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Retro Reels:
Leo Dickinson, Timmy O'Neill & Jeb Berrier
Saturday, November 8, 8 p.m.
Saturday night alternate
program (print program)
With over fifty films to his name, Leo Dickinson is unquestionably one of the world’s leading adventure filmmakers. Dickinson is the 2003 winner of the International Alliance for Mountain Film Lifetime Achievement Award for mountain film making. He has won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Film Festival on three separate occasions with his films "Dudh Kosi – Relentless River of Everest" (1978), "The Cerro Torre Enigma" (1981) and "Eiger" (1984). In 1991, he organized and filmed the four-man team that made the first hot-air balloon flight over the world’s highest mountain. This outstanding achievement was recorded in his acclaimed film "Ballooning Over Everest". Dickinson was the featured guest in this year’s Retro Reels program.
9:25 p.m. Passe-moi les jumelles: Le Cervin fait son cinéma (The Matterhorn – Movie Star) (Switzerland, 2001, 31’) Director: Luca De Luigi Producers: Benoît Aymon, Claude Delieutraz The death of four climbers in 1865 during the first ascent of the Matterhorn marked the beginning of a legend that, perhaps, would not exist without cinema. This film features exceptional archival footage including segments from a film made in 1901, a copy of which was found in a cupboard. The Matterhorn and cinema make a true love story.10 p.m. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: MALLORY REVISITED Everest hard man Dr. Steven Death Zone Clark shares his thoughtful insights and priceless artifacts from the rarefied zone of 8000 metres, as well as a new and completely fresh view of the Mallory mystery. This theatre presentation is revealing… it’s shocking… it’s hilarious! Back by popular demand is the legendary Timmy O’Neill, joined by partner-in-crime Jeb Berrier. You’ve got to see it… to believe it! Presentation sponsored in part by Patagonia.
10:30 p.m.
Exploring the Heights
(USA, 2003, 56’) CANADIAN PREMIERE
Director/Producer: Charles Houston (in person)
Greg Glade (in person)
This documentary presents four Himalayan climbing expeditions
and three high-altitude research programs between 1936 and 1985
— in Kashmir, Baltistan, Nepal, India, Canada and the U.S.A.
Fascinating archival footage of rarely visited areas and local
culture is superbly narrated by Charles Houston.
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