Chris Rubens was living the dream. As a professional skier, for years he travelled the globe in search of the best skiing, until an expedition to Greenland brought the reality of climate change and his impact into sharp focus. Forced to confront his footprint and values, he takes action, risking his career as an athlete to become an organic farmer in a quest to foster a stronger, more sustainable community and connection to the mountains.
Farming Turns is deeply rooted in British Columbia. It is fabulous to bear witness to Chris’s evolution through professional skiing to partnership with Jesse, fatherhood with Huxley and setting down roots as an organic farmer in Revelstoke with the forest and the snow embracing the produce. Huxley is growing there, fed by the self-same land and water. Beautiful.
– Barry Blanchard, VIMFF 2025 Jury
Anthony is an award winning adventure documentary filmmaker and director with over 15 years of experience. His films have won awards internationally, been distributed by Netflix among other outlets, and viewed over 20 million times online. His style blends high end cinematography with intimate verité to convey the human experience of adventure and the issues facing our planet. Anthony has directed and led teams and expeditions in some of the world’s most remote and challenging locations, from the Himalaya to the Sahara, Arctic to the Andes, all while keeping pace with the athletes he works with.
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