A prestigious jury combined with the participation of the most famous international adventure short movies make of the AOF Adventure Movie Awards one of the most important movie competition in the adventure sector.
Today's event will start with the opening of the 2019 competition followed by the screening of short movies selected from this edition. Each short movie will be introduced, presented and then briefly commented on.
The language will be either Italian or English.
FILMS SCREENED:
BEYOND THE PEAKS - Shams 28’
Jokke Sommer, a world class professional wingsuit athlete, likes to push himself and to find new challenges. For a long time Jokke has dreamed of speed riding the famous 3 peaks of Switzerland : Eiger, Jungfrau and Mönch. To prepare and fulfill his dream, he will learn from one of the best speed riders in the world; French athlete, Valentin Delluc. Follow this incedible journey from the long training sessions in Chamonix to the final attempts in Lauterbrunnen Valley. Discover the lifestyle, the doubts , the risks, and rewards of these incredible athletes. Discover what it is Beyond the Peaks.
AZIZA - Coldhouse 6’
The call to prayer is a familiar sound in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. Five times a day the minaret sounds, and people from all across Moroccan valleys pause to say their prayers. The people of these villages are proud of their traditions, and many are subsistence farmers who work hard to make a living and maintain their families. This is no different for Aziza Raji, it’s just that despite the daily tasks that are expected of her, she manages to find time to train to be one of the rising stars of Moroccan ultra-running.
Set in the streets of Bou Tharar and the wide, craggy valleys of the lower Atlas, ‘Aziza’ is the story of a young woman who has thrived in the world of ultra-racing. The combination of her ambition, determination, and the loving support of her family has helped her to overcome many social and cultural challenges, and has made her a role model for other upand-coming athletes in Morocco.
WANDERING IN THE WHITE - Otto Heikola 28’
When two former top orienteers end up in a snowstorm in Lapland wilderness, they face an impossible orienteering task: how to reach your destination when you can't tell earth from sky?
ADAPTIVE - Taylor Zann 35’
Jim Ewing is a veteran rock climber and senior rope engineer at Sterling Rope, a prominent rock climbing rope company.
On Christmas Day in 2014, Jim fell over 50 feet to the ground in a climbing accident, a near-death experience that led to the subsequent below-the-knee amputation of his left leg. Before walking on a prosthetic, Jim was already climbing again, and before long, he began dreaming about his bucket list...
In 2018, Jim invited a climber missing her left hand, Maureen Beck, to accompany him in attempting the first all-adaptive ascent of the über classic and deeply remote Lotus Flower Tower (5.10+) in Canada's Cirque of the Unclimbables. The route is on the list of North America's 50 classic climbs and the 2,000 foot granite face is coveted by climbers everywhere. In "ADAPTIVE", Jim and Maureen hope to demonstrate that "disabled" climbers are just differently––and equally––abled.
Each short movie will be introduced, presented and then briefly commented on.
The language will be either Italian or English.
INFO POINT
Piani di Pezzè, Alleghe (BL)
from 25 to 28 July from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm