The Banff Mountain Film Festival tour

[gonzo]

The Banff Mountain Film Festival

in a word..... excellent.

i've been going to this for 12 straight years now.
one of the benefits of living in Salt Lake, the U of U sponsors it every year, for the last 21 years.
last night, about 2,000 people showed up.

i enjoy this more than sundance.
unlike sundance, which is art-sy fart-sy....
this film festival, mostly tells stories.
very compelling stories, the kind of stuff i like, anyway.


this is a good glimpse, right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DHDGv1RR2v4



http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/worldtour/



here's a link to clips of all the movies:
http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/worldtour/films/

the ones i saw last night:
ALL. I. CAN. 'THE SHORT CUT'
CHASING WATER (a favorite)
COLD
ON THE TRAIL OF GENGHIS KHAN: THE LAST FRONTIER (one of the best i've seen in 12 years)
REEL ROCK: SKETCHY ANDY
TOWERS OF THE ENNEDI (the best cinementograpy of the bunch last night)




IF YOU CAN-
GO.

 

[gonzo]

use the large screen button on the utoob

 

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went again last night....
almost better last night, than the first night.

it's gotten so big here, they do 3 nights in a row, before they move on.

 

[gonzo]

well, missed the last night.

but that's cool...
got to see 13 great flicks...