ShAFF 2021: Snow Films

PLEASE NOTE: The screening at 21:30 on Fri 9 Jul is an outdoor screening taking place at The Peace Gardens.

Broken 7 minutes

After losing his leg to cancer as a young adult, Jon Wilson struggled with the emotions of feeling broken. Challenging himself in the outdoors presented a possible remedy. Today, crutching up and skiing down mountains at night provides a distinct backdrop for Jon to explore, accept, and embrace the idea of “brokenness,” allowing him to find a more sincere, genuine and honest connection with life.

Charge 2 4 minutes

We took five top freeskiers and a World Champion drone pilot to Mustang Powder Cat Skiing in BC for one week. Their instructions: charge as hard as you can. Featuring Stan Rey Leah Evans Alexi Godbout Josh Daiek Drew Petersen

From Avoriaz With Love 3 minutes

Always known for pushing his limits by combining freestyle and speedriding, Valentin Delluc is back at it again—but this time he’s taking on the deserted alpine resort Avoriaz. From the cables of the chairlifts to barrels, keys and wall rides, the French speedrider uses the empty French Alps resort as his own personal playground to pull off some insane tricks he’s never even done before

The Floating Mountain 18 minutes

For several years, BD Athlete Mary McIntyre has been researching a mythical mountain rising out of the Sea of Japan known as Rishiri. Rumored to have 5,000-foot runs from its alpine summit down to the ocean, yet revered for its fierce wind guarding its flanks, Rishiri had remained an elusive objective until just recently. Last winter, Mary teamed up with fellow BD Athlete Parkin Costain, filmmaker Eliel Hindert, and photographer Garrett Grove, and traveled to the floating mountain of Rishiri.

Elbrus 3 minutes

As Covid-19 clears the streets of San Francisco, we find solitude amongst the concrete jungle. This film documents the emptiness throughout San Francisco during Covid-19, using skateboarding as the catalyst.

Metanoia 22 minutes

„metanoia“ – by Mountain Tribe Before exit restrictions and bans on contacts should dominate the news in March 2020, the Mountain Tribe Crew embarks on a ski touring adventure in the Ötztal Alps. An old customs hut on the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road, which is closed in winter, serves as accommodation. The pandemic situation is worsening faster than expected. The initially euphoric mood fades and an inner tension spreads among freeriders. After extensive contact with the valley, relatives and the police, the decision is made to end the film project early. However, the quarantined Ötztal and the applicable restrictions make it difficult to travel home. Title: metanoia Definition: Journey of changing one’s opinion on certain things; change of mind Director: Flo Gassner & Paul Schweller Producer: Flo Gassner & Vali Werner-Tutschku Camera: Paul Schweller Year of production: 2020 Riders: Flo Gassner, Vali Werner-Tutschku, Martin Kogler, Andi Jenewein Location: Ötztal, Tyrol, Austria Duration: 22‘

Skivas 17 minutes

Skivas is a short 12 minutes movie project by Coline Ballet-Baz. After many years competing, Coline wanted to go back to what made her excited for freesking at the beginning : friendship, freedom and constant discovery. Through this movie, Coline wants to show that freeski is more than just a sport, it’s a lifestyle, an art. 10 women with a collective purpose to show that women can now performed in action sports. 10 of the best women skier and snowboarders on the planet meet during the 2020 winter over the world and perform in all type of environment. From the streets of Quebec to the big mountains of Chamonix through the backcountry in la Rosière, performance is a must.

Turn Of Mind 18 minutes

"Going up on a splitboard, slow by nature, you start to gaze around. With not much to do, your mind wanders freely.” Intrigued by a deep connection with nature, Patagonia ambassador Nicholas Wolken spent time in the Swiss mountains with his splitboard, good friends and an open mind. He shares his story in Patagonia's new film: Turn of Mind.