Films & Program

Discover our 2023 film selection

The Banff Mountain Film Festival Portugal 2023 Tour features a program with two screening moments of the best films from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival.

The first half will be focused on extreme sports, pushing the limits and great accomplishments.

The second one appeals to a more philosophical angle, cultural storytelling and heritage without losing track of the sports background.
Info:
DOORS OPEN:
17h30 : 20h30
Screening:
20h30 : 22h30
Dj set
22h30 : 00h00

Walking On Clouds

Brazilian engineer Rafael Bridi is on a quest to find complete freedom… and his search has taken him above the clouds. Establishing a slackline between two hot air balloons over the Praia Grande in Brazil, Rafael is hoping to break the record for the world’s highest slackline walk. To succeed he will need motivation, discipline and mindfulness at almost 2,000m above the ground.

7 min

Colors of Mexico

Discover Mexico and its magnificent mix of backdrops with Kilian Bron and his team.

Directors:
Kilian Bron, Pierre Henni
Producter:
Production:
Commencal
Year:
2021
Country:
4 Min

Lapporten Skyline

During the summer 2021 some of the best highliners in the world head for the iconic Lapporten Gap just outside Abisko in Northern Sweden. The plan is to put up a two kilometre long highline 600 metres above the deck and then walk across. If they succeed it will be a new world record.

Directors:
Emil Sergel
Producter:
Emil Sergel
Production:
Pinewood Productions
Year:
2022
Country:
19 min

Alta

A team of high performance riders travels to Alta, Utah for a spring freeskiing session that delivers all styles and conditions of skiing.

Directors:
Etienne Mérel
Producter:
Tim Harty
Production:
The Faction Collective
Year:
2022
Country:
Switzerland
4 min

Wild Waters

In Wild Waters, we follow Nouria as she prepares to become the first female to run a 100-foot (30 m) waterfall; we watch her grow from a young, keen Olympic hopeful to one of the greatest kayakers of all times - male or female.

Directors:
David Arnaud
Producter:
Production:
Red Bull Media House, MOVIO
Year:
2022
Country:
Switzerland
45 min

Creation Theory

In Creation Theory, nature’s raw elements converge in the Westfjords of Iceland, taking us on a journey from the interstellar birth of gravity and rhythm, to their ultimate human creative expression: surfer on wave, snowboarder on peak, and musician on stage.

Directors:
Ben Sturgulewski
Producter:
Ben Moon, Justin Sweeney
Production:
SturgeFilm
Year:
2022
Country:
United States
22 min

The Fastest Girl In The Village

As a girl growing up in Lesotho, Khothalang Leuta never imagined she could become a bike racer. From teaching herself how to ride a bike to becoming “faster than the boys”, see what can be accomplished when opportunity is provided.

Directors:
Fraser Byrne
Producter:
Tyrone Bradley
Production:
Yeow!
Year:
2021
Country:
United Kingdom
6 min

Reel Rock 16 - Cenote

A young papaya farmer discovers the pure joy of climbing in the crystalline limestone sinkholes of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.

Directors:
Reed Rickert, Zachary Barr
Producter:
Zachary Barr
Production:
REEL ROCK
Year:
2022
Country:
United States
9 min

FABRIC - Heritage

Embracing identity and tradition to empower future generations of Indigenous youth, Hawaiian surfer Mainei Kinimaka preserves ancestral tradition through stewardship of language and tradition.

Directors:
Robin Van Gyn, Justin Taylor Smith
Producter:
Robin Van Gyn, Justin Taylor Smith, Yulin Olliver
Production:
FBRC Media Ltd., Happy Okay Pictures
Year:
2022
Country:
Canada
10 min

Walking On Clouds

Brazilian engineer Rafael Bridi is on a quest to find complete freedom… and his search has taken him above the clouds. Establishing a slackline between two hot air balloons over the Praia Grande in Brazil, Rafael is hoping to break the record for the world’s highest slackline walk. To succeed he will need motivation, discipline and mindfulness at almost 2,000m above the ground.

Directors:
Renan Kamizi
Producter:
João Juchem
Production:
GO Visuals
Year:
2021
Country:
Brazil
7 min
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