Telluride MountainFilm Festival September 30!

The Telluride Mountainfilm Festival World Tour is returning to Portland on Sunday September 30th at the Hannaford Theater at the University of Southern Maine. The tenth year of this film festival will feature two hours of magnificent cinematography of skiing, climbing, kayaking, mountain culture, the environment, and more and is produced by some of the world’s best outdoor cinematographers. The shows starts at 7:00PM. Tickets are available at EMS, Horny Toads, and Nomands or at the door. Visit the web site for a more information or email.

Telluride playlist for Portland: Sunday, September 30, 2012

I Believe I Can Fly
Directed by: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset; BASE/highline; 2011 France, 4 mins.

Count on the French for the latest invention in the realm of highlining, speed flying and, er, line jumping? Whatever you call this cross between highlining, bungee jumping and BASE jumping, what the filmmaker Seb Montaz-Rosset highlights in this teaser, I Believe I Can Fly (Flight of the Frenchies), certainly is crazy. As onlookers watch in terror, the Frenchmen have us convinced, if only for a moment, that they can truly fly.

Racing the End
Directed by: Warren Kommers; 2011 USA, 11 mins/ adventure/bike racing

Bike racing in Los Angeles, California? No way. There are too many cars. This may be the silliest road race on the planet. Legality is questionable and trying to hold the wheel of the fixie in front might mean a pre-dawn, clandestine and completely certifiable victory. There is no way those dog tags are leaving L.A.

Right to Play
Directed by: Frank Marshall, 2012 USA; 42 mins/cultural

If his Olympic speed-skating gold medals in 1994 his only legacy, Norwegian Johann Olav Koss could have become another athlete living off dusty accomplishments. Instead, Koss used the same singular determination and focus that took him to the top of his sport to make a difference in the lives of some of the planet’s most vulnerable and victimized children.

Julio Solis, A Move Shake Story
Directed by: Allie Bombach, 2012 USA; 10 mins/environmental

Julio Solis grew up near Magdalena Bay in Baja, Mexico, where turtles were plentiful. As he got older, he watched their population decrease from over harvesting, so he dedicated himself to conservation of the reptiles. This short film by Allie Bombach and Brenda Barrera is part of a series which profiles people who are doing the best they can to change the world.

Last of the Great Unknown
Directed by: Dan Ransom, 2012 USA; 22 mins/canyoneering

The Grand Canyon, a barren labyrinth of light and shadows, was one of the last places in the American West to be surveyed. John Wesley Powell, before he made the first descent via the Colorado River in 1869, called it “The Great Unknown.” Much of it still is today and river runners, backpackers, lithic hunters and butte baggers seek prestigious “firsts” in the Grand Canyon’s innumerable technical slots. Canyoneer Richard Rudlow was named Outside Magazines Adventurer of the Year. This is his story on film.

Race for the Nose
Directed by: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, 2011 USA; 21mins/climbing

The boys from Senders Films know how to make climbing films — and this is a fine example of their work as Dean Potter and Hans Florine ascend the Nose at El Capitan in an attempt to set a new speed record — again.

All.I.Can JP Auclair Street Segment
Directed by: Eric Crosland, Dave Mossop, 2011 Canada; 5 mins/ skiing

JP Auclair teams up with Sherpas Cinema in this short, mind-blowing segment from the 2011 Powder Magazine Movie of the Year, All.I.Can, to tame the mean streets of British Columbia on skis. You might have seen this footage on your computer, but check it out on the big screen. This segment won Best Cinematography at Mountainfilm.

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Directions to Hannaford Theater at the Abromson Community Education Center, University of Southern Maine. Note: Free Garage Parking
· From I-95, either the south or the north, take the Maine Turnpike to Exit 44 (formerly Exit 6A) “South Portland/Downtown” and proceed on I-295. From I-295, take exit 6B (Forest Avenue North). At the first stop light, turn left onto Bedford Street and proceed one long block until you see the skywalk. Drive under the skywalk and turn left onto Surrenden Street to enter the garage. The Abromson Center is attached to the garage.
· From Brighton Avenue, turn onto Bedford Street and just before the skywalk, turn right on Surrenden Street to enter the garage.
Visit http://www.usm.maine.edu/parking/garage.htm

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Mark your calendar for our Banff Mountain Film Festival, Monday, February 11 and Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7 pm. at the State Theater.