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Quartzite Program

Anytime - Switzerland (2024, Canada, 5 min)

Filmmakers: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Anthill Films, Red Bull Media House, Ian Dunn, Galen Knowles

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)

Filmmakers: Gareth Leah, Well Good Productions

Kai Lightner, a 12-time national US climbing champion and the visionary founder of "Climb for Change" embarks on a transformative mission into the heart of Jamaica's emerging climbing community, where passion and determination thrive despite limited resources and recognition.

Of A Lifetime (2024, Switzerland, 44 mins)

Filmmakers: Jérôme Tanon, Sarl XDLR Suisse, Xavier de Le Rue, Beanie de Le Rue
Advisory: Coarse language

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.

The Smoke that Thunders (2024 Creative Excellence Award*) (2024, Canada, 5 min)

Filmmakers: Caleb Roberts

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*) (2024, USA, 25 min)

Filmmakers: Maja K Mikkelsen, Patagonia Films, Adam Mikkelsen

For decades, every third hour around the clock, every day of the year, Karin Person 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)

Filmmakers: Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell, Zachary Barr, Halle Johns, Sender Films, Patagonia Films
Advisory: Course and sexual language

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 mushrooms as they reconcile the inherent risk of climbing with their love of alpine adventure.

Sliding (2024, United States Virgin Islands, 4 min)

Filmmakers: Katie Tannenbaum, Matiss Spaile, Juris Kudeiko

A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.

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