Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival Live Shows in Sandpoint at the Panida Theater

Schedule

SANDSTONE, FRIDAY PROGRAM

THE STREIF

2024, Austria, Mountain Biking

Advisory: No advisory

Get ready for an intense opener! Fabio Wibmer is back on snow! This time “crashing” the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world: the Streif.

RIVER MOMMA

2023, USA, Rafting

River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom with her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has zero interest in rivers or the river culture of which she grew up in.

109 BELOW (2024 BEST FILM – MOUNTAIN SPORTS)

2023, USA, Mountain Adventure

Advisory: No advisory

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

2023, USA, Mountain Adventure

Advisory: No advisory

The Karakoram 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 Gullich and Kurt Albert, and 13 years after Alex and Thomas Huber’s first free ascent.

WELCOME TO THE PIT

2024, Canada, Skiing, Snowboarding

Advisory: No advisory

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.

DOLOMITES (Tour Edit)

2024, France, Mountain Biking

Advisory: Coarse language

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, Environment

Advisory: No advisory

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.

BASALT, SATURDAY PROGRAM

HOME FROM HOME

2024, USA, Skiing

Advisory: No advisory

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, Wingsuit flying

Advisory: No advisory

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 unit to capture Avalon’s audacious quest to leap from the mountainside as many times as humanly possible.

CANYON CHORUS

2024, USA, Rafting

Advisory: Coarse language

Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, UT, Mikah Meyer, a world-record traveler and his friends reflect on their stories and the power of mentorship.

DROPPING MOLLY

2024, USA, Climbing

Advisory: Coarse language, mature content

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.

ELIOT JACKSON-DROP THE MIC

2024, Canada, Mountain Bike

Advisory: No advisory

Eliot Jackson has sneaky superpowers. He is on the of the most badass riders to ever scrub-whip a mountain bike.

THE BIRD IN MY BACKYARD (2024 BEST SHORT FILM)

2024, Canada, Culture

Advisory: No advisory

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, Adventure

Advisory: Course language

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.

QUARTZITE, SUNDAY PROGRAM

ANYTIME – SWITZERLAND (TOUR EDIT)

2024, Canada, Mountain biking

Advisory: No advisory

Set in the Lenzerheide Bike Park this segment will highlight the fact that good times are at the core of it all. Leaveyour preconceptions behind and join the revolutions as these women prove they’re not just riding – they’re reigning.

JAMROCK: THE BIRTH OF JAMAICAN ROCK CLIMBING

2024, USA, Rock climbing

Advisory: No advisory

Kai Lightner, a 12 time national US climbing champion 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, Adventure snowboarding

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 line of the white continent.

THE SMOKE THAT THUNDERS (2024 CRATIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD)

2024, Canada, Kayak

Advisory: No advisory

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)

Culture

Advisory: No advisory

For decades, 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, climbing, alpine adventure

Advisory: Course 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, US Virgin Islands, sledding

Advisory: No advisory

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

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Date: January 17 - 19, 2025

Location: The Panida Theater

300 North 1st Avenue, Sandpoint, ID 83864

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