VIMFF World Tour is returning to Bragg Creek on Sept 16th, 2023
Bragg Creek Community Centre - 23 White Ave Bragg Creek, Alberta
Doors Open at 6pm - Show Starts at 7pm - Show Ends 10pm-ish
Bragg Creek Community Centre - 23 White Ave Bragg Creek, Alberta
Doors Open at 6pm - Show Starts at 7pm - Show Ends 10pm-ish
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Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Inspire, scare, thrill and warm your heart with unique award-winning and favourite short outdoor films, chronicle life altering experiences and cultures from all corners of the globe. Ranging from 2min to 23min, the films follow adventurers as they conquer impossible feats, endure heart wrenching losses, or open their hearts to help a cause. Come spend an evening clinging to a cliff face without risking a broken nail.
Kids are Welcome to Attend! (parental discretion advised for occasional coarse language)
2023 Film Program
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WOLF WITH SAM FAVRET 5 mins | FranceEverything is back to normal… But why do we feel that we’ve lost something? Wolf is a feeling, about mountains and skiing. WOLF is the sequel to the successful FLOW. Made during the pandemic in Chamonix, WOLF makes us think about what was good last winter.
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GEORGIA ASTLE: Flip the Switch 3 mins | Canada
Georgia Astle explores some of British Columbia’s most striking landscapes, on a search for terrain to push her riding, inspired by a rising tide of female freeriders around the world.
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MUSHER 16 mins | NorwayYou can't explain how the wind touches you, how the vitalness from the dogs affects you, how the smells are, how the view is. All of that you have to experience in order to feel.
Brage Nilsen Jæger fights to get his team of dogs – and himself – ready to compete in “Finnmarksløpet”, Europe’s toughest dog sled race. |
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RENAISSANCE 5 mins | Canada
A burned-out ballet dancer rekindles her love of movement and dance when she discovers a new passion - climbing. Winner of Best Short Film 2023!
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WRITE YOUR LINE 3 mins | FranceAs 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. This descent will go viral on the internet, provoking the craze of future generations, all curious to see it.
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THE ILLNESS 23 mins | United States
This adventure documentary follows a blue-collar crew of Appalachian adventure seekers deep into the mountains as they climb, talk shit, fish for their dinner, and try to use their single-pitch skills to summit a 1,300ft rock face. Their main objective is to free an old aid route first established over 30 years ago, but will they succeed? Will they be strong enough? Will they be struck by lightning? One thing is for sure, they’ve been infected with “the illness!”
FUEL 6 mins | United States
Madison Rose Ostergren has been encouraged to fit into certain molds her entire life. Now, as she comes to the stage of professional big mountain skiing, she is determined to show up as her true, authentic self and learn how to embrace her own personality in a world that often convinces individuals to fit into certain boxes.
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TEMPO II. Movements in Jungle 6 mins | BrazilA conceptual exploration of the shared feelings between music and mountains — Tempo II. Movements in Jungle is set in the world’s largest urban jungle, exploring styles of Brazilian drumming and trail running.
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North Shore Betty 12 mins | CanadaThe misty forests above North Vancouver, British Columbia are hallowed ground for mountain biking, a place so harrowing it’s influenced every aspect of the sport for over 30 years. It’s also where Betty Birrell, at age 45, picked up mountain biking after a career as a mountaineer and professional windsurfer. Three decades later, the single mother is a role model for her son, her friends and anyone she’s met along the way —and proof that you’re never too old to send.
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WALKING ON CLOUDS 7 mins | BrazilThis 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.
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CONTINUUM 2 mins | CanadaEverything is connected. Each ride is an extension of the one before. Each reentry is a transition to the next launch. Each experience builds on one another toward a flow state of endless progression. Only the settings and perspectives change along this continuum. Winner of Best BC Film 2023!
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NEW WAY UP 24 mins | Pakistan
Gulmit Tower, a technical granite pinnacle that has never been summited. Previous teams often failed because the highly glaciated terrain makes the approach by foot long and treacherous. Fabi Buhl and Will Sim, have a new idea. They plan to harness the power of the sky and use paragliders to fly over the glaciated terrain, reaching the base of the climb in hours, not days.
A huge thank-you to our past Sponsors!
With your help we were able to raise $3,855.28 in 2019, to put towards
trail maintenance and development in West Bragg and Moose Mountain area!