Friday and Saturday,
April 9 and 10; 7:00 PM

At Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland
4141 Fifth Avenue 
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Tickets:

Purchase tickets online at, http://www.proartstickets.org/events/view/520.

Tickets at the door:
Premium Seats: $22.00
Mid Level Seats: $18.00
Side Seats: $8.00

College students get half off all tickets at the door with valid student ID.

Please note: Side Seats do not face the stage. You will have to turn your head to see the screen. View the seating chart.

Friday's Films:

The Ultimate Skiing Showdown
The final sprint showdown between the fastest skiers on Earth in juxtaposition with a stunt performer showing some of the sickest moves on Nordic skis. A lot of fun! (4 minutes)

Azazel
Four friends set out to establish a new route on the Trango Pulpit Tower, a mythic 6000-metre-high rock wall in Pakistan. Days and days of pleasure, quantities of testosterone expended, frozen fingers and naps on the wall. (22 minutes)

Solo
Awarded Best Film on Mountain Sports
On January 11, 2007, Andrew McAuley set out on his quest to become the first person to kayak from Australia to New Zealand across 1600 kilometres of one of the wildest and loneliest stretches of ocean on Earth. Thirty days later, New Zealand maritime authorities received his distress call. Sponsored by Western State College of Colorado. (58 mintues)

Mont Blanc Speed Flying
Awarded Best Short Mountain Film
Six speed riders fly from the upper slopes of Mont Blanc down to Chamonix in one continuous 10-minute shot, filmed in Cineflex. Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear. (10 minutes)

Pick-up Sticks
Take an aerial plunge off the edge of an Arctic coastal headland into the abyss of a seabird colony to find out how marine environmental change is affecting the delicate balance of life for a hardy creature of the northern seas. A visual and metaphorical cliffhanger for our times! (9 minutes)

Signatures: Canvas of Snow
In Japan there is a cultural connection to the different signatures of terrestrial home - a sense that the rhythm of fall, winter, spring and summer influences the rhythm of the person, their energy, their riding style and the lines they choose. This special edit features skiers, snowboarders, a photographer and a noboarder who are each in tune with this connection to winter and the environment they ride in. (16 minutes)

Revolution One
"Revolution One" takes a look into the history, people and places that have defined the rapidly emerging sport of off-road unicycling. Follow world champion unicyclists Kris Holm and Dan Heaton as they display riding that has blown the minds of viewers worldwide. (10 minutes)

Project Megawoosh
Awarded Special Jury Mention
Bruno Kammerl, a German engineer, works to perfect the world's tallest human water slide. (4 minutes)

Saturday's Films:

Deep/Shinsetsu
"Shinsetsu" means deep powder in Japanese. This short film expresses a typical day in the mountains in Japan. (3 minutes)

Africa Revolutions Tour
From the crocodile-infested White Nile in Uganda, to big-water first descents in Madagascar, the film follows this group of friends on their dangerous mission. Accompanying the team is Rita Riewerts, the founder of the Sun Catchers Project, a non-profit that installs solar cooking facilities in African orphanages, hospitals and communities. Join the team as they set out on an ambitious kayaking expedition in eastern Africa. Every cent this film generates will be donated to the Sun Catchers Project (20 minutes)

Take a Seat
Awarded Special Jury Mention
Dominic Gill’s mission is to cycle the 32,000 kilometres from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern tip of South America, on a tandem bike, picking up random strangers on the way. A gripping tale of two years and two continents, full of extraordinary characters and incidents. (46 mintues)

Ten - A Cameraman's Tale
This snowboard/ski freeride documentary gives an insight into the world of freeriding through the lens of cameraman Guido Perrini. Featuring some of the world's best freeriders, including Jeremy Jones, Jonas Emery and Geraldine Fasnacht, in locations from Alaska and Canada to Chile and Russia, the film delves into the passion, joys and dangers that are an everyday part of freeriding. From incredible lines to insane avalanches, "Ten" looks at the behind-the-scenes world of freeride filmmaking. (36 minutes)

First Ascent: Alone on the Wall
After gaining international climbing renown for his landmark free-solo of "Moonlight Buttress" (V, 5.12+, 9 pitches) in Zion National Park, Utah, in April 2008, 24-year-old Alex Honnold moves on to his next big challenge: the first free-solo of the "Regular Northwest Face" route (VI, 5.12a, 23 pitches) on Yosemite’s Half Dome. (24 minutes)

Kranked - Revolve
The coolest human-powered adrenaline tool ever invented -- the mountain bike? "Revolve" blasts in cinematic glory from the French Alps to the lush coast of B.C., incorporating dirt jump, trail, freeride, slopestyle and downhill. (11 minutes) 

Raffle:

Tickets are $1 each, $5 for an arm's length, $10 for a wingspan, and $20 for a kayak's length of tickets.

All proceeds benefit our Family and Community Programs and our dedicated Volunteer Trip Leaders. Winner drawn after intermission. You must be present at the drawing to win. Pick up your prize at the Venture Outdoors table at the end of the night or arrange a pick up with Seth Gernot.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY - RAFFLE PRIZES:

Vacation Package:
Friday Night - Week stay in a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo at the Hyatt Mountain Lodge in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Saturday Night - Week stay  in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia at the Massanutten Resort. The resort is located 10 miles east of Harrisonburg, VA and features challenging golf courses, an indoor and outdoor waterpark, and luxurious spa.

Kayak Package:
Brand new kayak
Gift card to outfit the boats  - provided by Venture Outdoors
Kayaking passes to Kayak Pittsburgh

Bike Touring Package:
Brand new bicycle - Commuter bike or Mountain Bike
*Guided fly fishing trip comes with the Mountain Bike
Venture Outdoors Bike Tour Gift Certificate

Climb North Package:
Year-long climbing pass to Climb North
Month-long climbing pass to Climb North
Five-time climbing pass at Climb North
Single-day passes for climbing at Climb North

Art and Climbing Package:
Enduring Light Gift Card
Month-long climbing passes at Climb North
Single-day climbing passes at Climb North

Parking:

Convenient parking is available in the underground Soldiers and Sailors Parking Garage.  Access the lot from Baum Blvd or University Place. 
The lot is open Monday through Friday 6:00 am to midnight and 8:00 am to midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.

Week Night Rate (after 4:00 pm): $5.00
Weekend Rate: $5.00

Banff Mountain Film Festival Information:

For more information on the Banff Mountain Film Festival North American Tour dates and locations, click here.

For more information on the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada, click here.



Photo: Dave Garrow, Mt. Logan. Credit: Cory Richards