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Doors 6pm, films 7pm
Loication: The Old Fire Hall (map)
Cost $35- No Minors
Purchase tickets at RossVegas, Ripping Giraffe or online now
Opening night will be a wonderful night of films, entertainment, appetizers, and choice of beverage. Slideshows will be shown prior to the start of the film program.
FILMS
Generations - Generations is a short film produced by TGR that looks at the consequences of Climate Change upon winter environments and snow culture. This film discusses climate change through the perspectives of those for whom snowy winters have a deeper personal significance. View trailer
Unfinished Business - Produced by Refresh Creative Media, Unfinished Business is a spoof –The moving story of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. View trailer
Unbearable Lightness of Skiing - This film is a look into the world of backcountry skiing. Join Greg Hill as he takes you into the heart of the Selkirks, climbing and skiing off their remote summits.
The Endangered Creeks Expedition - This film documents a West Kootenay-based collective of whitewater paddlers raising concerns over the invasion of private hydro-electric projects through the province of BC. The ECE attempts to reveal the true cost of “run of the river” hydro development by exploring both threatened and developed waterways.
Journey with a Motley Crew - Describes in bleakly comic form, a six day journey in the back country…where the narrator comes to the realization that every starting point is different in the light of experience
BEARTREK - Follow adventurer and renowned Biologist Chris Morgan on an epic and entertaining journey to find the world’s most elusive and endangered bears. Discover the threats facing them, meet the people racing to save them, and join the campaign to protect bears and their habitat. View trailer
Garbage Angels - Odd life forms tell their tale of our society where everything seems to be disposable. View details »
Signatures - Signatures follows an entire winter deep in the hardwoods of Hakkaido, Japan. Deliciously deep January blower to April corn, this is a film about expression, and the art of riding on snow. Signatures is 100% human powered backcountry skiing in all snow-sliding styles: board, noboard, ski, and drop-knee. View trailer
