Your 2024 Mountainfilm on Tour Playlist
Hand selected from the Mountainfilm festival In Telluride to inspire audiences to create a better world
Leaving a Tread
Maxwell Frank
As the popularity of mountain biking grows across Mexico, riders like Israel Carrillo work to blaze the trail — literally. Carrillo shares the challenges athletes face in a growing sport, financially and otherwise, while showing off his hometown of Guanajuato. (USA, 2023, 6 min.)
Obibini
Benoit Lalande
Obibini is a high-energy dive into Ghanaian women’s joy and liberation through surfing. Since
2013, the Obibini Surf Club has empowered women to feel welcome at the beach and in the water.
(Ghana, 2023, 4 min.)
Concrete Dreams: The Skate Awakening of Laos
Seilina Miles
Concrete Dreams: The Skate Awakening of Laos chronicles the evolution of a grassroots skateboard movement in Laos. Local skaters, fueled by passion and vision, create DIY skate spots, reshaping their urban landscape.
(USA, Belgium, Laos, Australia, 2024, 8 min.)
Dancing Warrior
Rachel McDonald & Peter Goetz
On windswept hills surrounded by the bluffs of the Lakota Badlands sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. For the native youth, living here can be a struggle — the teen suicide rate is among the highest in the country. But many have found hope and purpose in the unlikeliest of places: the traditional sport of horse racing known as Indian Relay. The film follows one teen racing team named Dancing Warrior, who come together to compete and support each other as they face the challenges of life on the reservation. This short film is a coming-of-age story of Lakota teens as they find strength in tradition and passion in competition. (USA, 2024, 10 min.)
Unseen Peaks
Roo Smith
After enduring discrimination and trauma due to her blindness, Addie seeks freedom through skiing, ice climbing and rock climbing, facing both the challenges of these activities and the need for acceptance within the outdoor community as a disabled person. She believes exposure is the most powerful antidote to fear and dreams of a world where everyone has the safety and freedom to experience the outdoors. (USA, 2023, 7 min.)
Near the River
Darby A. McAdams
In the tourist town of Livingstone, Zambia, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. However, the proposed Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Scheme threatens to flood the famous rapids of the Zambezi and eliminate river-related jobs. (USA, 2023, 11 min.)
Above the Noise
Adam De Silva
The world around us can feel overwhelming and loud. In response, Maya delves into her practice of skydiving as a means to focus inwards. She gently inspires us to find our own means of grounding ourselves in flow. — PP (UK, 2023, 6 min.)
The Draconians
Maxime Moulin
Skiers Sam Favret and Nikolaï Schirmer team up in Norway on a ski touring trip of a lifetime. Follow them up and down futuristic lines as they execute their vision as athletes and filmmakers in this thrilling segment from The Draconians. (France, 2023, 13 min.)
Ascend
Kathryn Francis, Campbell Brewer
This documentary follows the inspiring story of a group of young women from Afghanistan who pursued their passion for climbing and mountaineering despite facing grave risks. But when the Taliban seized power, they were forced to flee their homes and start anew in the United States. Members of the Yosemite Search & Rescue team learned about the women’s plight and invited them to spend a week in Yosemite, where they could safely reunite and find solace in the climbing community. Through this heartwarming tale, viewers witness the strength and resilience of these young women as they adapt to life in a new country and forge new friendships with fellow climbers. (USA, 2023, 20 min.)
