Program 2
Thursday, October 15 / Live @ 7pm (MT)
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SUPERBLOOM
UNNUR
DIRECTORS | Anya Miller Berg & Anne Cleary
DIRECTOR | Chris Burkard
(USA, 3 min)
(USA, Iceland, 17 min)
Today, images of the outdoors are focused on how people look, their gender, and what they are wearing while outdoors. But how we feel out there seems more important. Colors zooming by. Nature as our second skin. Confetti leaves and trail parties, cake snacks and hard laughs. Superbloom envisions our shared technicolor experience in the outdoors. This is where buds grow.
Elli Thor is an Icelandic photographer, surfer, and former kayaker. A decade ago Elli nearly drowned under a waterfall while kayaking a challenging Icelandic river. The near death experience became a catalyst for personal growth and his professional career. After walking away from kayaking, a newfound passion for surfing and the birth of his daughter Unnur gave him a new perspective worth living for.
BANKING ON BAILEY
HERE WE STAND
DIRECTOR | Tim Kemple
DIRECTOR | Chris Cresci
(USA, 9 min)
(USA, 11 min)
Banks, Idaho is home to 17 hearty residents; including Ryan Bailey, a white-water kayaker, former wildland firefighter, and unofficial Mayor of the town. Situated at the confluence of the North and South Fork of the Payette, Banks means something if you’re a kayaker - the same way that the North Shore of Hawaii means something to surfers, or Yosemite means something to climbers. Growing up, the river terrified Ryan, but it kept calling him. Twenty-one years after his first competition in Banks he continues to live his life unapologetically - as he’s not concerned about “what’s next”, but rather “what’s right now”.
For generations, conservation has been about keeping people out of places. By partnering with Save the Redwoods League and Teresa Baker, Here We Stand explores what the future of conversation looks like through inclusion and access, even to those who are normally in the margins.
