The 4th Annual Boulder Adventure Film Festival - November 6, 7 and 8th in Boulder, Colorado
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The 4th Annual Boulder Adventure Film Festival takes place November 6, 7 and 8th in Boulder, Colorado. The Adventure Film Festival is the international arena for the best and most inspiring independent adventure films. The Festival takes place at a selection of venues in downtown Boulder including the historic Boulder Theater, the B-side Lounge on 14th Street, Neptune Mountaineering and the Patagonia Store.
For 2008, the Adventure Film selection committee has awarded more than 38 films from over 190 entries on surfing, climbing, biking, skiing, exploration and beyond. Included in this selection is the Environmental Film Series as well as Student Adventure Films. These films tackle topics as broad as melting ice caps and polar bears to native land rights and clean water yet maintain a distinct theme of adventure. The festival features three days of motion pictures starting on Thursday the 6th and lasting into the night for an after-party on Saturday the 8th.
The festival weekend kicks off with a one of a kind Outdoor Filmmakers Workshop on Thursday, Nov 6th at 6pm at the B-side on 14th Street. The Adventure Film Filmmakers Workshop is designed to tune the audience in to making outdoor films of their own. Four top outdoor filmmakers will lead discussions and flow through equipment and techniques. Immediately following the panel discussion, we’ll roll into the meat of the festival: three days of award winning films and filmmakers. via
View the 2008 schedule of events (jpg) or the complete program (pdf)
The Sharp End Directed by Peter Mortimer
The sharp end is the lead end of a climbing rope–the end with the greatest risk… and reward. THE SHARP END is an adrenaline-soaked journey up the world’s most challenging walls. Play a clip from The Sharp End
Sharkwater BY Rob Stewart
“I needed to know why people were killing sharks… So I embarked on a journey that would change my life… forever.” For Stewart, exploring sharks began as an adventure that became a beautiful and dangerous journey. Play a clip from Sharkwater
Conflict Tiger By Sasha Snow
Tigers are in grave danger. As habitat disappears, the increase of encounters between beast and man are inevitable. This film takes us to the forests of the Russian Far East and challenges the cosy illusions of the “big cat.” Play a clip from Conflict Tiger
Indulgence: 1000 Miles Under The Colorado Sky by Brennan Galloway and Alex Nichols
Indulgence features ultra-marathon phenom Anton Krupicka as he trains in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California during the summer of 2007. The film reflects Anton’s approach to life, running and his continued pursuit of minimalist ideals. Play a clip from Indulgence
Sliding Liberia by Britton Caillouette and Nicholai Lidow
Combining a classic surf aesthetic with a social documentary ethos, SLIDING LIBERIA reverses basic assumptions and gives voice to the people who live in the surfer’s paradise. Follow four young surfers traveling war-torn Liberia. Play a clip from Sliding Liberia
Klunkerz! by Billy Savage
Long ago, enthusiasts rode modified pre-WWII bikes down Marin’s Mount Tamalpais. These hefty steeds were affectionately known as Klunkerz. This story tells how Klunkerz became a billion dollar industry and an Olympic event. Play a clip from Kunkerz
A Land Out of Time BY Mark Harvey
The Bush/Cheney Administration promoted the biggest public land grab in American history. A LAND OUT OF TIME tells us how a hundred thousand oil and gas wells have already been drilled and plans are underway for more. Play a clip from Land Out of Time
ARMED FOR THE CHALLENGE By Patricia Thio
Willie Stewart lost an arm 25 years ago. The teen went from wrestling champ to amputee. Faced with rehab, depression, and discrimination, Willie entered the darkest period of his life. What he accomplished after is the real story…Play a clip from Armed For The Challenge
Recycled Life BY Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
Oscar nominated, this sobering, haunting work, centers on the Guatemala City Garbage Dump, Central America’s most toxic landfill. In this “living hell,” thousands have lived, worked, and existed ENTIRELY IN THE DUMP for several generations. Play a clip from Recycled Life
Fridays at the Farm by Richard Power Hoffmann
Compiled from 20,000 still images, this essay meditates on a blossoming family and community. The filmmaker decides to join a local organic farm. He moves from passive observer to active participant. Play a clip from Fridays at the Farm
Conviction by Brenda Truelson Fox
Conviction tells the story of a symbolic act of disarmament by three Roman Catholic nuns when the US was preparing for war in Iraq. Their protest of America’s own weapons of mass distruction at the Minuteman III site in Colorado resulted in a legal battle in which they were charged with sabotoge, likened to terrorists, and also voted “bad ass criminals for 2003″. Play a clip from Conviction