À L'eau
de Larose ** 18
mins
Directed and Produced: Cimon
Charest
A French
Canadian short about three canyoneers descending cascades in
a land where the spirits of native Americans still abound. (PR6)
A
Thin White Line ** 62
mins
Directed and Produced: R.J.
Sauer
This
quirky and very personal adventure documentary follows an international
cast of adventurites on bike, foot and skis on surely the most
gruelling and dangerous human powered race in the world - the
1100 mile long Iditasport Adventure Race. (PR7)
Andrez
Zawada - The Last Interview 50
mins
Director: Anna
Teresa Pietraszek
Production: Polish
Television
A month
before his death, Andrez Zawada tells the story of his life and
climbs, with revealing insight into the nature of life under
communism and the remarkable tale of the quest to climb all the
8000ers in winter. Zawada was one of the most influential
leaders of his generation, a polish patriot and a patron for
the likes of Kukuscka and Wieliski. (PR8)
Antarctica.org 55
mins
Directed and Produced: Michel
de Wouters
In
1997, Alain Hubert and Dixie Dansercoer crossed Antarctica on
foot and skis using parapentes and filmed and recorded their
thoughts and experiences throughout the journey. Beautiful
footage: grand prize winner at Trento this year. (PR6)
Beyond
Gravity 49
mins
Directed and Produced: Aaron
Black, Aaron Jackson and Sean White
Really
a series of short films narrated by Greg Child, following some
of the best climbers in North America to destinations around
the world - Lynn Hill, Barry Blanchard, Katie Brown, Alaister
King and many more. (PR4)
Chicken
Kiev 9mins
Directed and Produced: Thomas
Stellmach
An animated fable full of black humour. This video short is a moral tale
and parable, a guide to the naïve climber entering this bizarre world. who
needs mountains? (PR3 and MR)
Colder than Ice ** 46
mins
Director: James
Heyward
Production: Making
Movies Ltd.
Late
in 2000, three adventurers paddled the 800 mile length of the
Antarctic Peninsula, at times in conditions that tested their
will and equipment to the limit. Superb images record
the adventure, the wildlife and the seascape on this most southerly
unsupported sea kayak trip. (Screening after Jim Curran Lecture
and MR)
Disaster
on the North Face of the Eiger 53 mins
Director: Gerhard
Baur
Production: Gerhard
Baur Film
While
working on a film history of the Eiger, Gerhard Baur discovers
that two German teenagers are lost on the mountain. Miraculously,
they survive nine days of storm, but the tragedy is not yet at
an end. This reconstruction was filmed on location in full
Nordwand conditions. Wear warm socks! (PR1)
Dive
into Danger 46
mins
Director: John
Alcock
Production: HTV
West
This film is a tribute to the late Rob Parker, an extraordinary cave diver
and in later life, climbing film maker. Rob was a personal friend of
the director and on his death, Leo Dickinson provided the archive footage
to enable this remarkable and nostalgic film to be made. (Screening after
Jim Curran lecture and in MR)
El Capitan 8
mins
Directed and Produced: Thomas
Ulrich
Two Swiss
climbers launch themselves onto El Cap's Mescalito Wall, managing
to enjoy themselves all the way. (PR4 and MR)
Finis
Terrae 56
mins
Director: Fulvio
Mariani
Production: Museo
Nazionale Della Montagna
Walter Bonatti follows in the footsteps of one of the great Patagonian explorers
and adventurers, Alberto De Agostini. From glaciers tumbling into the
sea, Bonatti travels into the interior to recount De Agostini's story - stunning
footage, both modern and archival. (PR6 - English translation on stage - Simon
Yates)
Five Miles High 28
mins
Directed and Produced: David
Thomasson
Alan
Hinks remarkable travelogue to the 8000 metre peaks continues
with the journey to Kangchenjunga. Arriving late in Base
Camp, Hinkes is forced to make a last minute push that nearly
ends in disaster. Returning home alive becomes the objective.
(PR4)
Greenland: The
Insignificant 7 on the OK Kârale ** 26
mins
Director: David Jinks
Production: Fridge Productions
Filmed
during August 2001, this documentary captures the excitement
and disappointment of expedition life for a group of young British
climbers as they climb and explore the Kârale Glacier system
in the Schweizerland Alps. (PR4)
Impressions
of Tirol 11
mins
Director: Georg
Riha
Production: Brains
and Pictures
A film
which captures the beauty of Tirol by combining superb "fly-by" images
with the music of Phillip Glass; 'Tirol Concerto for Piano and
Orchestra." (PR4 and MR)
La
Grande Cordee 50mins
Director: Phillipe
Savoyat
Production: Migoo
Productions
This
film follows Partrick Berhaut's remarkable climbing enchainment
of the entire alpine chain from Slovenia to the French maritime
Alps, taking in a few classics like the Walker Spur in winter
and the north faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn and Cima Grande
en route. (PR3)
Lhotse
2000 41
mins
Director: Milan
Romih
Production: Fot
Video Studio
A Slovenian
expedition successfully climbs Lhotse, but during the journey,
they ask themselves many questions about the ethics of mountaineering,
the dependence of the local economy on trekking and climbing
and the meaning of life. (PR5)
Lotus
Flower Tower 35
mins
Directed and Produced: Alun
Hughes
Even
far off corners of the Yukon are becoming accessible - but not
that accessible! It is still a wild and rewarding journey. This
film records a Welsh ascent of the beautiful walls and cracks
of this remote tower. (PR6 - English translation on stage - Alun
Hughes)
Lost
in America 10
mins
Director: Andrea
Salvà
Producer: Andrea
Salvà
A ground
breaking, computer graphic, animated film, inspired and dedicated
to Gary Hemming, but with an entirely imaginary subject. From
the maker of "A Scream of Paper." (PR1 and MR)
Mountain
Men - the BBC Series 50
mins (ea. programme)
Directed and Produced: Mick
Conefrey
1.
The Misfit and the Matterhorn
A reconstruction
of the 1st ascent and tragedy on the Matterhorn in
1865. Steve Venables plays Edward Whymper, as he traces
the impact of the accident on the rest of Whymper's life, and
puts many of the ethical issues into a modern context. (PR1)
2.
Frederick and the Camera that Lied
There
have always been cheats in the world of exploration and climbing,
but possibly none greater than Frederick Cook. This documentary,
part detective story, part farce, takes us from Cook's short
lived deception to the final conquest of Denali, first by a group
of local miners who few believed, and then the 1913 ascent when
Hudson Stuck finally reached the main peak. (PR4)
3. K2,
The Limits of Endurance
K2 held
the same fascination for the Italians and the Americans as Everest
did for the British. Much more difficult to climb, the
Americans fielded two nearly successful but controversial expeditions
in the 1930's and one in 1953 before the Italians finally succeed
the following year - remarkable climbing footage and interviews
with some of the main proponents. (PR5)
Mysterious
Mamberamo 67
mins
Directed and Produced: Barabas
Pavol
Slovenian
Barabas Pavol lives up to his controversial reputation with this
natural history and canyoneering documentary of a journey across
New Guinea to the Mamberambo River and its isolated tribes, an
area forbidden by the government. Raises a number of questions
and has remarkable and original footage of areas previously untouched
by westerners. Grand prize at Banff 2000. (PR3)
Ogre
1999 33
mins
Director: T.
Huber/Rudi Neuwardt
Production: Eddi
Studios
To be
screened as part of the Thomas Huber lecture, this film records
the events during the unsuccessful 1999 attempt on the Ogre,
but captures the teams' success on Latok 4. (Screened as part
of the Tomas Huber lecture)
Our
Turn (Malt Room Only) 35
mins
Produced by XX Productions
A film
entirely focused on the extreme sport activities of women snowboarders,
surfers and skaters. Non stop action shot on locations
around the world.
Pilgrims:
Croagh Patrick: Ireland's Sacred Mountain 47
mins
Director: Giovanni
Cenacchi
Producer: Marco
Melega
Croagh
Patrick is the only mountain in Christendom still actively and
intensely venerated. Legend tells how St. Patrick cast
out all the snakes and pagan gods during 40 days of prayer and
fast on the mountain. One day each year, 30,000 pilgrims, many
barefoot, make the ascent, performing rituals based on Christian
and Gaelic rites. (PR8)
Premier
de Cordee (Leader on the Rope) 89
mins
La
Grande Crevasse (The Great Crevasse) 89
mins
Director: Edouard
Niermans
Production: Télévision
Suisse Romande
At the
end of the 1930's, Chamonix was a stylish destination for cosmopolitan
society, attracted to the novelties of climbing and skiing. The
wealthy rubbed shoulders with the locals, and fate brings together
the beautiful Italian socialite, Bianca with local guide Zian. But
there are potentially fatal flaws and tensions. Zian's father
was killed in an accident while guiding Bianca's arrogant father.
These
feature films follow the couple, their friends and family, in
a tale of romance, tragedy and a final, unexpected reconciliation
between two societies in the days leading to WW2. Inspired
by the novels of Roger Frison-Roche, the climbing footage provides
a complete tour of Mt. Blanc and the Chamonix Aiguilles. Contains
explicit adult material. (PR2)
Pylod
(Pylons) 21
mins
Directed and Produced: Damian
Heinisch
Dreamlike,
if not nightmarish, images of the mountain world inhabited by
post modernist ski developers and helicopters supplying huts
and serving mankind's need for comfort in cold places! (PR 7)
Second
Wind (Malt Room only) 40
mins
Director Steve
Orton
Production: Tree
Top Films
Lots
of stunts and air miles on boards and skis around the world for
guys and gals with eyes for a drop line, half tubes and fun.
Ski
Extreme (Malt Room only) 9mins
Directed and Produced: Sam
Coward
Paul
(25) explains why sponsorship would impede his life style. He
shows that attitude is more important than money when it comes
to life style and hard skiing on the North Face of the Aiguille
du Bionnnassay.
Ski
Everest - 2000 52
mins
Director: Janez
Stucin
Producers: Agency
Prestige &VKP
An Everest Expedition
with a difference; this film follows the successful Slovenians
to the summit in 2000 from where Davo Karničar makes the
first ski descent from summit to Base Camp. (PR8)
Slave
to the River 18
mins
Directed and Produced: Shawn
Grono
The Slave
River in northern Canada has some of the most notorious rapids
in North America. A team of kayakers navigate the
labyrinth, learning the history of these rapids and of the fresh
water white pelicans that breed along the banks. (PR4)
Stick
It 43
mins
Director: Ben
Pritchard
Production: Slackjaw
A bouldering
extravaganza visiting many of the hardest problems in the UK
with a cast that includes most of the leading exponents. A
feast of rock and muscle, guaranteed to make your hands sweat - bring
your own chalk. (PR3 and MR)
Stone
Love ** 55
mins
Director: Richard
Heap and Ben Pritchard
Production: Slackjaw
Following
the lives of some of Britain's finest climbers - including Ben
Moon, Jerry Moffat and Malcolm Smith - as they travel to Cresciano
in Switzerland. The film looks at what it takes to be a
top rock climber, the camaraderie and the competition. Intimate
and fun. Contains strong language. (PR1 and MR)
Tee
Time (Malt Room only) 30
mins
Director: Chris
Ostness
Production: Wind
Up Films
A bar
film spectacular on boards and skis shot in Utah, Oregon, Canada,
Sweden and Norway.
The
Longest Climb 52
mins
Director: Margaret
Wicks
Producer: Richard
Else
The continued
story of the remarkable recovery, will power and determination
of Paul Pritchard following his horrendous accident on the Totem
Pole. Last year, Paul decided the time had come to return
to the high mountains and the film follows Paul's agonising but
ultimately uplifting ascent of Point Lenana on Mount Kenya. (PR1)
The
Himalayan Dwellers 52
mins
Directed: Gerado
Olivares Asbell
Production: Gondwana
Films
The hidden
valleys and harsh high plateau of the Himalaya provide a shelter
for numerous isolated races and different ethnic groups. Many
now struggle to survive in the face of material and religious
expansion from the outside - a stunning record of a culture
in crisis. (PR5)
The
40th Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross Race 42
mins
Director: David
Jinks
Fridge Productions
October
2000 saw over 270 cyclists compete in the 40th anniversary of
this historic and most respected of the UK's cyclo-cross race. The
film records the action, interlaced with the history of this
unique event, a very Northern English affair! (PR7)
The
Opening of the Third Eye 23
mins
Directed and Produced: Dave
Kwant/Steve Rogers
Exciting
kayak footage, with a bit of eco terrism thrown in, as a small
group of friends know as "the slugs" visit Norway and hit the
white water wherever it appears en route. (PR 3 and MR)
The
Price of Life 30
mins
Director: Anna
Teresa Pietraszek
Production: Polish
Television
Dedicated
to Dobueslawa Miedowicz, this provocative film tells her story
through the eyes of friends and relations. The film has
disturbing implications when, appearing to her mother in dreams,
she struggles to keep alive her tent mates stranded on the fateful
1986 K2 expedition before perishing. The names have been changed
for reasons that will become obvious. (PR8)
The
Sahara's Secret Garden 53
mins
Director: Gauthier
Flauder
Producer Manuel
Catteau
In the
north of Chad, in the heart of the Sahara, lies a forgotten mountain
massif which shelters, in its secret canyons, the remnants of
flora and fauna from a time when the Saraha was a forested garden
of Eden. Beautiful documentary recording a father's gift
to his son, the discovery of this hidden land. (PR7)
Timeless 13
mins
Skiied, Directed and Produced: Dominique
Perret
This
latest film from Dominique Perret is a beautiful mix of music,
extreme skiing and historic footage with a final touch of irony
that makes it truly "timeless". (PR2 and MR)
Tool 'em
All 25
mins
Directed: Cristian
Furlan
Production: Barcodefilms
A chance
to see Mauro (BuBu) Bole in action on some of the hardest and
most outrageous dry tool climbs in the world, from Val di Cogne
to the Canadian waterfalls. (PR6 and MR)
Torngats:
The Hidden Mountains 52
mins
Director: Andrew Manske
Production: Karvonen Films
Film
maker Albert Karvonen visits northern Labrador, one of the most
inaccessible areas on the continent. Here can be found
the highest mountains east of the Rockies, black bears that behave
like grizzlies and the world's largest caribou herd. (PR5)
Twice
as Ice ** 10
mins
Directed and Produced: Henry
Iddon/Neale Johnson
This
video short follows the fortunes of Tim Emmett (with support
at the bar by Leo Houlding and Henry Iddon) at two of the ice
climbing world cup events in the winter of 2000/01. A snapshot
of the lifestyle of extreme sports professions that is "real
not myth". (PR 7 and MR)
Y2Ski 14
mins
Directed and Produced: Dominique
Perret
In a
future time, with the earth turned to a desert, a young girl
investigates a strange pastime of the 21st century,
which involves planks stuck to the bottom of feet. She
likes what she finds. (PR3 and MR)
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Number (see daily programme schedule)
MR = Malt
Room
** = Indicates
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