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The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) is a Vancouver tradition, screening dozens of films each November and February. For the first time, VIMFF’s Fall Series is an online event, streaming from November 20th to 29th. It includes over 20 films and live presentations about rock climbing, skiing, and outdoor adventures spread across five shows.
You can buy passes for each individual show, but the best deal is to buy a Fall Series Pass that gives you access to all five shows. Since the festival is all online, you can watch the films at any time between November 20th and 29th. So get the popcorn ready, settle into the couch, and enjoy the film festival from home. Here’s a run-down of what to expect at each show.
Mountain Culture Show
The films and presentations at the Mountain Culture Show celebrate high altitude culture around the world. It includes the world premiere of My Horse My Destiny, about the Celestial Mountains of Kyrgyzstan as well as the world premiere of Last Tracks, a film about the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes.
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Snowsports Show
Get inspired, enjoy films about local adventures, and get stoked for winter at the Snowsports Show. You’ll watch the world premiers of Without a Paddle and Frozen in Time, two films set in BC. The show is also a fundraiser for Protect Our Winters Canada, a community of outdoor enthusiasts, professional athletes, and industry brands advocating for policy solutions to climate change.
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Colour the Trails Show
The Colour the Trails Show highlights five short films about diversity in the outdoors. There’s also a live panel on November 25th with Judith Kasiama, founder of the Vancouver-based non-profit, Colour the Trails. Judith will moderate an hour-long discussion with outdoor athletes of colour from across Canada the US.
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Environmental Show
Presented in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation, the Environmental Show includes four films with a conservation focus. Follow Zion National Park’s caretakers, the struggle to save bighorn sheep in the American West, the endangered rivers of eastern Russia, and orcas in Norway’s Arctic.
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Climbing Show
Laugh along with friends on an adventure, hold your breath for the crux moves, and enjoy the beautiful scenery from Canada’s north, Mount Everest, Polynesia, Yosemite National Park, and China at the Climbing Show. Look for Squamish climbers Bronwyn Hodgins, Jacob Cook, Zack Goldberg-Poch, and Thor Stewart in Ocean to Asgard, a film about their 40-day self-propelled journey to climb big walls on Baffin Island.
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Buy streaming passes and get more details on each of the shows on the VIMFF website.
