Best Film – Exploration and Adventure – sponsored by MSR
(2014, Scotland, 7 min)
Filmmaker: Stu Thomson
World-renowned trials rider Danny MacAskill is back! Filmed on the stunning Isle of Skye in Scotland, MacAskill returns to his childhood haunt for a new
challenge: riding a mountain bike on the infamous Cuillin Ridge.
Danny MacAskill: The Ridge
Wild Women - Faith Dickey
(2014, UK, 3 min)
Filmmakers: Lukasz Warzecha, Polished Project
Smile and laugh along with slack-liner Faith Dickey as she shows us just how fun life on the line can be.
Tashi and the Monk
(2014, England, 40min)
Filmmakers: Andrew Hinton, Johnny Burke
There’s a brave social experiment taking place on a remote mountaintop in the foothills of the Himalaya. A former Buddhist monk is seeking to transform the lives of abandoned children through love and compassion. Tashi is especially vulnerable as she struggles to make friends, and learns that love can help heal even the saddest memories.
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Best Film – Mountain Culture – sponsored by Helly Hansen
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Afterglow (special edit)
Love in the Tetons
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www.sweetgrass-productions.com
(2013, USA, 9 min)
Filmmakers: Amy Marquis, Dana Romanoff
A former resident of south-central Los Angeles and a park ranger from a family of Mexican-American migrant workers share their vows in Grand Teton National Park. This is not your average wedding video!
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Full version was one of the top films in People’s Choice voting at BMFF
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Tuesday and Thursday Films
(2014, USA, 20 min)
Filmmakers: Steve Engman and John Waller, Uncage the Soul Productions
In 1944, 20-year-old Frank Moore landed on the beaches of Normandy. Now, atthe age of 90, he returns with his wife and son to heal the wounds of his past by fly-fishing the streams he once helped free.
People’s Choice Award at the BMFF Festival – sponsored by Treksta
www.uncagethesoul.com
(2013, UK, 37min)
Filmmaker: Ben Finney and Robb Ellender
Most adventurers who set out to cross the Indian Ocean have some rowing experience. For two blokes from the UK, that seemed like a minor detail, not a death wish.
And Then We Swam
www.benjaminfinney.com/andthenweswam
Parental Unit Warning!! Coarse Language, Nudity
Mending the Line (special edit)
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(2014, USA, 27 min)
Filmmakers: Cedar Wright
Cedar Wright and Alex Honnold are back! This time, a month riding their bikes and climbing desert towers in the American Southwest should be a piece of cake for these fast friends. Or will it?
Radical Reels People’s Choice Award at the BMFF sponsored by Deuter
www.cedarwright.com
Parental Unit Warning!! Coarse Language, Nudity
(2014, USA, 3 min)
Filmmakers: Michael Brown, Nick Waggoner, Zac Ramras,
Sweetgrass Productions
Focus: Skiing
Afterglow turns big mountain skiing on its end, and then turns it upside down again, heading into the night through a wintery glow of trippy technicolor.
www.npexperience.com/#mission
www.pilgrimfilms.com
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Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine
www.jhamtsegatsal.org
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The Films
Wednesday
& the monkey present...
February 17, 18, 19, 2015
Meet Frank Moore... These are the shoulders we stand on...
Jhamtse Gatsal,
Tibetan for “Garden of Love and Compassion,
representative(s) will be on hand Wednesday night
on the mezanine...please visit...this was the monkeys' favorite film at Telluride's Mountainfilm
this past year..
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I met National Geographic Emerging Explorer Juan Martinez and National Park Ranger Vanessa Torres at this past years Telluride Mountainfilm Festival. Juan gave an incredible and inspiring talk about his life growing up in South Central L.A., and the path he's been traveling since.
Good Shoulders...
click the monkey above to check out his National Geo Bio... If you are involved with inner city kids...
at risk kids... or are looking for an inspirational speaker for your school... Juan Martinez.
click the other monkey to visit his webpage...
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A BIG THANK YOU TO THIS YEARS SPONSOR
THE NORTH FACE / BOSTON
CLICK...VISIT!
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