Join us in our 20th year of hosting the The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, taking place at the Fox Theatre in Redwood City on March 7th and 8th, 2025.

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. Join fellow outdoor enthusiasts for entirely different programs on Friday and Saturday nights.

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 in the two programs that we will show.

Snowlands Network is sponsoring the event, and all proceeds will help support Snowlands' advocacy work. We will be working with local sponsors to bring you some great prizes along with those provided by the World Tour sponsoring organizations.

Schedule of Events:

March 7, 2025

Granite Program

Anytime - Utah (2024, Canada, 8 min)

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

In Utah's rugged, arid landscape, a new era of female freeride mountain biking is born. Follow four trailblazing women as they carve unprecedented lines and push the limits of what is possible.

Ian (2024, Australia, 8 min)

Filmmakers: Matt Raimondo, GoodFolk Film Production

Meet 72-year-old Australian climber, Ian Elliott. Ian's extraordinary climbing ability defies age stereotypes, showcasing his resilience and challenging societal perceptions.

Going East (2024, Austria, 33 min)

Filmmakers: Arc'teryx, Loïc Isliker, Johannes Hoffmann
Advisory: Coarse language

Join a group of curious skiers on a mission to travel as far east as possible and ski along the way using only public transport. They want to find out if a three-week ski trip is doable by public transport and how far it can take them. As they traverse diverse mountain ranges, immerse themselves in various cultures, and spend over 140 hours in transit, they ultimately realize that the true essence of these trips lies not just in the skiing, but in the journey itself.

2 Legs is 2 Easy (2024, USA, 7 min)

Filmmakers: Tamara Susa, BTX Productions

Steve Karczewski was born with bone cancer in his left leg and has never known what it is like to have two legs, but that hasn't prevented him from doing anything and everything he's ever wanted as an outdoor athlete.

House of Bliss (2024, Iceland, 9 min)

Filmmakers: Elli Thor Magnusson, Ben Weiland, Steve Lewis, 104 Frames
Advisory: Coarse language

House of Bliss (Saeluhus) documents the making of a shelter situated somewhere on the border of reality and imagination. A private world of contemplation and quiet relief from the outside world.

Ice Waterfalls (2024, Spain, 36 min)

Filmmakers: David Arnaud, MOVIO, Red Bull Media House
Advisory: Coarse language

For years, professional kayaker Aniol Serrasolses has dreamed of running the rivers and waterfalls formed by melting ice caps and gigantic glaciers. Accompanied by a team of expert kayakers and Arctic guides, he ventures into one of the most remote and rugged regions of the planet: Svalbard. Amidst the Arctic's otherworldly landscapes, reality is about to surpass his wildest dreams.

A Team Sport (2024, USA, 16 min)

Filmmakers: Alexis Berg, Julien Raison, Sarah Stewart, Jon Brogan, Laura Mittleberg, Jason Israel, Marion Blache, Oliver Denton, Stept Studios

Ultra-runner Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Continuing to shatter records, in 2023 she became the first person ever to wear the Triple Crown of ultra-running, winning three iconic 100+mile races back-to-back in one summer. But who is the team behind Courtney and her remarkable success?

March 8, 2025

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.

Doors open at 6:00 PM.

Date: March 7, 2025 - March 8, 2025

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Fox Theatre -  2215 Broadway Redwood City, CA 94063

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