LOCAL LEGENDS & STEEP THRILLS

Thursday, 8:30 PM, Base Camp

This program kicks off the festival with films highlighting the people, places and exciting adventures that remind us of home. This program is free and open to the public.

When Dishwashers Were Kings

Brent Englund

Telluride ski bum culture is in danger. Among other things, it is under attack by a specific strain of gentrification known as Aspenification. We aim to document it before it is gone or rendered unrecognizable, beyond distinction.

(USA, 2022, 3 min.)

Au Naturel

Cody Cirillo

A foot-powered ski journey takes local Cody Cirillo and friends on an adventure to explore the relationship between skiing and the natural world. Filmed on location in British Columbia, Washington and Colorado. KW

(USA, 2022, 8 min.)

Queens Of The Break

Jordyn Romero, Jo Anna Edmison

In Person: Filmmakers

Shot almost entirely on 16mm, Queens of the Break gives credit to the first generation of women in the Santa Barbara Surf Club and their friendship that has spanned over 50 years. —KW (USA, 2023, 7 min.)

World Premiere

Discordance

Cedar Palmer

In Person: Filmmaker

Local filmmaker Cedar Palmer and skier Baker Boyd take to the Southern Hemisphere to showcase the various snow conditions of an Argentinian spring, through the raw sounds and sights of wild Patagonia. KW (USA, 2022, 3 min.)

In-Person World Premiere

A Baffin Vacation

Sarah McNair-Landry, Erik Boomer

Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry set off on a bold, multi-sport, 45-day expedition traveling through the remote landscape of Baffin Island in search of cliffs to climb and unexplored rivers to whitewater kayak. —KW (Canada, USA, 2022, 13 min.)

OFFLINE-CECCE

Julien Caldarone, Félix Le Blanc

In Person: Filmmaker

Alongside the striking landscape of Corsica and told through the eyes of his father, we follow the story of Cecce, an enduro mountain biker who lives a full and expressive life in harmony with the nature around him. KW

(France, 2023, 6 min.)

In-Person World Premiere

Bloom

Kyle Hilken

In Person: Filmmaker and Film Subject

Bloom follows the Schlag family as they navigate the world after losing their father on 9/11, and find connection and healing through the love of skiing that they shared. —KW

(USA, 2022, 15 min.)

Advennture

Sämi Ortlieb, Rob Heule

Although separated by the Atlantic ocean, longtime friends Sämi Ortlieb and Rob Heule find common ground through shared ski experiences from their respective homes in Glarus, Switzerland and Alberta, Canada. KW

(Switzerland, Canada, 2022, 5 min.)

Dancing With The Queen

Jake Burchmore, Luke Mehall

In Person: Filmmaker and Film Subject

Local filmmaker Jake Burchmore chronicles the first ascent of a climb called The Queen, located in Indian Creek, Bears Ears National Monument, which takes climbers Dave Marcinowski and Luke Mehall many long, grueling years to complete. KW

(USA, 2023, 11 min.)

World Premiere

SOMOS

Rafael Pease

Through remarkable imagery of raw and remote environments, the experience of being human in wild places is told by two snowboard mountaineers as they embark on a month-long expedition deep in the Alaskan backcountry. KW

(USA, Chile, 2022, 15 min.)

Colorado Premiere

GEORGIA ASTLE: FLIP THE SWITCH

Scott Secco

Mountain biker Georgia Astle explores what can happen when you’re able to silence your thoughts and put matter over mind to achieve great things. —KW

(Canada, 2023, 3 min.)