BANFF 2025 Friday Night Films
BANFF Mountain Film Festival
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 7:30 PM
Doors Open @ 6:00 PM
Anytime - Utah (Tour Edit)
2024, Canada, 8 minutes
Filmmakers: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Galen Knowles, Ian Dunn, Anthill Films, Red Bull Media House
Advisory: Coarse language
In Utah's rugged, arid landscape, a new era of female freeride mountain biking is born. Follow four trailblazing women as they carve unprecedented lines and push the limits of what is possible.
River Mamma
2023, USA, 11 minutes
Filmmakers: Sarah Hamilton, Sarah Hamilton Film, Ryan Weigman
Advisory: Coarse language
River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom and her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has no interest in rivers at all.
The Bird in My Backyard V2
2024, Canada, 20 minutes
Filmmakers: Ryan Wilkes, CBC, Trochilus Films
Advisory: No advisory
Follow Eric Pittman, a window salesman turned hummingbird expert, as he documents the secret lives of the hummingbirds that nest in his urban backyard.
Dropping Molly
2024, USA, 30 minutes
Filmmakers: Cedar Wright, Cedar Wright Productions
Advisory: Coarse language, mature content
Follow Molly Mitchell's roller coaster journey to climb Crank It, one of Colorado's most dangerous routes. After breaking her back on the climb, Molly must face her rocky mental health and embark on a journey of therapy, self discovery, and growth.
2 Legs is 2 Easy
2024, USA, 7 minutes
Filmmakers: Tamara Susa, BTX Productions
Advisory: No advisory
Steve Karczewski was born with bone cancer in his left leg and has never known what it is like to have two legs, but that hasn't prevented him from doing anything and everything he's ever wanted as an outdoor athlete.
Wolf of Wingsuit
2024, Australia, 4 minutes
Filmmaker: Aaron Garcia
Advisory: No advisory
The beautiful and towering mountains of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, are a paradise for BASE jumpers and wingsuit professionals seeking thrills during the off-season. Avalon, an American wingsuit pilot, and a Filipino-Australian documentary filmmaker unite to capture Avalon's audacious quest to leap from the mountainside as many times as humanly possible.
House Of Bliss
2024, Iceland, 9 minutes
Filmmakers: Elli Thor Magnusson, Ben Weiland, Steve Lewis, 104 Frames
Advisory: Coarse language
House of Bliss (Saeluhus) documents the making of a shelter situated somewhere on the border of reality and imagination. A private world of contemplation and quiet relief from the outside world.
Wild Days (Tour Edit)
2024, France, 50 minutes
Filmmakers: Yohan Guignard, L'Endroit, Pascal Barneville
Advisory: Coarse language
Four friends from Savoie have a crazy idea: 50 days of self-sufficiency in Alaska's Denali massif. Wild Days takes us overland on a grueling journey to a place where time drifts, spirits wander off, and where friendships are created and then tested by commitment.