Junebug Posted April 21, 2004 Posted April 21, 2004 I've still got a few tickets to this weekends Telluride film festival for April 25th at 7 PM in Bellevue at BCC for $10. I don't have any left for the UW showing on April 24th, although I think they'll sell them at the door for $12.50. Let me know if you are interested in the BCC show and I'll get them to you. Here are the movies being shown below: MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR APRIL 24 - UW HUB - SEATTLE SHOW #1: Total running film time: 126 minutes (FILMS WILL NOT BE SHOWN IN THIS ORDER) # OPENING SHORT #1 4 min # POST-INTERMISSION INTRO 4 min # RIVER RUNNERS OF THE GRAND CANYON 8 min (rivers/archival/humor) # TSAATAN 26 min (culture/environment) # SACRED WAVE 26 min (surfing/windsurfing) # MONTY PYTHON: HAIRDRESSER?S EXPED. TO EVEREST 4 min (mountaineering/humor) # I MADE IT 40 min (mountaineering) # DIARY OF A FLAGGER 11 min (mountain culture) # A DIOS 5 min (culture) APRIL 25 - BCC - BELLEVUE SHOW #2: Total running film time: 131 minutes (FILMS WILL NOT BE SHOWN IN THIS ORDER) # OPENING SHORT 4 min # POST-INTERMISSION INTRO 4 min # UNIZABA 11 min (unicycling) # BALANCE 7 min (culture) # POROROCA 26 min (surfing) # THE BEAST WITHIN 45 min (culture/urban sports) # EASTERN TIDE & BISCUIT 24 min (climbing) # FULTON?S WHAT DO YOU THINK 4 min (enviro) # YOU FORGOT YOUR SHOE 4 min (culture) extras # ENDURING SPIRIT 5 min # RIVERSENSE 30 min # CAGED BIRDS 4 min # THE JANITOR 4 min # DIRT 4 min Film Descriptions RIVER RUNNERS OF THE GRAND CANYON Don Briggs No one knows more about Grand Canyon history than river runner/filmmaker Don Briggs*two vignettes, archival footage from the 1800s to the 1950s, that follow two whacky and somewhat successful trips down the Grand Canyon by unconventional means. (US, 2003 festival, 8 min) EASTERN TIDE Todd Foster Bouldering is all the rage in the climbing world currently, and previously ignored terrain everywhere is now getting intense scrutiny as a possible climb. The climbers of Nova Scotia, living in a bouldering Mecca, have extensively developed seaside and inland areas. Braving the tides and venturing into the bug-infested woods, this small but tight community of climbers demonstrates why the modern bouldering scene has grown so rapidly and has such fervent adherents. (Canada, 2003 festival, 22 min) POROROCA Joachim Hellinger "In the ocean a good wave might last 30 seconds; but the pororoca, you can surf several minutes." - Carlos Burle This is the story of a mystic expedition deep into the heart of the Amazon jungle to ride a strange tidal wave hundreds of kilometers from the ocean ? the most exotic surf trip ever. With the dry season drawing to a close and the full moon setting in the West, an unusual natural phenomenon creates a great roar, know as poroc poroc in the native Tupi Indian dialect, that can be heard throughout the Amazon?s many mouths. With that river?s seaward flow at a minimum, twice a year huge Atlantic tides hurl the water straight back with a devastating fury. Ross Clarke-Jones, winner of the Hawaii "Eddie Aiku," the most prestigious event in surfing, joins Carlos Burle, Brazilian winner of the Reef Big Wave World Championship, and others to see if these big waves can be ridden. (Germany, 2003 festival, 26 min) THE UNCONQUERABLE SUMMIT Anatoli Bukreev did not ask for either celebrity or notoriety, but they both found him. An integral player in the INTO THIN AIR disaster on Everest in 1996, Anatoli was both praised and damned for his actions that day. The debate continues still, but Anatoli did not let it slow him down. One of the strongest climbers ever, he continued to climb at the very pinnacle of the sport, meeting an untimely end on Annapurna on Christmas day, 1997. Here is a side of Anatoli that most of us have never seen, and we come away with a fresh appreciation for the dedication and selflessness he brought to life in the mountains. (Russia, 2003 festival, 40 min) I MADE IT Fredrik Blomquist Amid all the craziness generated by the recent Everest hysteria, Sweden?s Goran Kropp, had a simpler approach. Figure what you need to climb Everest alone, lay it out in the kitchen, strap it on to your bike, ride across Europe and Asia and go climb the mountain. This disarming tale, one man?s determination "to do it my way," is at the core of a very human approach to adventure. Perfectly photographed and charmingly told. Kropp won over our hearts when he visited us at MountainFilm in Telluride, and his untimely death in 2002 inspired us to bring back his story on Tour. (Sweden, 2003 Festival, 46 min.) TSAATAN: THE REINDEER RIDERS "As long as there are reindeer, there will be Tsaatan." Frederic Fougea presents a film by Jacques Malaterre, an exquisite glimpse into the lives of the Tsaatan clan who tend their herds of reindeer in the Sa*an Mountains of Mongolia. (France, 26 min) DIARY OF A FLAGGER Barry Smith We?ve all seen them standing in the hot sun, guarding road crews, staring past traffic that zooms by a foot away. What do they think about? This particular flagger finds a whole array of diversions to pass the hours, in the process giving us a new way to think about the flaggers as we drive past them. (US, 2003 festival, 11 min.) A D*OS Jean-St*phane Sauvaire A filmmaker follows a young boy as he wanders the streets of his neighborhood in Colombia with an old TV ? a wordless commentary on the influence of television on the cultures of today set to the rhythmic melodies of Los Hermanos Zuleta. You will never look at your television in the same way again. (France, 5 min) UNIZABA ova Scotia, living in a bouldering Sean White One-wheel master Kris Holm cycles down Mexico?s highest volcano and through the streets of Mexico City, into the most unlikely places. (Canada, 11 min) 1 GIANT LEAP Jamie Catto & Duncan Bridgeman When Neil Armstrong placed a foot on the moon and uttered his famous "one giant leap:" phrase, he didn?t imagine how far two talented young Brits, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman, might one day run with it. The two musicians set upon a global odyssey, wending their way through five continents of music and making a searing, jubilant, and original film. Parts of this international project, which looks at the juxtaposition of music, culture, politics, and values, may include pieces on "Money," "Time" and "Blasphemy," each approximately 15 minutes in length. (US/UK, 2003 festival, 12-15 min excerpts) THE BEAST WITHIN (Best Independent Documentary, MOUNTAINFILM 2003) Joshua Davis and Joanna Silber The credo of many adventurers is, "Why bother if success is assured?" This thought must have occurred to Josh Davis when he decided to augment his writing career with a stint on the professional arm-wrestling circuit. Depending on your definition of success, such as victory or survival, Davis releases his beast within and interestingly finds himself between Alice in Wonderland and the Incredible Hulk. (United States, 45 min.) YOU FORGOT YOUR SHOE (part of "Spotlights on Massacre") Pavel Lounguine A young Russian boy wants to buy a pair of shoes, but his mother cannot justify the price until a former soldier intervenes. (Russia, 2003 festival, 3 min.) AKI?S STORY Josh Peace In spite of the nominal end of the Khmer Rouge?s genocidal regime, the devastation of Cambodia continues to this day in the form of land mines still buried in the ground. Deadly decades after their placement, these mines are still a lethal threat until they are removed or blown up. Driven by contrition at his multiple conscriptions into various armies, during which he placed mines himself, Aki Ra has dedicated his life to the removal of every remaining land mine from Cambodian soil. An astoundingly courageous man, he displays an unswerving commitment to the reparation of his country and its people. (Canada, 2003 festival, 12 min) FULTON?S WHAT DO YOU THINK? Robert Fulton In a mere four minutes, pilot Robert Fulton provokes us to seriously consider the world?s population, environmental health, and the future that lies ahead, forcing us to ask ourselves, Really, What do we think? (USA, 4 min)
Recommended Posts