Film Festival This Saturday
By Frey | April 26, 2007
These films look very exciting, to say the least. So, if you are not planning on being a member of the living dead, then you should try to check it out.
Playing this Saturday (April 28, 2007) at the Mount St. Mary’s University Knoff Auditorium in Emmitsburg from 7:30PM (until around 10:30PM) are the following films:
First Ascent: Thailand (custom edit). USA, 2006, 8 minutes
Directed by Peter Mortimer. Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill, Nick Rosen, Pascal Bronnimann with focus on Climbing
“Steep towers of untouched rock jutting out of the ocean. And the best part is that with only the sea below you, there’s no rope. Thailand is a dream come true for David Lama, perhaps the best on-sight climber in the world, and purportedly the future of the sport. Amidst the exotic beauty of the Andaman Coast, Lama and friends take 60-footers into the drink, and bring deep-water soloing to a new level.”
Mission: Epicocity (custom edit). USA, 2006, 15 minutes
Directed and produced by Trip Jennings / The Epicocity Project with focus on Kayaking
Rating: General — No Advisory
“This film features some of the world’s best kayakers running mind-bending waterfalls and rapids in South America and Africa, with a section that highlights native African paddlers.”
Ride of the Mergansers. USA, 2004, 11 minutes
Directed and produced by Steve Furman / Furman Technologies with focus on Environment
Rating: General — No Advisory
“The hooded merganser is a rare and reclusive duck found only in North America. Every spring, in the Great Lakes region, the wary hen lays and incubates her eggs in a nest high in the trees. Just 24 hours after hatching, the tiny ducklings must make the perilous leap to the ground below in order to begin life in the wild. Ride of the Mergansers brings this hidden drama to the screen.”
Fatima’s Hand - Best Film on Mountain Sports. Germany, 2006, 38 minutes
Directed by Jens Hoffmann with focus on BASE jumping/Culture
Rating: General — No Advisory
“A 27-year-old woman from Norway plans to climb and BASE jump off an imposing mountain in one of the most remote and poorest area of Mali, West Africa. The project does not work out as planned. It turns into a risky adventure and opens the eyes of the filmmakers and athletes, to a different reality.”
The Thrill Seekers (Extreme Film School). UK, 2005, 3 minutes
Directed by Roland Arnison, George Arnison with focus on “Extreme Sport†/ Humor
Rating: General — Nudity
“One of the 12 productions from the Kendal Mountain Film Festival Extreme Film School “48-hour Film Marathon.†Two brothers try their hand at mountain biking, climbing and another extreme sport on a camping weekend with hilarious results.”
Asiemut -People’s Choice Award and Special Jury Mention. Canada, 2006, 56 minutes
Directed and produced by Olivier Higgins, Mélanie Carrier with focus on Cycling/Culture
“In 2005, Olivier Higgins and Mélanie Carrier went on their first cycling expedition — 8000 kilometers across Asia. In six months they pedaled from Mongolia to Calcutta, India, traveling through Xinjiang, the Taklimakan Desert, the high Tibetan plateau, and the jungle of Nepal. Why? Not only to discover the world, but also to discover themselves.”
Banff Mountain Film Festival tickets are:
$12 for general admission in advance (students with ID $9).
$15 at the door, after 6:30 PM, Saturday, April 28 (students with ID $12).
You can win great raffle prizes and help the programs of Outdoor Adventures of Mount Saint Mary’s University.
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