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EventsBanff CENTRE Mountain Film festival world tour
January 16-17, 2026
Willson Auditorium, Bozeman, MT
Friday, January 16 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) - SOLD OUT
Saturday Matinee, January 17 at 2:30 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.) TICKETS AVAILABLE
Saturday Evening, January 17 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) TICKETS AVAILABLE
*each showing will feature different films.
TICKETS$22 eachSaturday Matinee: $11 for kids 12 & underTickets will be sent your email from EventGroove. Please bring the tickets on your phone or a printed copy to the event.
BUY TICKETSFILM SCHEDULEFriday, January 167 PM
Jaunt
In a stark warehouse office, Justice is weighed down by mounting deadlines and an endless to-do list. But every day, he finds escape ina one-hour ritual that reignites his spirit.
USA, 2025, 4 minDirector: Daniel MitchellProducers: Blk Elk,Neiagha ThomasAdvisory: No advisory
Bridgers
Two Bozeman-based ski patrollers reflect on the rapid changes facing their home and the sport they love. With 50 seasons under hisbelt, Dene Brandt regards the future with an optimism that infects his younger co-worker.
USA, 2025, 12 minDirector: Joseph FletcherProducers: Second Original, Joseph FletcherAdvisory: No advisory
Beyond Parallels
After crossing Canada from North to South in 2021, the adventurers of AKOR expeditions set out on a new challenge: a crossing of theCanadian Far North from West to East, from the Yukon to Baffin Island. A 6,900-kilometer journey by bike, canoe, sailboat, and on foot.
Canada, 2025, 45 minDirectors: Ariane Moisan, Laurent PoliquinProducer: Charlène BrochuAdvisory: Coarse language
One Step Ahead
After losing his leg in an accident, Norwegian skier Bernt Marius gets back to doing what he loves best: skiing big lines in the Sunnmøre Alps.
Canada, 2025, 14 minDirector: Anthony BonelloProducers: Blank Collective Films, Alexi GodboutAdvisory: Coarse language
Trail to Bayanihan
Sam pedals through diverse landscapes in the Philippines, celebrating the joy of biking and the power of community. Riding with local groups like the Baguio crew, she discovers how biking bridges distances, connects cultures, and transforms her search for heritage into a celebration of shared humanity.
Canada, 2025, 22 minDirector: Cat AeppelProducers: Steelhead Marketing, Martin Faubert-SmithAdvisory: No advisory
Reel Rock: Riders on the Storm
Big wall climber Siebe Vanhee enlists Drew Smith and fellow Belgian countrymen Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll to attempt the first free ascent of the elusive Riders on the Storm route on the East Face of Patagonia’s Torre Central.
USA, 2025, 28 minDirector: Josh LowellProducers: Reel Rock, Josh Lowell, Halle JohnsAdvisory: Coarse language; Nudity
SCHEDULE January 17, 2026 SATURDAY Matinée 2:30 pmKids 12 & under get half-price admission to the matinee.
Cold Calls – Japan
Cold Calls is a ski film pieced together through conversations, memories, and whatever the season decided to offer!
USA, 2025, 6 minDirector: Alexi GodboutProducers: Blank Collective Films, Alexi GodboutAdvisory: Coarse language
The Hive Architect
For the last 14 years Matt Somerville has spent the winters creating his log hives before driving around all of England in the summer, erecting them as non-intervention habitats for wild honey bees.
UK, 2025, 12 minDirector: Max WestonProducers: Fera, Sidney HiscoxAdvisory: Coarse language
Best Day Ever
*2025 Best Film: Mountain Sports*2025 Audience Choice AwardBest Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges oftheir disabilities with humour and attitude. Along the way, they embrace the tremendous support, friendship, and joy they find intheir rural Vermont riding community.
USA, 2025, 47 minDirectors: Ben Knight, Berne BroudyProducers: Richmond Mountain Trails, Berne BroudyAdvisory: Coarse language
Deluge
Georgia Astle, Casey Brown, Carson Storch, and Tom van Steenbergen battle the elements.
Canada, 2025, 2 minDirector: Scott SeccoProducers: Scott Secco, Chris KingAdvisory: No advisory
Dissidence
Two unexpected names are emerging on the stage of the climbing World Championships: Ravianto and Raviandi Ramadhan, twinbrothers from Indonesia. With nothing but their own resources, Dissidence retraces their extraordinary journey, from the training walls of Jakarta to a climbing route in Savoie, France.
France, 2025, 34 minDirector: Rama Dio SyahputraProducer: Rama Dio SyahputraAdvisory: No advisory
A Baffin Vacation, Love on Ice
Join adventurers Erik and Sarah on yet another outrageous Baffin Vacation as they kiteski north along the remote coastline of Baffin.Over their 69-day holiday, they ski mountains, climb an epic big wall, and cross a glacier in search of new rivers to whitewater kayak.
Canada, 2025, 26 minDirectors: Rush Sturges, Skip ArmstrongProducers: River Roots, Rush Sturges, Sarah McNair-Landry, Erik BoomerAdvisory: Coarse language; Nudity
SCHEDULE January 17, 2026SATURDAY EVENING - 7pm
Mandala (Tour Edit)
Kilian Bron and his team journey from Kathmandu to Nepal’s remote Dolpo region, navigating dizzying ridgelines and timeless villages.Blending adventure, reflection, and human connection, their ride explores isolation, cultural encounter, and the meaning of responsible travel—capturing the raw essence of explorationin one of the world’s most secluded valleys.
France, 2025, 6 minDirectors: Kilian Bron, Pierre Henni, Valentin BirantProducers: Kilian Bron, Valentin Birant FilmsAdvisory: No advisory
Flow Vision (Tour Edit)
There is something that has always excited Ambroise in Downhill Skateboarding: it’s those moments you experience two or three times in a season or even in your life. He has only experienced this a few times in his life while skating, so he decided to skate the most challenging road in Europe to immerse himself in this mental state — the flow state.
France, 2025, 8 minDirector: Ambroise TrauetProducer: Ambroise TrauetAdvisory: No advisory
Robson
Two world-class ski mountaineers, Christina Lustenberger and Guillaume Pierrel, attempt a daring first descent of Mount Robson’s South Face, retracing the footsteps of alpine pioneers and theweight of a legacy that has challenged generations.
Canada, 2025, 49 minDirector: Philip ForseyProducers: Sherpas Cinema, Malcolm Sangster, Joshua Lavigne, Gabriella Dufour-LéonardAdvisory: Coarse language
Emil & Karl - Little Wheels, Big Mountains (Tour Edit)
Jakob and Konne, two adventurous fathers bring their two year old sons, on a six-day mountain bike tour through the Swiss Alps. From rumbling stomachs and croissant crises to unavoidable tantrums – what begins as an ideal plan quickly turns into a test of patience for all four.
Germany, 2025, 23 minDirector: Holger WimmerProducers: schau ma mal, Holger WimmerAdvisory: Coarse language
Lines
There’s a tense moment before every grand performance where apprehension turns to belief, and preparation meets presentation.We follow the interwoven journey of a skier and a rapper as they individually navigate this moment on stages of their own choosing.
USA, 2025, 9 minDirector: Josh GoldsmithProducers: Uhuru Mountain Collective, Big Giant, Ben Nordal, Josh FolanAdvisory: Coarse language
Old Man Lightning (Tour Edit)
*2025 Best Film: ClimbingThe best climbing, comedy, comeback ever made, with a conservation plight. It will make you laugh and cry and maybe pee yer pants.
USA, 2025, 45 minDirector: Dawn KishProducers: Dawn Kish Photo and Film LLC, Dawn Kish, John ShermanAdvisory: Coarse language; Mature subject matter
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VOLUNTEERVolunteers needed for the film festival.
VolunteerTICKETS$22 each$11 for kids 12 & under at Sat. MatineeTickets will be sent your email from EventGroove. Please bring the tickets on your phone or a printed copy to the event.
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