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 2017 featuring the people who live, play and enjoy those areas through high adventure, humor and a love for the out-of-doors! CNC will host two screenings at Bullock Creek Auditorium, 1420 S Badour Rd in Midland, with different films each night.

     Saturday Film Selections     

Imagination (5 min)
Have you ever been that little kid sitting in the back seat of your parents’ car, wishing you were somewhere else? Photo from the film Imagination ©Jake Dyson

Johanna (4 min)
For freediver Johanna Nordblad diving under the ice provides a surreal, calming environment that helps heal her injuries.

La Casita WIP (7 min)
Two girls from Ecuador have a dream of building their own dirt jumping track in their backyard. So they get to work.

Planet Earth II - Mountain Ibex (Tour Edit) (7 min)
Only a few pioneering animals have what it takes to survive in the world’s highest mountain ranges and they tend to be some of the most elusive and mysterious animals on the planet. Photo from the film: Planet Earth II – Mountain Ibex ©BBC Natural History Unit

DugOut (Tour Edit) (41 min)
Ben and James decide to travel to the Ecuadorian Amazon, live with an indigenous community, learn from them how to build a canoe from scratch, then take that canoe on a journey… What could go wrong?

WHY (7 min)
A crew of Frenchkayakerstravel here to ask the question, “Why? Why do we do this?” Photo from the film: WHY ©Jeremy Bernard

Edges (9 min)
At the ripe old age of 90, Yvonne Dowlen has been ice skating for as long as she can remember. Edges is a celebration of a life lived well.

My Irnik (16 min)
Originally from Montreal, Conor, now the young father helps to pass on the native traditions and ancestral culture to his son, as he learns them himself.

Above the Sea (14 min)
Chris Sharma takes it to the next level while deep-water soloing on the island of Mallorca.

Kilian (14 min)
Join Kilian in his new backyard in Norway as he attempts to ski and run the Seven Summits of Romsdalen in a single day.

Intersection: Micayla Gatto (5 min)
Mountain biker Micayla Gatto takes the viewer into her world as a painter and as an athlete, riding through beautifully created masterpieces where colours come to life and reality blends with art. Photo from the film: Intersection: Micayla Gatto ©Garret Van Swearingen

This marks the 15^th year CNC has hosted the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. It has sold out every year since 2012, and tickets are going fast; advance ticket purchase is highly recommended!

Ages: 15 and up, under 18 w/adult

Please note: Tickets will be issued electronically this year. A link will be provided on your receipt, please click the link to download or print your ticket.