Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road.

The Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide!

From the over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theaters around the world.

Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2024/2025 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

Schedule:

March 14, 2025

Film lineup: Sandstone

The Streif | 2024, Austria, 4 min
Fabio Wibmer is back on snow! This time crashing the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world: the Streif.

River Mamma | 2023, USA, 11 min
River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom and her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has no interest in rivers at all.
Advisory: Coarse language

109 Below (2024 Best Film - Mountain Sports*) | 2023, USA, 14 min
109 Below tells a tale of resilience and grit when elite rescue volunteers go out of their way to save the lives of strangers.

Keep It Burning | 2024, Spain, 32 min
The Karakora, is the wildest mountain range in the world and Nameless Tower beckons to climbers who approach. Edu Marin, his brother Alex and father Novato attempt the second free ascent of Eternal Flame 33 years after the first ascent by Wolfgang Guilich and Kurt Albert, and 13 years after Alex and Thomas Huber's first free ascent.

Welcome to the Pit | 2024, Canada, 15 min
in 2011, Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding, he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife's first and only rope tow.
Advisory: Coarse language

Dolomites (Tour Edit) | 2024, France, 33 min
Mountain biking free solo and more...Kilian Bron and his team take you on a thrilling and history-rich adventure, riding the steepest trails of the Dolomites.

Undammed | 2024, USA, 17 min
After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.

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March 15, 2025

Film lineup: Basalt

Home from Home | 2024, USA, 8 min
Take a glimpse into the lives and hearts of some of the best Japanese freeride skiers in the world. Home from Home explores the intersection between Japanese athletes and the natural world.

Wolf of Wingsuit | 2024, Australia, 4 min
The beautiful and towering mountains of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, are a paradise for BASE jumpers and wingsuit professionals seeking thrills during the off-season. Avalon, an American wingsuit pilot, and a Filipino-Australian documentary filmmaker unite to capture Avalon's audacious quest to leap from the mountainside as many times as humanly possible.

Canyon Chorus | 2024, USA, 17 min
Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, UT, Mikah Meyer, a world-record traveler and LGBTQ+ advocate and his friends reflect on their stories and the power of mentorship within the queer community.
Advisory: Coarse language

Dropping Molly | 2024, USA, 30 min
Follow Molly Mitchell's roller coaster journey to climb Crank It, one of Colorado's most dangerous routes. After breaking her back on the climb, Molly must face her rocky mental health and embark on a journey of therapy, self-discovery, and growth.
Advisory: Coarse language, mature content

Eliot Jackson - Drop The Mic | 2024, Canada, 2 min
Eliot Jackson has sneaky superpowers. He is one of the most badass riders to ever scrub-whip a mountain bike.

The Bird in My Backyard (2024 Best Short Film*) | 2024, Canada, 20 min
Follow Eric Pittman, a window salesman turned hummingbird expert, as he documents the secret lives of the hummingbirds that nest in his urban backyard.

Wild Days (Tour Edit) (2024 Best Film - Snow Sports*) | 2024, France, 50 min
Four friends from Savoie have a crazy idea: 50 days of self-sufficiency in Alaska's Denali massif. Wild Days takes us overland on a grueling journey to a place where time drifts, spirits wander off, and where friendships are created and then tested by commitment.
Advisory: Coarse language, mature content

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March 16, 2025

Film lineup: Quartzite

Anytime - Switzerland (Tour Edit) | 2024, Canada, 4 min
Set in the Lenzerheide Bike Park, this segment will highlight the fact that good times are at the core of it all. Leave your preconceptions behind and join the revolution as these women prove they're not just riding - they're reigning.

Jamrock: The birth of Jamaican rock climbing | 2024, USA, 17 min
Kai Lightner, a 12-time national US climbing champion and the visionary founder of "Climb for Change" embarks on a transormative mission into the heart of Jamaica's emerging climbing communityh, where passion and determination thrive despite limited resources and recognition.

Of A Lifetime | 2024, Switzerland, 44 min
Of A Lifetime chronicles the renowned De Le Rue family's journey as Xavier, Victor, and 18-year old Mila sail across the Drake Passage to ride the unimaginably steep icy lines of the white continent.
Advisory: Coarse language

The Smoke that Thunders (2024 Creative Excellence Award*) | 2024, Canada, 5 min
Aiming to paddle the fabled Minus rapids at the base of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river, Ben Marr's biggest challenge is to access them by trekking upstream. A total assault on the senses awaits as the force of the river speaks for itself.

The Last Observers (2024 Special Jury Mention*)
For decases, every third hour around the clock, every day of the year, Karin Persson and Lennart Karlsson have gone outside to observe and record the weather. At one of the last manual weather stations on the planet, there are no days off.

Reel Rock: Jirishanca | 2024, USA, 32 min
Renowned alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson attempt a free ascent of the Jirishanca, an epic 6000-metre peak in the Peruvian Andes. The duo will have to tackle 5.13 face climbing, horizontal ice roofs, technical mixed terrain, and treacherous snow mushroooms as they reconcile the inherent risk of climbing with their love of alpine adventure.

Sliding | 2024, United States Virgin Islands, 4 min
A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.

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Date: March 14, 2025 - March 16, 2025

Time:

Friday - 7:00pm

Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 1:00pm

Location: Brevard College - One Brevard College Drive Brevard, NC 28712

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