VIMFF logo black mobile
IN-PERSON
Show Over

with Sarah Hueniken

Presented By

Wednesday Mar 4 / 2026

Speaker

Show Genres:

  • Adventure
  • Canadian
  • Climbing
  • Diversity
  • Women

Beyond summits, climbing journeys that explore identity, partnership, and inner terrain

A night that pairs films with a live presentation from Sarah Hueniken. Together, the stories explore partnership, self-reflection, and moments where climbing becomes a space for questioning identity rather than chasing achievement.

Show Details

Wednesday Mar 4 / 2026
6:00pm
7:50pm
Doors: 5:30pm

Purchase Tickets

Make it a full evening of adventure and save!

Wednesday Mar 4 / 2026
8:30pm

A Decathlon pop-up will be on site with a table showcasing and selling their gear. Enjoy 15% off all products, with a focus on hiking and trekking essentials—perfect for your next adventure.

Presentation:

Q&A with Sarah Hueniken

Join ACMG Alpine Guide and lifelong mountain athlete Sarah Hueniken for a candid post-screening conversation about aging, partnership, and pushing limits, as she reflects on climbing past 50 alongside Ines Papert, balancing elite alpinism with mentorship, grief work through the Mountain Muskox Program, and her advocacy with Avalanche Canada.

Speaker

Sarah Hueniken

ACMG Mountain Guide

A candid post-screening Q&A with Sarah Hueniken on partnership, aging, resilience, and pushing limits in the mountains.

Films

Climbing Through

Advisory: Coarse language, Parental Guidance

10 mins |
US |
2025
When obligations swirl endlessly, climbing high above the ground becomes a way to slow down and reconnect with the present.

Fifty-Fifty

Advisory: Coarse language, Parental Guidance

10 mins |
Canada |
2025
Renowned alpinists Ines Papert and Sarah Hueniken push past perceived limits and the age of 50.

Hello Beautiful

Best BC Film 2026
North American Premiere
13 mins |
Canada |
2025
When Alannah Yip is faced with a life-changing condition, she's forced to re-evaluate what beauty, identity and self-worth truly mean.

Push the Lines

Advisory: Coarse language, Parental Guidance

30 mins |
US |
2025
Three friends mix climb the Diamond in Winter by any means necessary.
  • Arcteryx_VIMFF_sidebar
  • VIMFF Partner R&B Brewing
  • Share The VIMFF

    Sharing our festival will help us grow and get important film content to new viewers!

    Other Recommended Shows

    VIMFF VIMFF Opening Night Adventures x
    IN-PERSON
    Sold Out
    Show Over
    Centennial Theatre
    Friday Feb 27 / 2026
    7:00pm

    Films from home and afar, punishing peaks, dramatic descents, plus moments to ponder the world around us.

    Opening Night brings audiences together for a shared start to the festival, featuring a dynamic mix of films that move between challenge, humour, and human connection. It’s a fan-favourite evening designed to be experienced in the room, together, as VIMFF 2026 begins.
    VIMFF Climbing Free with Lynn Hill x
    IN-PERSON
    Sold Out
    Show Over
    Centennial Theatre
    Saturday Feb 28 / 2026
    7:00pm

    Big Wall climbing stories that will inspire, excite and ignite!

    This special climbing night pairs films with a live presentation from Lynn Hill, one of the most influential climbers in history. Together, the stories explore big walls, family, competition, and a career that reshaped what was thought achievable in climbing.
    VIMFF Ski and snow show x
    IN-PERSON
    Show Over
    Centennial Theatre
    Sunday Mar 1 / 2026
    7:00pm

    A fan-favourite show packed with raw emotion, deep winter, and unforgettable stories.

    A high-energy snowsports night featuring skiing, riding, and winter travel. These films move between humour, hardship, partnership, and ambition, capturing the many ways people engage with winter and why they keep returning to snow-covered mountains.
    Shopping cart0
    There are no products in the cart!
    Continue shopping
    0
    ;