TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE UNTIL 3 PM FRIDAY, APRIL 8.
TICKETS (IF AVAILABLE) CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR
BEGINNING AT 6 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 9 OR AT THE FRIDAY, APRIL 8 SCREENING.

Each year in November, The Banff Centre hosts the Banff Mountain Film Festival, celebrating the spirit of adventure and mountains! The top films from that festival go on tour, and Chippewa Nature Center is proud to host one of the stops on the World Tour. See some of the best mountain films of 2015 featuring the people who live, play and enjoy those areas through high adventure, humor and a love for the out-of-doors! Once again, CNC will host two screenings of the films! Each screening will feature different sets of films, chosen specifically for the CNC stop on the World Tour. More

Please refer to individual film descriptions for classification details and suitability of the film content for young people. 

The Important Places Best Short Mountain Film – sponsored by The North Face  (2015, USA, 9 min)  Filmmaker: Gnarly Bay, Forest Woodward  www.gnarlybay.com Classification: General; coarse language  Film Synopsis: Using a mix of old 16mm footage and new visuals, a son rediscovers the necessity of returning to and protecting “the important places” in our lives. © Doug Woodward & Forest Woodward

Women’s Speed Ascent (2015, USA, 4 min)  Filmmakers: Keith Ladzinski, Chris Alstrin  www.3stringspro.com  Classification: Parental Guidance; Coarse language  Film Synopsis: Mayan Smith-Gobat and Libby Sauter knew that the women's speed record for the ascent of The Nose on El Cap was theirs for the taking. Crushing the old record after just a few days of attempts, Mayan and Libby put their names in the record book of the infamous route in the Yosemite National Park. © John Dickey

Pretty Faces (special edit) (2014, USA, 11 min)  Filmmaker: Lynsey Dyer  www.unicornpicnic.com Classification: General; no advisory  Film Synopsis: Celebrate women who thrive in the snow! Follow her as she chases snow, from the time she needs to be lifted onto the chairlift to her first Alaskan dream line and beyond. © Zoya Lynch

The Last Dragons (2014, USA, 10 min)  Filmmakers: Jeremy Monroe, David Herasimtschuk  www.freshwatersillustrated.org Classification: General; no advisory  Film Synopsis: An intimate glimpse at North America's Eastern Hellbender, an ancient salamander as mythical as it is real. And in many waters, myths are all that remain of these sentinel stream-dwellers. © David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated

Paddle for the North (special edit) (2015, New Zealand, 27 min)  Filmmaker: Alexander Behse, Simon Lucas  www.paddleforthenorth.org Classification: Parental Guidance; coarse language  Film Synopsis: On an adventure of a lifetime, six young guys paddle to some of the most remote rivers in North America. It's a 1,500 km, 63- day mission to truly discover the secrets of the north and to show the world why some places are worth preserving before they are changed forever. © Scott Sinton

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Denali (2015, USA, 8 min)  Filmmakers: Ben Moon, Ben Knight  www.benmoon.com Classification: General, no advisory  Film Synopsis: There's no easy way to say goodbye to a friend, especially when they've supported you through your darkest times. A collaboration between Ben Knight, Skip Armstrong and Ben Moon. © Lisa Hensel

unReal (special edit) (2015, USA, 12min)  Filmmaker: Teton Gravity Research  www.tetongravity.com Classification: General; no advisory  Film Synopsis: Imagine a world where you ride the perfect trail perfectly, and sometime snow isn’t the only stuff that falls from the sky. When you spend all of your time at work dreaming about mountain biking, which life is real? © From the film, unReal Tour Edit

Climbing Ice: The Iceland Trifecta (2015, USA, 17 min)  Filmmakers: Chris MacAskill, Anton Lorimer  www.Smugmug.com  Classification: Parental Guidance; coarse language  Film Synopsis: Join award-winning photographer Tim Kemple and ice climbers Klemen Premrl and Rahel Schelb for an expedition to Iceland’s Vatnajökull Glacier to discover new ways to push the boundaries of climbing ice. © Tim Kemple

Eclipse Best Film – Snow Sports – sponsored by Bergans of Norway  (2015, Canada, 31 min)  Filmmaker: Anthony Bonello, Switchback Entertainment  www.switchbackentertainment.com Classification: Parental Guidance; coarse language  Film Synopsis: The odds are low, the risks are high – photographer Reuben Krabbe is determined to capture a photo of a skier in front of the 2015 solar eclipse in Svalbard. But the weather’s bad, the guide is sketchy, the pressure is massive and the skiers just want to ski. © Reuben Krabbe

Nature Rx (2015, USA, 1 min)  Filmmaker: Justin Bogardus  www.nature-rx.org Classification: General; no Advisory  Film Synopsis: Is life a little too mundane or overwhelming? Feeling tired, irritable or stressed out? Maybe Nature Rx is just the ticket. © Dream Tree Films & Productions

Sponsored locally by: Aero Wallcovering & Painting • Alden B. Dow Home & Studio
Great Lakes Loons • Greater Midland Community Center • Little Forks Conservancy • Little Forks Outfitters
Meier Camera Shop • Migizi Economic Development Company • Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy

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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is shown at Bullock Creek Auditorium, 1420 S Badour Rd in Midland. Tickets purchased after April 1 will be held at Will Call.

See the film line-up and buy tickets for Friday, April 8
(Click 'Register' below to buy tickets for Saturday, April 9)