BEST OF CLIMBING SHOW Join us for our online Best of Climbing Show featuring four films including three historic Grand Prize winning films that tell the incredible stories about tackling the unimaginable and sharing the emotional tales of the children of acclaimed alpinists. Plus there will be a live virtual workshop from adventure photographer Corey Rich, and two climbing clinics hosted by Arc'teryx athletes SOUL DEEP | VIMFF 2021 | VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN In the heart of Soulsville in South Memphis, Tennessee, a revolution is happening. And it all starts with climbing. This is the story of Memphis Rox, a climbing gym that has transcended the classic model of business. With a “pay what you can” approach, Memphis Rox is more than a gym, and bigger than climbing. It’s a glimpse into the future, where a climbing gym can become a crucible for

INTO THE CANYON

Directed by Pete McBride and produced by the award-winning team at Insignia Films, INTO THE CANYON is a story of extreme physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship and a meditation on the timeless beauty of this sacred place. It is an urgent warning about the environmental dangers that are placing one of America’s

greatest

PRETTY STRONG ONLINE The Pretty Strong online Canadian Premiere hosted by VIMFF Over the past few weeks, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s crew have been searching for the best way to bring Never Not Collective’s incredible film Pretty Strong to our viewers.. This film was created by an all-women production team and is a climbing tale about women, by women and for everyone.

HORSE TAMER

In the Darhat valley in northern Mongolia, the horses of nomadic tribes are disappearing. Bandits steal horses from their owners, and sell them for a few rubles in Russian slaughterhouses. But Shukhert, a vigilante Darhat horseman, pursues them relentlessly, all the way to the edge of Mongolian taiga, on the border with Siberia. MOTHERLOAD | VIMFF FALL SERIES 2020 Motherload - Featuring the Lynch sisters and Tessa Treadway, Motherload first appears as a comic story about trying to take their kids skiing but it connects on a deeper level with the themes of PIANO TO ZANSKAR ONLINE Piano to Zanskar 2020 VIMFF Best Mountain Culture Film Director: Michal Sulima Origin: UK Duration: 86 minutes. Facing his future in retirement, 65 year old piano tuner Desmond O’Keeffe, decides to take on the most challenging and perilous delivery of his four decade

career.

THE CONDOR & THE EAGLE The Condor And The Eagle. Director – Sophie & Clement Guerra. Year of Production – 2018. Length – 86min. Country of Origin – USA, France, Germany. A special preview screening of The Condor and The Eagle. Including an introduction and Q&A with the film makers. Four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental

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Numinous. Best seen on the big screen, NUMINOUS – a ski film by Dendrite Studios and Kye Petersen. Awed and Attracted. He is one of the most aggressive and talented freeskiers of our age. Born and raised in the BC backcountry, with a bloodline alive with adventure and a style carved from the landscape itself, Kye Petersen is about to

blow the

WILL POWER | CLIMBING SHOW PRESENTED BY ARC'TERYX | VIMFF 2021 Calixte LeBlanc is a filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC and has been working in the film industry since 2015. He started off as a videographer for CBC and then moved on to shoot commercial projects in the Rockies of Alberta. He now works on various commercial, documentary and corporate contracts in the Greater Vancouver Area. BEST OF CLIMBING SHOW Join us for our online Best of Climbing Show featuring four films including three historic Grand Prize winning films that tell the incredible stories about tackling the unimaginable and sharing the emotional tales of the children of acclaimed alpinists. Plus there will be a live virtual workshop from adventure photographer Corey Rich, and two climbing clinics hosted by Arc'teryx athletes SOUL DEEP | VIMFF 2021 | VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN In the heart of Soulsville in South Memphis, Tennessee, a revolution is happening. And it all starts with climbing. This is the story of Memphis Rox, a climbing gym that has transcended the classic model of business. With a “pay what you can” approach, Memphis Rox is more than a gym, and bigger than climbing. It’s a glimpse into the future, where a climbing gym can become a crucible for

INTO THE CANYON

Directed by Pete McBride and produced by the award-winning team at Insignia Films, INTO THE CANYON is a story of extreme physical hardship that stretches the bonds of friendship and a meditation on the timeless beauty of this sacred place. It is an urgent warning about the environmental dangers that are placing one of America’s

greatest

PRETTY STRONG ONLINE The Pretty Strong online Canadian Premiere hosted by VIMFF Over the past few weeks, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s crew have been searching for the best way to bring Never Not Collective’s incredible film Pretty Strong to our viewers.. This film was created by an all-women production team and is a climbing tale about women, by women and for everyone.

HORSE TAMER

In the Darhat valley in northern Mongolia, the horses of nomadic tribes are disappearing. Bandits steal horses from their owners, and sell them for a few rubles in Russian slaughterhouses. But Shukhert, a vigilante Darhat horseman, pursues them relentlessly, all the way to the edge of Mongolian taiga, on the border with Siberia. MOTHERLOAD | VIMFF FALL SERIES 2020 Motherload - Featuring the Lynch sisters and Tessa Treadway, Motherload first appears as a comic story about trying to take their kids skiing but it connects on a deeper level with the themes of PIANO TO ZANSKAR ONLINE Piano to Zanskar 2020 VIMFF Best Mountain Culture Film Director: Michal Sulima Origin: UK Duration: 86 minutes. Facing his future in retirement, 65 year old piano tuner Desmond O’Keeffe, decides to take on the most challenging and perilous delivery of his four decade

career.

THE CONDOR & THE EAGLE The Condor And The Eagle. Director – Sophie & Clement Guerra. Year of Production – 2018. Length – 86min. Country of Origin – USA, France, Germany. A special preview screening of The Condor and The Eagle. Including an introduction and Q&A with the film makers. Four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental

adventure

NUMINOUS - VIMFF

Numinous. Best seen on the big screen, NUMINOUS – a ski film by Dendrite Studios and Kye Petersen. Awed and Attracted. He is one of the most aggressive and talented freeskiers of our age. Born and raised in the BC backcountry, with a bloodline alive with adventure and a style carved from the landscape itself, Kye Petersen is about to

blow the

WILL POWER | CLIMBING SHOW PRESENTED BY ARC'TERYX | VIMFF 2021 Calixte LeBlanc is a filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC and has been working in the film industry since 2015. He started off as a videographer for CBC and then moved on to shoot commercial projects in the Rockies of Alberta. He now works on various commercial, documentary and corporate contracts in the Greater Vancouver Area.

ABOUT - VIMFF

Driven by a passion for film, culture, and the outdoors, the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) Society seeks to advance appreciation of films and film-making while inspiring, informing, and educating the public in these areas. VIMFF achieves its aim by producing film festivals and photo exhibits, and providing a forum for

EXPLORING THE KNOWN

A film by Matt Hollis, it features Estelle Balet, the two time world champion snowboard freerider. Estelle was making this film when she was tragically caught in an avalanche at the age of 21. Featuring many of the world's foremost freeriders, Exploring the Known is BEST OF CLIMBING ONLINE Join us for our online Best of Climbing Show featuring three films including two historic Grand Prize winning films that tell the incredible stories about tackling the unimaginable and sharing the emotional tales of the children of acclaimed alpinists. Plus there will be a live virtual workshop from adventure photographer Corey Rich, and two climbing clinics hosted by Arc'teryx athletes VIMFF PHOTO COMPETITION SALE! We are selling the prints from our past VIMFF Photo Competition Exhibitions that include high-quality copies of great photos at less than half the price that it would normally cost to print them!

FALLING MOUNTAINS

What would you do if your physical environment began falling apart before your eyes? The last three years have been the warmest on record in the European Alps where glaciers are receding at an alarming rate and mountains are crumbling. Can alpine communities adapt economies and livelihoods fast enough to keep pace with this rapid change? EASTBOUND | ADVENTURE SHOW | VIMFF 2021 This film tells the story of Jenny Graham's record-breaking ride around the planet to become not only the first woman to complete the circumnavigation unsupported, but it's also the fastest. Jenny makes her way into the Guinness World Records and shaves 20 days off the

previous record.

PIANO TO ZANSKAR ONLINE Piano to Zanskar 2020 VIMFF Best Mountain Culture Film Director: Michal Sulima Origin: UK Duration: 86 minutes. Facing his future in retirement, 65 year old piano tuner Desmond O’Keeffe, decides to take on the most challenging and perilous delivery of his four decade

career.

WILL POWER | CLIMBING SHOW PRESENTED BY ARC'TERYX | VIMFF 2021 Calixte LeBlanc is a filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC and has been working in the film industry since 2015. He started off as a videographer for CBC and then moved on to shoot commercial projects in the Rockies of Alberta. He now works on various commercial, documentary and corporate contracts in the Greater Vancouver Area. PROTECT THE ARCTIC REFUGE He is an advocate for the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, an area which is sacred to the Gwich’in Nation for providing critical habitat for the Porcupine Caribou herd and is threatened by oil and gas exploration and development. For decades, Gwich’in have been at the forefront to protect the Arctic National

IAN WELSTED

An August in the Alpine: First Ascent Traverses of Waddington and the North Twin. In August 2019, Ian Welsted and his accomplished Scottish partner Simon Richardson Mount Waddington, establishing a new route on the upper mountain. The new route, The Epaulette Ridge, had VIMFF Film Awards 2020 Announced - VIEW WINNING FILMS * No products in the cart.

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TIFFANY MELIUS INTERVIEWS PRETTY STRONG CO-DIRECTOR COLETTE MCINERNEY Local competitive climber Tiffany Melius catches up with Colette McInerney, Co-Director of the film Pretty Strong. Read more to find out the inspiration and stories behind the film. The online Canadian Premiere of Pretty Strong goes live April 17-19, buy

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MEET NICOLE BARRETTE – 2020 FEATURED ARTIST Nicole’s art is a reflection of her experiences. She paints a lot of landscapes; particularly mountains and high alpine places. Nicole has been a rock climber for over ten years and her climbing trips have taken her to some breathtaking

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LESSONS FROM A LIFE IN ADVENTURE PHOTOGRAPHY WITH COREY RICH Corey is a photographer and a director from South Lake Tahoe who has been documenting adventure sports for over three decades. He’s been taking climbing pictures since he was 13 years old, and over the years

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