Banff Film Festival celebrates 16th year with the best outdoor action ever seen

Thu, 02/04/2016 - 3:45pm

Story Location:
25 Keelson Drive
Rockport, ME 04856
United States

    ROCKPORT — Every year, for the past 16 years, Maine Sport Outfitters has brought a collection of the best short films of the Banff Mountain Film Festival to the Strom Auditorium at Camden Hills Regional High School. For lovers of extreme outdoor sports and daring filmmaking, this is a treat to have in Camden as the festival is shown in 40 countries across the globe.

    This year’s lineup includes 20 new films spread over two nights, ranging from shorts to longer features and from outdoor superhuman feats to heart-tugging documentaries.

    On Friday, breakout films are sure to include:

    55 Hours in Mexico (9-minute short)

    Fly to Veracruz on a Friday, rent a car, climb the third-highest peak in North America, ski down and return to your desk Monday. How hard could it be?

    And another one that will squeeze your heart is:

    Denali (8-minute short)

    There’s no easy way to say goodbye to a friend, especially when they’ve supported you through your darkest times. This is about a guy who takes his dog on one last trip.

     And on Saturday, films of note include:

    The Last Dragons (10-minute short)

    An intimate glimpse at North America's Eastern Hellbender, an ancient salamander that lives as much in myth as in reality.... and in many waters, myths are all that remain of these sentinel stream-dwellers.

    And another one sure to chill you to the bone is:

    Climbing Ice: The Iceland Trifecta (17-minute short)

    Join award-winning photographer Tim Kemple and ice climbers Klemen Premrl and Rahel Schelb for an expedition to Iceland’s Vatnajökull Glacier to discover new ways to push the boundaries of climbing ice.

    Tickets are for one night’s show are $12 for adults/$5 for students. To see the line up for both nights visit: Banff Film Festival 2016