Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival presents Environmental Show in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation
VIMFF’’s Fall Series, November 20 to 29, takes viewers to faraway places, showcasing powerful human stories and urgent environmental efforts
Forever Is Now, which is set in Zion National Park, has its world premiere at Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival’s Fall Series, November 20 to 29.
The VIMFF’s Fall Series will present four films, including the world premiere of Forever is Now, in its Environmental Show, in partnership with the David Suzuki Foundation. These documentaries transport us to Norway, Russia, and Utah’s Zion National Park. In today’s world of constant change, the riveting films showcase the incredible stories that take place in remote places and bring to light controversial struggles.
Forever is Now follows 10 people who are Zion National Park's keepers and caretakers. At a time of increasing tension between recreation and environmental impact, the film follows a path to the future through character stories that are personal, complex, and compelling, all set against the park’s magnificent sandstone cliffs in shades of cream, pink, and red.
Wild & Wool shows how bighorn sheep, an icon of the American West, battle to survive as contact with Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi), a respiratory pathogen carried by domestic sheep that causes atypical pneumonia, threatens these wild herds. A dedicated research team races to understand the complexities and challenges of the bacteria before the next deadly outbreak of disease devastates the charismatic species.
River Tigers portrays an unlikely trio who are lured to a remote river in the wilderness of the Russian Far East in search of a mythical 150-pound trout. The adventurers — a billionaire Russian oligarch, an American fly fisherman, and a Russian scientist — must join forces to unlock the river’s secrets in order to save it. Three-time Emmy Award winning director and cinematographer Andy Maser has nearly two decades’ experience filming in the world’s most challenging and remote locations.
Echoes In The Arctic follows celebrated wildlife photographer Paul Nicklen and a team of devoted filmmakers and scientists on a vivid cinematic journey as they document the world's healthiest orca population in the Norwegian Arctic to help protect the ecosystem from oil exploration.
Environmental Show is just one highlight of the VIMFF’s virtual 2020 Fall Series, running from November 20 to 29. The fest is featuring new films online and virtual guest adventurers about climbing, snow sports, mountain culture, and diversity in the outdoors. There will be bonus content from filmmakers, while the VIMFF is partnering with @colourthetrails for a unique panel discussion and curated selection of engaging films.
Tickets for the Environmental Show are $15, or you can buy a Fall Series Pass with access to all five shows for $50 (you save $25!).
The VIMFF celebrates and embraces mountain film and culture, outdoor sports and environmental initiatives.
For tickets and more information, visit https://tickets.vimff.org/Stir.
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Forever Is Now.
This post was sponsored by Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.