VIMFF 2023 Films | Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

A Baffin Vacation

12 mins |

Canada

| 2022

Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry embark on a 45 day multi-sport expedition through Baffin Island.

A Crack in the Mountain

BC Premiere

100 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

The future of one of the largest cave passages in the world is at risk when plans to build a cable car emerge.

A Line in the Sand

17 mins |

United States

| 2022

A film documenting a new route bikepacking through Iceland’s rugged and remote interior.

A White Dream

Grand Prize

BC Premiere

53 mins |

France

| 2021

Jérémie Villet explores the extreme Yukon region with the goal of photographing the legendary mountain goat.

adVENNture

5 mins |

Switzerland

| 2022

Two longtime friends bring you a shared ski experience from their respective homes in Glarus (CH) and Alberta (CAN).

Alta

5 mins |

Switzerland

| 2022

The Faction Collective team travels to Alta, Utah for a spring freeskiing session that throws up all styles and conditions of skiing.

Bear Witness: Subarctic

Canadian Premiere

12 mins |

Canada

| 2022

A short film about sea ice loss and its impact on polar bear populations in Canada.

Brave Girl: The Future of Wyoming

Canadian Premiere

8 mins |

United States

| 2022

A 6 year old climber embarks on the longest hike of her life with her mentor, Grandpa Gary.

Bravo Marcel – The Century Climber

22 mins |

Switzerland

| 2022

Still climbing at 99 years of age, Marcel Remy is a unique climbing super hero of our time that shows us that you are never too old to achieve your goals.

Clean Mountains

18 mins |

Netherlands

| 2021

During the pandemic, a famous sherpa family climbs Mount Everest to clean the garbage and restore the holiness.

Continuum

Best BC Film

2 mins |

Canada

| 2021

Brett Rheeder and Harrison Mendel show how the sequence of individual movements are all linked together as a cohesive collection.

Darkest Before Dawn

Canadian Premiere

19 mins |

Belgium

| 2022

Peek into the world of Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee’s authentic, raw process of his first season climbing on Yosemite’s hardest big wall.

A look into the creation of a universal trail design that not only brings flow, speed, and excitement to adaptive and non-adaptive riders alike but also strengthens the bond within the biking community.

Dreaming of a Better Place

8 mins |

Canada

| 2022

The Gostlin family finds solace in the spirit of the mountains and culture of powder skiing, after an unexpected tragedy.

El Gavilán

Canadian Premiere

20 mins |

Mexico

| 2022

Shrouded in mysticism, young gals from Canada try a 9-pitch 5.13 established in the 90s by Jeff Jackson.

Ephemeral

53 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

Follow top climbers Guy Robertson and Greg Boswell in their quest to seek out and climb new winter lines and find out what makes the Scottish winter so special.

Evolution

11 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

Andy’s passion for mountain biking remains strong, despite the uncertainty of a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.

Family Routes

30 mins |

Canada

| 2020

Leanne Robinson and Dwayne Wohlgemuth embarked on a summer-long canoe trip across the Northwest Territories, living off the land with their two young sons.

Free Rider

34 mins |

France

| 2022

A raw and intimate take on so-called "free riders" pushing new boundaries on Alaska's gnarliest spine walls.

Free to Run

31 mins |

United States

| 2022

Ultra runner Stephanie Case organizes an all-women expedition in Afghanistan with Free to Run.

Fuel

6 mins |

United States

| 2021

Madison Rose Ostergren comes to the stage of professional big mountain skiing and is determined to show up as her true, authentic self in a world that often convinces individuals to fit into certain boxes.

Georgia Astle: Flip The Switch

3 mins |

Canada

| 2022

Georgia Astle is on a search for terrain to push her riding, inspired by a rising tide of female freeriders around the world.

Good Medicine

10 mins |

France

| 2022

Six friends embark on a journey of discovery, camaraderie, challenge, and triumph on a uniquely coastal adventure in the remote and breathtaking maze of fjords in North West Norway.

Helambu

BC Premiere

47 mins |

United States

| 2022

A stranger arrives in a remote valley in the Himalayas with hope to break the cycle of exploitation.

High Road

BC Premiere

12 mins |

United States

| 2022

Paralympian Meg Fisher and Jack Berry, a young para athlete, navigate life’s obstacles and create space for the next generation.

I Am Because You Are

World Premiere

17 mins |

Canada

| 2023

Six women of colour set out to the Bugaboos to re-imagine the traditional narrative of mountaineering.

In the Land of Dreamers

44 mins |

Canada

| 2021

In the Land of Dreamers is a story of a 16 million-acre wilderness area in northeast British Columbia called the Muskwa-Kechika.

Inseparable: Ava

Canadian Premiere

10 mins |

United States

| 2022

After learning to surf, 13-year-old Ava now uses her sport as a way to connect with the land, ocean, and her elders.

Inseparable: Skye

BC Premiere

14 mins |

United States

| 2022

Skye Kolealani Razon-Olds founded Kanaka Climbers to bridge the connection between Indigenous members of the islands and modern sports’ culture and advocate for the protection of sacred spaces.

Janwaar

Canadian Premiere

10 mins |

United States

| 2021

Janwaar celebrates a rambunctious group of kids whose lives are transformed when a skatepark is built in their small village in India.

Kumari: A Father’s Dream

Best Mountain Culture Film Presented by the British Columbia Mountaineering Club

32 mins |

United States

| 2022

Deep in rural Nepal, a group of childhood friends from low-caste families have started a trekking guide social enterprise that has transformed their home community of Kumari.

Lil Buddha

9 mins |

United States

| 2022

Lil Buddha chronicles the journey of Lo Phong, a refugee on a quest for freedom and a sense of home.

Malik

BC Premiere

11 mins |

United States

| 2022

Malik Martin and Conrad Anker are from different worlds but they form a friendship and find a shared understanding of life and loss.

Mandatory Gear

Canadian Premiere

16 mins |

United States

| 2022

In Mandatory Gear a team flips the script and competes as a reverse co-ed team in an adventure race to celebrate female empowerment and gender equity in the outdoors.

Mum’s Gone Climbing

Canadian Premiere

22 mins |

Australia

| 2021

Mum’s Gone Climbing is a story of adventure women facing challenges and redefining motherhood.

Musher

16 mins |

Denmark

| 2022

Follow Brage’s fight to get ready to compete in Europe's toughest dog sled race and walk in his parents' path.

MuuxTuu: First of Many Together

12 mins |

Canada

| 2022

The Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Nation are using trail building and mountain biking as a way for their community to connect with nature and to share their culture with visitors.

New Way Up

North American Premiere

24 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

Fabi Buhl and Will Sim, find a new way to get to the base of the climb, Gulmit Tower, in hours, not days by paragliding over glaciated terrain.

Nexus

43 mins |

United States

| 2022

Nexus is a ski film documenting five distinct groups of female skiers, their connection to the mountains and how skiing shapes their relationships.

North Shore Betty

12 mins |

Canada

| 2022

After 30 years on the harrowing and hallowed trails of Southern B.C., Betty Birrell still thinks life is one big playground—and that you're never too old to send.

OUTLIER: Trust

BC Premiere

16 mins |

United States

| 2022

Two women face down the biggest of enemies in the mountains—themselves—as they discover who they are (and who they want to be) on a rugged backcountry ski trip.

PASANG: In the Shadow of Everest

Jury Special Mention

BC Premiere

71 mins |

United States

| 2021

A story of Pasang Lhamu Sherpa’s tragic and inspiring journey to become the first Nepali woman to summit Everest in 1993.

Private Freefall

Canadian Premiere

11 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2021

Private Freefall is the journey of discovery and creation of a dream amongst a team of friends. After multiple recce’s and two days of rigging, all that is left is to jump.

RECIPE

30 mins |

France

| 2022

RECIPE highlights the current level of women's freeskiing, while going deep into the motivations, mindset and sorority needed to push their limits on skis.

Rematriation

Best Environmental Film

67 mins |

Canada

| 2022

Rematriation explores scientific, cultural, economic and sociopolitical perspectives, as citizens fight to protect the last big trees in British Columbia from being felled.

Renaissance

Best Short Film

World Premiere

5 mins |

Canada

| 2022

A ballet dancer finds her true expression through rediscovering her passion for movement in the mountains.

Sea to Summit

30 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

This crew takes on a modern day expedition in Greenland where they kayak 450 km to access an 800m wall rising straight from the Arctic Ocean.

Sea-to-Sky Trail Series: Creating Space

World Premiere

10 mins |

Canada

| 2023

A short film about JoJo Das, a runner, climber, and compassionate individual who has called the Sea-to-Sky home for the past decade.

Sheri

29 mins |

United States

| 2022

Sheri showcases the beautiful story of how one woman and her family revolutionized the outdoor gear industry.

Silent Steward

4 mins |

United States

| 2021

A story that reveals the realities under the snow and inspires us to go the extra mile in preserving the mountains.

Solo

35 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

Solo is the account of one woman's mission to run solo and unsupported across mountain ranges on six continents.

Speed of Sound

Best Mountain Sport Film

North American Premiere

5 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

Speed of Sound is a textured insight into the experience of an unstoppable young woman who won Gold at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics.

Spindrift – The Barry Blanchard Story

BC Premiere

30 mins |

Canada

| 2022

After sustaining a serious major brain injury, alpinist Barry Blanchard reflects on his adventures and reconciles his life in the mountains.

Star In The Sky

World Premiere

18 mins |

Canada

| 2023

A mother nurtures resiliency in her children as they adjust to a life without their father.

Tear Down The City

World Premiere

5 mins |

Canada

| 2022

A merge of classic mountain biking environments with a touch of unique urban riding including the subway to represent an infinite line through the trees and skyscrapers.

Tempo II. Movements in Jungle

6 mins |

United States

| 2022

Set in the world's largest urban jungle, this film explores styles of Brazilian drumming and trail running.

The Approach 2

23 mins |

United States

| 2022

A crew of skiers and snowboarders are reframing snowsports to be more inclusive, lifting each other up on the approach and cheering for each other on the way down.

The Ascension Series – Adam Raja

10 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

A story about Adam Raja, who spent his youth embroiled in gang culture, knife crime, drug and alcohol abuse, until he set foot in the mountains.

The Illness

Canadian Premiere

23 mins |

United States

| 2021

A blue-collar crew of Appalachian adventure seekers go deep into the mountains as they try to use their single-pitch skills to summit a 1,300ft rock face.

The Last Mountain

Best Adventure Film

106 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2021

A story of a mother and son, two of the greatest climbers of all time, died at almost the same age, in the same mountain range, both doing what they loved best.

The Last Ski Maker in Scotland

7 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

The uncertain future of skiing in Scotland has inspired Jamie Kunka to make sustainable skis out of wood.

The Long Wall

21 mins |

United States

| 2022

One Dream. Two Dirtbags. 9000 ft of Climbing in upstate New York at the Great Wall of China route.

The Nine Wheels

22 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2022

A family living life to the fullest. This film is packed with emotion, soul, hope and high power riding scenes!

The Seven Summits of My Neighborhood

World Premiere

19 mins |

United States

| 2022

Brendan Leonard explores the seven highest mountains he can see from his neighborhood, as well as ideas about adventure.

The Squamish Highliners’ Journey

World Premiere

15 mins |

Canada

| 2022

The Squamish Highliners' Journey is all about community and offering insight into the beautiful, supportive, inspiring, love fueled social network that is B.C. highlining.

The Westfjords Way

10 mins |

United States

| 2022

A route dedicated to all those that have explored this unique part of the world via bicycle. Chris and his friends traveled to Iceland and cycled over 1000km (650 miles) through winding fjords and remote villages in the super-scenic northwest corner of the country.

To the Hills & Back

46 mins |

Canada

| 2022

Film by Sherpas Cinema. Dive into the hearts and minds of those who've faced the mountain's fury firsthand, in this gut-punching exploration of the human cost of adventure.

Walking On Clouds

7 mins |

Brazil

| 2022

This short film shows the highline crossing between two air balloons, performed at the end of 2021, in the city of Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, by athlete Rafael Bridi, achieving the highest highline record in the world by the Guinness Book.

Wild Waters

45 mins |

France

| 2022

Nouria Newman prepares to become the first female to run a 100 ft waterfall; we watch her grow from a young, keen Olympic hopeful to one of the greatest kayakers of all time.

WOLF with Sam Favret

North American Premiere

5 mins |

France

| 2022

Everything is back to normal... But why do we feel that we've lost something? Wolf with Sam Favret, it's a feeling about mountains and skiing.

Wood on Water

46 mins |

United Kingdom

| 2020

A 40 day, all girl wilderness canoe tripping adventure that’s spent exploring their surroundings and inner selves, free from mainstream society’s expectations.

Write Your Line

3 mins |

France

| 2021

As a kid, Ben dreams of reaching the level of his favorite athletes, who have become legends today. During his ski descent, he finds himself sharing his ride with the greatest.

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