Banff Film Festival

Mountain biker descends a peak in the Dolomite Mountains

Banff Film Festival

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival

April 28–29, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | McDonald Theatre (1010 Willamette Street, Eugene)

Ticket costs: UO students $18 pre-sale, $20 at the door; community members $20 pre-sale, $22 at the door.

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 31, online and at local sponsors (Eugene Gear Traders and REI).

Purchase tickets for Monday, April 28  |  Purchase tickets for Tuesday, April 29 
(fees apply when buying online)

Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and show starts at 7:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the UO Outdoor Program

2025 Film Program Descriptions

Tandem kayakers paddle down a river canyon

Source: Canyon Chorus


Skier jumps in the air

Source: Home from Home


PLAYLIST: MONDAY, APRIL 28

The Streif

2024, Austria, 3 minutes
Advisory: None

Fabio Wibmer is back on snow. This time crashing the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world—the Streif.

The Last Observers

2024, USA, 24 minutes
Advisory: None

For decades, every third hour around the clock, every day of the year, Karin Persson and Lennart Karlsson have gone outside to observe and record the weather. At one of the last manual weather stations on the planet, there are no days off.

River Mamma

2023, USA, 11 minutes
Advisory: Coarse language

River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom, and her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has no interest in rivers at all.

Ian

2024, Australia, 8 minutes
Advisory: None

Meet 72-year-old Australian climber Ian Elliott. Ian's extraordinary climbing ability defies age stereotypes, showcasing his resilience and challenging societal perceptions.

109 Below

2023, USA, 14 minutes
Advisory: None

109 Below tells a tale of resilience and grit when elite rescue volunteers go out of their way to save the lives of strangers.

A Team Sport

2024, USA, 16 minutes
Advisory: None

Ultra-runner Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Continuing to shatter records, in 2023 she became the first person ever to wear the Triple Crown of ultra-running, winning three iconic 100+mile races back-to-back in one summer. But who is the team behind Courtney and her remarkable success?

Footprints on Katmai

2023, USA, 22 minutes
Advisory: None

Following his grandmother's footsteps to one of the most remote and bear-strewn beaches in Alaska, painter Max Romey discovers that an ocean of problems is closer to home than he could have imagined.

2 Legs is 2 Easy

2024, USA, 8 minutes
Advisory: None

Steve Karczewski was born with bone cancer in his left leg and has never known what it is like to have two legs, but that hasn’t prevented him from doing anything and everything he’s ever wanted as an outdoor athlete.

Canyon Chorus

2024, USA, 17 minutes
Advisory: Coarse language

Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, Utah, Mikah Meyer, a world-record traveler and LGBTQ+ advocate and his friends reflect on their stories and the power of mentorship within the queer community.

Soul Flyers: The Longest Line

2022, France, 5 minutes
Advisory: None

Fred Fugen, Vincent Cotte, and Aurélien Chatard perform the longest terrain-flying wingsuit line in history, traveling an incredible 7.5km over the stunning landscape of Mont Blanc. The trio jump in formation from a helicopter just above the summit, passing mountaineers, glaciers, ice cracks, and cliffs as they speed their way to a world record in just 3:05.

PLAYLIST: TUESDAY, APRIL 29

Sliding

2024, US Virgin Islands, 4 minutes
Advisory: None

A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.

Cone People

2024, USA, 12 minutes
Advisory: None

Unsung climate heroes who steal from squirrels to rebuild our forests ignite hope for rural communities and the fight against climate change.

Home from Home

2024, USA, 8 minutes
Advisory: None

A glimpse into the lives and hearts of some of the best Japanese free ride skiers in the world. Home from Home explores the intersection between Japanese athletes and the natural world.

Dolomites

2024, France, 33 minutes
Advisory: None

Mountain biking free solo and more... Kilian Bron and his team take you on a thrilling and history-rich adventure, riding the steepest trails of the Dolomites.

Wolf of Wingsuit

2024, Australia, 4 minutes
Advisory: None

The beautiful and towering mountains of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, are a paradise for BASE jumpers and wingsuit professionals seeking thrills during the off-season. Avalon, an American wingsuit pilot, and a Filipino-Australian documentary filmmaker unite to capture Avalon's audacious quest to leap from the mountainside as many times as humanly possible.

Undammed

2024, USA, 17 minutes
Advisory: None

After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.

House of Bliss

2024, Iceland, 9 minutes
Advisory: Coarse language

House of Bliss (Saeluhus) documents the making of a shelter situated somewhere on the border of reality and imagination. A private world of contemplation and quiet relief from the outside world.

Jamrock: The Birth of Jamaican Rock Climbing

2024, USA, 17 minutes
Advisory: None

Kai Lightner, a 12-time national US climbing champion and the visionary founder of "Climb for Change," embarks on a transformative mission into the heart of Jamaica's emerging climbing community, where passion and determination thrive despite limited resources and recognition.

Welcome to the Pit

2024, Canada, 15 minutes
Advisory: Coarse language

In 2011, Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding, he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife’s first and only rope tow.