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7:00pm - Thu 4th Mar - Café Euro, John Street
Around during the weekend beforehand? Get yourself down to ShAFF On The Edge at Café Euro on John Street (S2 4QU), our fringe event, where you can watch films for free, yes, for free! There will also be free events and surprises happening all weekend check www.shaff.co.uk for more details. There is a £200 prize for best film shown at the cafe as voted by the audience so make sure to vote for your favourite (on the night) Cafe open from 9am, Climbing and Kids events th the day on Saturday and Sunday starting at 10am
Into The Sky
Paragliding - 58 mins
Year Created: 2009
The adventure of 15 hang-gliding fanatics in Namibia. An expedition to beat cross-country world records for distance. The portrait of pilots explaining their passion for hang-gliding. Feelings, emotions ... that go far beyond sport.
Awards
Won 2 awards at the 27th edition of the INTERNATIONAL FREE FLYING FESTIVAL Saint Hilaire-France-September 2009
Cable To The Sky
Skiing - 36 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Peter Pilafian
For over 40 years, the Big Red Box at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, carried skiers, hikers, and sightseers up Rendezvous Mountain. But stress fractures in the aging cables caused it to be torn down. Two years later, this state-of-the-art replacement will operate in 120-kph winds with the precision of a giant Swiss watch. Extreme weather conditions challenge a close-knit team of men battling to finish before winter closes in.
Signatures (50)
Skiing - 50 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Nick Waggoner
Wow, skiing in Japan looks quite literally out of this world. A most beautiful film with a mesmerising soundtrack and narration. At the heart of this lovely tale of deep powder mystery: the seasons. In Japan there is a cultural connection to the different Signatures of our terrestrial home-- a sense that the rhythm of fall, winter, spring, summer influences the rhythm of the person, their energy, their style, and the lines they choose. Niseko local photographer Yoichi Watanabe explains, "As a photographer, the change in season brings a change of subject. I have to be ahead of this change in nature, like I have to be thinking about flowers before they actually bloom in order to capture what really goes on. I can say the same about the snow as well." This is a the full film.
Ocean's 14
Endurance Rowing - 52 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Stuart Kershaw
A test of endurance, tenacity and the uncanny ability to predict the unknown, as the crew of Ocean Rowing boat La Mondial embark on a perilous race across the Atlantic Ocean. Driven only by manpower and racing across five time zones, the 14-strong crew of La Mondial commenced their epic voyage, racing around the clock and chasing a daunting world record set by an elite team of French legionnaires over fifteen years ago
One Crazy Ride
Motorbike Exploration - 87 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Gaurav Jani
Producer: Gaurav Jani
Inspirational Indian filmmaker and motorbike fanatic Guarav Jani keeps finding large tracts of his native country that are nigh on un-charted and previously little-explored. Shot without a back-up vehicle or film crew the documentary captures the interactions and experiences of the riders who are trying to chart a route, which according to everyone else does not exist.
Awards
Best Mountain Culture Film, Kendal Mountain Festival 2009; Jury Award at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
7:00pm - Sat 6th Mar - Café Euro, John Street
the weekend beforehand? Get yourself down to ShAFF d checkwww.shaff.co.uk for more details. There is a £200 prize for best film shown at the cafe as voted by the audience so make sure to vote for your favourite (on the night) Cafe open from 9am, Climbing and kids events through out the day, starting at 10am.
Sea Kayaking - 12 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Helen Lagoe
A small group of intrepid sea kayakers set about paddling from the West coast to the East coast of the UK via inland canals. A great film showing that adventure can be very close to home!
Mustang - A Journey Of Transformation
Culture - 29 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Will Parinello
Lost in time, the Himalayan kingdom of Mustang is one of the last sanctuaries of authentic Tibetan Buddhist culture. Long isolated by geography and politics, the people struggle to survive, and the centre of their culture - the 15th-century monasteries and the art within - is dangerously close to collapse. Narrated by Richard Gere and featuring the Dalai Lama, the film tells the compelling story of the efforts to rescue this ancient place from the brink of extinction and to help spark a cultural renaissance.
Awards
Special Jury Award, Documentary EcoVision Palermo, Sicily, Audience Award, World Cinema Short Maui Film Festival, Best Film On Mountain Culture Taos Mountain Film Festival.
Lives Of The Artists
Surfing - 81 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Katie Spong
A look at three contemporary artists who pursue their diverse passions: top snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue, big wave surfers Tom Lowe and Fergal Smith and UK hardcore punk band Gallows. Very strong language
7:00pm - Sun 7th Mar - Café Euro, John Street
Around during the weekend beforehand? Get yourself down to ShAFF On The Edge at Café Euro on John Street (S2 4QU), our fringe event, where you can watch films for free, yes, for free! There will also be free events and surprises happening all weekend checkwww.shaff.co.uk for more details. There is a £200 prize for best film shown at the cafe as voted by the audience so make sure to vote for your favourite (on the night) Cafe open from 9am, climbing and kids events through out the day starting at 10am
Jet Wing Flying - 50 mins
Year Created: 2009
Swiss pilot and adventurer Yves Rossy becomes the first person to fly across the English channel with a mini jet-powered wing.
Rio Breaks
Surfing - 85 mins
Year Created: 2009
Director: Justin Mitchell
Rio Breaks tells the story of two best friends, Fabio and Naama, as they navigate their way between life in the slums and surfing on their favourite beach. Thirteen-year-old Fabio and twelve-year-old Naama live in a huge favela near Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. What will happen to these best friends? Will their friendship survive the pressures of life in the favela? Can surfing offer a way out and the possibility of a better life?
