2025 Line Up
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Friday 21st

Talk To Frank
Directed By: Matt Green
5 min
My name is Frank, and I’m a cocker spaniel from Manchester. My story began when I moved in with Maleek, my human. He wasn’t in a great place—having just finished a four-year sentence, he found himself transitioning from one prison to another: the COVID lockdown and a debilitating depression. I gave him no choice; he had to start walking me. One walk led to another, and soon we were running.
Champions of the Golden Valley
Directed By: Ben Sturgulewski
81 min
In the remote mountain villages of Bamyan, Afghanistan, a newfound passion for skiing attracts young athletes from rival ethnic groups to the slopes. Champions of the Golden Valley captures the thrill of a sports rivalry intertwined with a poignant portrait of a community in profound transition -- parallel stories converging to explore what it means to be a champion, in all its forms.
Safe Haven
Directed By: Damien T. Gillis
30 min
Despite decades of clearcut logging, British Columbia is still home to some magnificent ancient forests, whose rich, intricate webs of life have evolved, untouched, since the last ice age. Safe Haven takes audiences on a journey back in time, deep into the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness, with the people working to preserve its rare ecosystems and 2,000 year-old trees.
Wayne McCrory, registered biologist and published author will be introducing this film and hosting a short Q&A!
The Gnar-Whal’s Odyssey
Directed By: James Klemmensen
28 min
The story of four average Squamish climbers pursuing a big dream - to put up first ascents in the Canadian Arctic. With limited information and a lot of ambition, Amanda Bischke, James Klemmensen, Noah Besen, and Shira Biner embark on a human powered adventure. With over six weeks of food packed, they walk across frozen ocean, sea kayak, and hike along the east coast of Baffin Island.
Saturday 22nd
Without a Pedal
Directed By: Nicholas Khattar & Johan Rosen
60 min
Johan Rosen and Nicholas Khattar decide the most direct route to fame and riches is to go north to Alaska. The only problem is how are they going to get there? After collecting a few fellow broke and stoked stragglers with a hunger to go North, the team is tasked with the unenviable chore of pedalling wholly unsuitable bicycles from Terrace British Columbia to Haines Alaska, choosing to travel along Highway 37, the Cassiar Highway, one of Canada’s most desolate and remote highways.