First session: 16:00

LA LOGIA III

35’

Argentina 2010

Zuzendaria/Director: Santiago Lo Greco

Ekoizlea/Producer: Santiago Lo Greco 

Norway, August 2009, 6 kayakers ready to make the descent of the great river Rauma; they will try to descend one of the most difficult waterfalls in Norway: Fleming Fossen.

New Delhi, two months later, with a smaller team, they set off on an expedition in search of rivers never sailed before, in the depths of the Himalayas on the border with China and Nepal.

Two stories, two expeditions, two ways of understanding that although a way of life, the kayak provides them with an opportunity; they will live it as if it were the last chance…

DEKLARACJA NI ESMIERTELNOSCI – Declaración de inmortalidad

29’

Polonia / Poland 2010

Zuzendaria/Director: Marcin Koszałka

Ekoizlea/Producer: TVP SA

The protagonist of his story is Piotr “Mad” Korczak, somewhere in the background there is his rival Andrzej Marcisz. The director focuses on the decline of the career of the great master, provoking his reflection on his future life, when he will no longer be able to climb mountains. It’s a moving story about inability to come to terms with old age and about desire of immortality.

TRANPA BERTIKALA

54’

Euskadi/Basque Country 2010

Zuzendaria/Director: Gotzon Arribas Amestoy

Ekoizlea/Producer: Gotzon Arribas Amestoy

In autumn of 2010, Alberto Zerain attempted to climb the north face of Everest through the Hornbein couloir. The documentary goes over the beginnings of Himalayism in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the ascent by Thomas Hornbein, and incursions by Basque alpinists into this wall. After a biographical sketch of Alberto Zerain, it brings up the strategy followed by the expedition, carried out alongside his climbing partner Juan Carlos Arrieta.

Second session: 18:30

180º SOUTH

87’

AEB / USA 2009

Zuzendaria / Director: Chris Malloy

Ekoizlea / Producer: Tim Lynch

Then in their late 20’s, Doug Tompkins went on to found North Face and Espirit, and to use his wealth to parchase huge tracks of Patagonia and tum them into national Parks; Ivon Chouinard, inspired by his youthful adventure, named his clothing company Patagonia, and later in his life joined Doug in the effort to Project the wildlands of this wild place at the tip of South America.

THE SWISS MACHINE

24’

AEB/USA 2010

Zuzendaria/Director: Peter Mortimer – Nick Rosen

Ekoizlea/Producer: Sender Films

Ueli Steck may be the greatest speed alpinist the world has ever seen. In this film he tells the stories of his record-breaking ascents in the Alps, accompanied by stunning aerial footage of him racing up 8,000 foot alpine faces. Ueli joins Alex Honnold in Yosemite to attempt speed records there. His ultimate goal: take his one-man alpine speed game to the largest, highest walls in the world.

VERTICAL SAILING GREENLAND

55’

Belgika / Belgium 2011

Zuzendaria/Director: Sean Villanueva

Ekoizlea/Producer: Sean Villanueva

This film follows a team of four mountaineers, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto, Sean Villanueva, and one Scottish Reverend Captain, Bob Shepton on a climbing-sailing expedition to the west coast of Greenland. In spite of the difficulty of the climb, there’s no lack of laughs, jokes and music in the strangest places. This expedition won the Piolet d’Or for its style, its high technical quality and for the great camaraderie within the group.