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WELCOME FINAL PROGRAM FILMS, BY DATE FILMS, ALPHABETICAL SCHEDULE GRID PRINTABLE PDF THE GUESTS SPECIAL EVENTS 2009 AUCTION WHAT'S NEW TICKETS & PASSES BUY ONLINE NOW! SPONSORS SPECIAL THANKS HOTEL SPONSORS THE TMFF STAFF ADVISORY BOARD PAST FESTIVALS HOME PAGE Taos Mountainfilm Festival 121 North Plaza Taos, NM 87571 Phone 575-751-3658 Fax 575-751-3518 Email info@mountainfilm.net Web mountainfilm.net |
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THE SHARP END 1:30pm - Sunday, October 11th, Taos Community Auditorium 
Get ready for an adrenaline-soaked journey up the world's most challenging
walls: the French Alps, the Eiger, the Utah Desert, Yosemite granite and more.
Ice covered alpine walls, free-solo ascents, slack lining, base jumping from slack
line and squirrel suiting will have you on the edge of your seat.
www.senderfilms.com
Best Climbing Film in Boulder Adventure Film Festival, Best Adventure Film in XDance
Action Sports Film Festival
Peter Mortimer, USA, 60 mins, 2009SIGNATURES 1:30pm - Sunday, October 11th, The Taos Gallery 
From the orange and gold of fall to the pink cherry blossoms of
spring, Signatures follows an entire winter deep in the hardwoods
of Hokkaido, Japan. Deliciously deep January blower to
April corn, we bring you a film about expression and the art of
riding on snow. www.sweetgrassproductions.com
Nick Waggoner, USA, 50 mins, 2009SKIING EVEREST 1:30pm - Saturday, October 10th, Taos Community Auditorium 
A small elite fraternity of high-altitude skiers climbs the highest peaks in the
world in pure Alpine style, carrying their skis and declining to use supplemental
oxygen. At the top of the world, high in the Death Zone, they lock
into their skis and descend the most dangerous slopes in the world - under
weather conditions that are as perilous as the thin air, hidden crevasses, and
10,000 ft. sheer faces that drop into Nepal and Tibet far below.
Les Guthman, USA, 70 mins, 2009
In person: Les GuthmanSNOW TRAMP 1:30pm - Sunday, October 11th, The Taos Gallery This film pays homage to Charlie Chaplin and the lure of the mountains. True to the genre of Chaplin's films there is a nasty cad, a chase, potentially lethal obstacles and a just reward in the form of a pretty girl. Bryon Nykon and Johanne Gregory, Canada, 6 mins, 2009, North American Premier SOLO 3:30pm - Sunday, October 11th, Taos Community Auditorium 
When Andrew Macauley sets out to be the first to kayak solo across the Tasman
Sea the emotion raised between him and his family is startling. The ordeal he
undergoes paddling and attempting to rest, not to mention filming himself, in the
brutal confines of his tiny craft Beggars Belief. One of the most heart-wrenching
documentary accounts we have ever received at the festival, this film is not for the
faint at heart. David Michod and Jennifer Peedom, Australia, 52 mins, 2008TERRA ANTARCTICA 1:30pm - Saturday, October 10th, The Taos Gallery 
Writer and filmmaker Jon Bowermaster's recently completed film documents
a six-week long exploration of the Antarctic Peninsula by sea kayak. During
this expedition, Jon examines the political and environmental forces affecting
the Antarctic continent.
www.jonbowermaster.com
Best Ocean Issues Film at Blue Ocean Film Festival
Jon Bowermaster, USA, 49 mins, 2009THIS IS KASHMIR 1:30pm - Sunday, October 11th, The Taos Gallery In 2009 the New Zealand Ski Club of Kashmir called for ski and snowboard instructors to travel to Gulmarg, India in the disputed region of Kashmir to teach local kids how to ski. Eight instructors from Australia, New Zealand, UK, Argentina and France answered the call and went to Gulmarg for 2 months of teaching and skiing. Jack McCowan, Australia, 15 min 20 sec, 2009, World Premier URUCA 6:00pm - Friday, October 9th, Taos Community Auditorium 11:30am - Sunday, October 11th, The Taos Gallery 
Animated climbing films are, sadly, a rarity of our genre. Uraca is a gem. Cleverly spoofing
a couple of clichés: the seasoned veteran sandbagging the eager youth, the talkative second
describing every move to the terrified leader, this short provides a hilarious contrast to the
serious tone of the standard climbing film. www.grigorovski.com Four awards including Best
Film on Rock Climbing at 2009 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.
Erick Grigorovski, Brazil, 8 mins, 2008WOMEN AND THE WAVES 11:30am - Sunday, October 11th, Taos Community Auditorium 
The Women and the Waves is a documentary surf film that explores the lives of female
surfers who, through the decades, have chosen to paddle head first into the male dominated
sport of surfing and found a place of their own. Surfer girls, women who surf, women
who don't, female athletes, and the men who love them gain insight into what it's like to
"Surf like a Girl!" This inspiring film, featuring generations of female surfers, reveals what
has transcended surfing's status as a sport to become a passion so strong, it is the dominant
force in their lives. Heather Hudson and Peck Euwer, USA, 48 mins, 2009YOGIN 11:30am - Saturday, October 10th, Taos Community Auditorium 9:30am - Sunday, October 11th, Taos Community Auditorium 
A young pretender challenges the old master in his mountaintop zendo. Guess who
prevails in the contest of flexibility? John Hanrahan, USA, 3 mins, 2008
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