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2006 TMFF AWARD WINNERS WELCOME FEATURED FILMS INVITED GUESTS SPECIAL EVENTS FESTIVAL PROGRAM DAILY SCHEDULE TICKETS & PASSES SPECIAL THANKS PAST FESTIVALS OUR MISSION THE TMFF STAFF HOME PAGE Taos Mountain Film Festival 121 North Plaza Taos, NM 87571 Phone 505-751-3658 Fax 505-751-3518 Email info@mountainfilm.net Web mountainfilm.net |
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BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN 1:30pm, Sunday, Oct. 8th, Taos Community Auditorium  Wild bison herds that leave the Yellowstone National Park and cross onto U.S.
Forest Service and public lands are being captured, quarantined and killed by
the National Park Service and the Montana Department of Livestock for the
threat of transmitting brucellosis to cattle. There has never been a single
documented case of a buffalo transmitting brucellosis to cattle, yet the killing
goes on, funded by tax dollars and occurring on public land. www.channelg.tv Channel G TV, USA, 7mins, 2006. In person: Michael Schoenfeld. BURNING TIME 2 11:45am, Sunday, Oct. 8th, Old County Courthouse  Two years in the making, "Burning Time 2" starts on the Upper Salween River,
in China's Yunnan Province. Opposition from local government forced the team
over the border into Tibet where they pulled off a first descent through one of
the most spectacular river gorges any of these whitewater veterans had seen.
Director Scott Lindgren (Into the Tsango, TMFF 2002) brings an outstanding
film featuring extremely big, technical whitewater. www.slproductions.tv Scott Lindgren, USA, 56mins, 2006. CAYESH: THE CALLING 11:30am, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Old County Courthouse Steve House and Marko Prezelj, two of the world's leading alpinists, give us a climber's eye view of the method and madness behind a modern extreme. The film and the climbing are completely unscripted and as raw and engaging as the alpine experience itself. Steve House, USA, 18mins, 2006. Premiere. DON'T FENCE ME IN 4:00pm, Friday, Oct. 6th, Old County Courthouse  The generals who run Burma (Myanmar) with an iron fist are responsible for
some draconian suppression of their people, however no tribe in this beautiful
country has seen harsher treatment then the Karen. This documentary, finely
shot and thoughtfully edited, brings this unheralded issue to light, and reinforces
the power of film to bring otherwise forgotten crises to public attention. Best Documentary- Grand Jury Award, Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Ruth Gumnit, USA, 30mins, 2005. ECO DHARMA 9:15am, Sunday, Oct. 8th, Taos Community Auditorium  This story is of the Bishnoi community, the oldest practicing environmentalists
of India, to whom the preservation of wildlife and forest is a religion.
Bishnoi faith is built on the desert eco-system, proclaimed by Hindu
visionary Guru Jambeshwarji who established a creed by which the people
could assimilate with nature. Bishnois live in the Great Indian Desert of
Rajasthan the communities are renowned for sacrificing their wealth and
life to guard their oases. Merit Award for Cinematography & Merit Award for Cultural Information, International Wildlife Film Festival. Malgorzata Skiba, India, 28mins, 2006. EVERYDAY EXTREME 1:30pm, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Taos Community Auditorium  David Kvart made this hilarious short film during a 72-hour Whistler Filmmaker
Showdown: Julien is sick of all the mountain hype. He wants to reinvent the extreme,
so he starts with everyday things. He makes his every day extreme. www.kvart.com Best Short Mountain Film, Banff Mountain Film Festival. David Kvart, Sweden, 4mins, 2004. FATIMA'S HAND 1:30pm, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Old County Courthouse  Two friends travel to Mali, West Africa with plans to climb 2,000 feet up
a finger of The Hand of Fatima and then BASE-jump off the top.
The project, a risky adventure from the outset, is bedeviled by bad
weather, poverty, fetish myths and fatal danger in isolation. A fascinating
account of two brave women's quest that almost ends in disaster.
www.f24film.com Special Mention of the Jury, Cervino Film Festival. Jens Hoffmann, Germany, 38mins, 2006. GRANDPA 1:30pm, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Old County Courthouse  Janusz Orlowski is a 79-year-old Polish Grandpa who still has energy
and zeal. In spring and fall he lives in a hillside trailer in Italy and learns
to fly a parapente. His style may leave much to be desired but his
perseverance does not. Best Film on Mountain Sports, Banff Mountain Film Festival. Mirosaw Dembiski, Poland, 26mins, 2005. Polish with English subtitles. GREG MORTENSON 6:00pm, Friday, Oct. 6th, Old County Courthouse "Three Cups of Tea," Greg Mortenson makes a presentation on his educational project in the Himalaya. JACKSON SKIDS 3:45pm, Sunday, Oct. 8th, Taos Community Auditorium  Jackson Skids shows the unique living situations that dedicated ski bums
endure in order to live cheaply and pursue the dream of skiing everyday. More
the opposite of MTV Cribs. www.kgb-productions.com Chris Kitchen, USA, 14mins, 2005, Premiere. In Person: Chris Kitchen, Sam Pope. KEKEXILI: MOUNTAIN PATROL 9:30am, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Taos Community Auditorium  In the desolate, mountainous region of western China called Kekexili, the only
inhabitants who seem suited to the bitter cold are the indigenous antelope.
But in the mid-90s, the herds faced extinction at the hands of poachers who
slaughtered the animals, hundreds at a time, for their pelts. The government
responded by forming a legendary team of local Tibetan men to patrol the
mountains; Lu Chuan's brilliant account of this band, who were ill-equipped,
underpaid and out-gunned by their adversaries, has won rapturous receptions
wherever it has played. A rare treat worth getting up early for!!!Best Feature-Length Mountain Film, Banff; Grand Jury Prize nominee, Sundance. Lu Chuan, China, 89mins, 2004. Chinese with English subtitles. L' ABISSO: THE ABYSS 6:00pm, Friday, Oct. 6th, Taos Community Auditorium  The Spluga della Preta in the Lessini mountains of northern Italy is to the caver what
K2 is to the mountaineer. However, unlike a mountain, there is no true summit and
new depths are discovered with each determined exploration. This thoroughly engaging documentary combines gorgeous cinematography with sophisticated graphics to
assemble a gripping chronicle of the history of this remarkable "abisso." Jury Prize, 54° Trento Film Festival. Italian with English subtitles. Alessandro Anderloni, Italy, 75mins, 2005. LAND OUT OF TIME 5:45pm, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Old County Courthouse  The depredation of the earth's surface through the extraction of the black gold, oil,
is now being rivaled in the American West by the vast increase in the tapping of
another resource, natural gas. The administration's cavalier disregard for the rights
of the people and the use of taxpayer's land has, in this case, achieved the impossible:
it has united the diverse political factions of the west. Harvey's film describes the
efforts of a unique alliance of ranchers, hunters and environmentalists to stymie
the government's desire to grant the energy lobby carte blanche in places such as
Otero Mesa, the Valle Vidal and Roan Plateau. www.alandoutoftime.com Mark Harvey, USA, 56mins, 2006. LEGACY 1:30pm, Saturday, Oct. 7th, Taos Community Auditorium  Ian Scully has an obsession: the Austrian influence on the
development of skiing in America. This short excerpt from his epic
series of fine films will serve as an aperitif for the main course.
www.culturefilms.com Ian Scully, USA, 10mins, 2006. In Person: Ian Scully.
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