Maine Sport hosts many exciting movies, guest lecturers, slide-shows and other special events throughout the year. Learn more about the following upcoming events:
Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, 2013 . Friday’s show has been postponed to Tuesday Feb 12. (Films listed below)
Hot on the heels of the largest, and one of the most prestigious mountain festivals in the world. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has hit the road, with stops planned in about 285 communities and 30 countries across the globe.
These films are the best of the internationally acclaimed competition that captures the spirit of the mountains with magnificent cinematography. This year’s tour features a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking action, environmental and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2011 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.
Each night will be a mix of different film subjects, similar to the film selections in the past.
Dates and Time: Friday and Saturday, February 8 and 9, 2013 @ 7pm (National Toboggan Championship Weekend) Friday’s show has been postponed to Tuesday Feb 12.
Location: Strom Auditorium @ Camden Hills High School on Route 90 in Rockport.
Adult: $12 ($10 in advance), Student: $5. Advance tickets available at Maine Sport Outfitters, Route 1 Rockport, 236-7120 and Main St Camden, 230-1284. Tickets good for one show. Information: 236-7120, jeff@mainesport.com
Saturday Feb 9th:
Strength in Numbers
- Canada, 2012, 15 minutes
- Directed by: Darcy Wittenburg
- Produced by: Ian Dunn
- Website: www.anthillfilms.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: Mountain biking
The world of mountain biking has many communities. And while different riders follow different lines, they all end up in the same place. Tire to ground, foot to pedal, hand to bar – people drawn together by trails of dirt. Come join us!
Unicorn Sashimi
- USA, 2012, 6 minutes
- Directed by: Ben Knight
- Produced by: Travis Rummel
- Website: www.feltsoulmedia.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: powder! Ski, snowboard, culture
This sweet piece of visual and musical poetry builds to a climax of Taiko drumming and swirling snow that will envelope you!
Ernest
- USA, 2012, 5 minutes
- Directed by: Samuel Bricker
- Produced by: Nathan Ward
- Classification: General, no advisory
You’ll fall in love with Ernest Wilkinson, one of the last of a vanishing breed of mountain men, as he explains what your best survival tool is!
Crossing the Ice
- Grand Prize – Sponsored by Mountain Equipment Coop
- People’s Choice Award – Sponsored by Buff
- Best Film, Exploration and Adventure – Sponsored by Nemo
- Australia, 2012, 44 minutes
- Directed by: Justin Jones
- Produced by: Justin Jones, Greg Quail, Doug Howard
- Website: www.casandjonesy.com.au, facebook.com/casandjonesy
- Classification: General, coarse language
- Focus: Adventure
Australian adventurers, James Castrission and Justin Jones, dare to tackle the perilous journey across Antarctica to the South Pole and back again, completely unassisted – just two men dragging their food and shelter across 1140 kilometres of barren ice. Many have tried – all have failed. After much planning and preparation, Cas and Jonesy arrive to tackle one of the last great Antarctic odysseys, but discover an eerie similarity to Captain Scott’s race to the South Pole: there’s a Norwegian on the ice. He’s more experienced, he’s tackling the same record, and he has a head start.
Lily Shreds Trailside
- 2011, USA, 4 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Ross Downard
- Website: www.rossdownard.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: mountain biking, dog!
Just try to keep up with Lily – go ahead we dare ya!
Last of the Great Unknown
- USA, 2012, 23 minutes
- Directed by: Dan Ransom
- Produced by: John Harlin III, Rich Rudow
- Visit the website
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: Canyoning, exploration
The Grand Canyon is an immense place, almost unfathomable in scale, and one of the last places in the American West to be explored. Deep within this vast wilderness run concealed tributaries, hiding some of the Canyon’s most remarkable features – enchanting slot canyons and the secrets deep within their walls.
Flow Hunters
- 2012, New Zealand, 9 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Jon Forder
- Website: www.redbull.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: kayaking
Some of the world’s best paddlers experience adventure and risk as they explore New Zealand’s white water.
The Denali Experiment
- USA, 2011, 16 minutes
- Directed by: Jimmy Chin
- Produced by: Shannon Ethridge
- Website: www.camp4collective.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: alpine climbing, skiing, snowboarding
Freeride skier Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and big mountain snowboarder Lucas Debari step out of their elements while heading toward their most ambitious goal: to descend Mount Denali. But first they must put everything they have into making it to the summit!
Reel Rock 7: The Wide Boyz
Best Short Mountain Film – Sponsored by The North Face
- USA, 2012, 12 minutes
- From the feature film by: Paul Diffley & Chris Alstrin, www.hotaches.com
- Special version created by: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell, Alex Lowther
- Website: www.reelrocktour.com
- Classification: Parental Guidance, coarse language
- Focus: rock climbing
Meet UK off-width crack climbing specialists Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall who train hard and play harder. Wide Boyz is about suffering in a dodgy Sheffield basement, the ethics of style, and big payoffs in the Southwestern US.
Tuesday Feb 12th:
Industrial Revolutions
- Special Jury Mention
- UK, 2011, 5 minutes
- Directed by: Stu Thomson
- Produced by: Mike Christie
- Website: www.cutmedia.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: trials biking
World renowned trials rider Danny MacAskill is at it again — only this time he uses an abandoned ironworks as his playground!
The Gimp Monkeys
- USA, 2012, 8 minutes
- Directed by: Mikey Schaefer
- Produced by: Fitz Cahall
- Website: www.ducttapethenbeer.com
- Classification: General, coarse language
- Focus: Climbing
What has four legs, five arms, and three heads? The Gimp Monkeys. Three friends attempt the first all-disabled ascent of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan.
5 Races, 5 Continents
- South Africa, 2011, 11 minutes
- Directed by: Dean Leslie
- Produced by: Greg Fell
- Website: www.theafricanattachment.com
- Classification: Parental Guidance, no advisory
- Focus: mountain running
A look into the world of mountain running, depicting the joy, pain, transformation, and inspiration found in races around the world.
Wild Bill’s Run
- USA, 2012, 47 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Mike Scholtz
- Website: www.wildbillsrun.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: crazy adventure!
In 1972, American folk hero Wild Bill Cooper led a ragtag crew of adventurers on a most unlikely expedition over the top of the world, with goal of snowmobiling from Minnesota to Moscow. Filled with humour and misadventure, this amazing story is not like anything you have ever seen!
On Thin Ice
- Norway, 2011, 2 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Tor Eckhoff
- Website: www.facebook.com/apetorfilm
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: Skating, swimming, vodka
Slide away with simple pleasures: skating, bathing, and a little vodka!
Highway Wilding
- Canada, 2012, 13 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Leanne Allison
- Website: www.highwaywilding.org
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: wildlife, environment
Build them and they will live. That is the simple message in this short documentary that looks at the issue of wildlife and highways, and some of the pioneering solutions that exist to prevent road kill and reconnect landscapes. After seeing this film, you’ll never drive down a highway the same way again.
Moonwalk
- USA, 2011, 4 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Mikey Schaefer
- Website: www.mikeyschaeferphotography.com
- Classification: General, no advisory
- Focus: Highlining
A full moon like no other!
1st Afghan Ski Challenge
- Best Film. Mountain Sports – Sponsored by Live Out There
- Switzerland, 2011, 17 minutes
- Directed by: Hans-Urs Bachmann
- Produced by: Alec Wohlgroth
- Website: www.afghanskichallenge.com, www.halsundbeinbruch.ch
- Classification: Parental Guidance, coarse language
- Focus: culture, skiing
In a quiet corner of this conflicted country, gutsy first-time skiers learn to ski through trial by fire! Racing with a true spirit of camaraderie, they take part in the first-ever downhill racing competition in Afghanistan.
Reel Rock 7: Honnold 3.0
- Best Film, Climbing – Sponsored by the Alpine Club of Canada
- USA, 2012, 33 minutes
- Directed and Produced by: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Alex Lowther
- Website: www.reelrocktour.com
- Classification: Parental Guidance, coarse language
- Focus: rock climbing
Alex Honnold is a bit of an enigma. He’s become known as the boldest soloist of his generation, but how does he balance pure ambition with self-preservation? Honnold wrestles with this question in preparation for his biggest adventure yet – the Yosemite Triple.
