Throckmorton Theatre Mountainfilm (TTMF) screens feature documentaries on environmental issues, epic adventures, eye-opening politics and humanitarian causes. We set the stage for important conversations about the world we live in and we seek to inspire audiences to action on worthy causes. TTMF brings together special guests, filmmakers, film subjects, artists, activists, and other luminaries for a celebration of the indomitable spirit.
Screening times and films subject to change.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
4:00pm
Film + Q&A + Booze and Banter
FILMS
Ice Call - Sam Favret
2016 France / Duration: 4 mins
Directed by: Antoine Frioux
At the Mer de Glace glacier on Mont-Blanc, freeskier Sam Favret gets abstract with a surreal landscape of frozen flumes, runnels, caves, features and walls, giving whole new meaning to the notion of skiing in “icy conditions.”
Whitefish. Proven Here.
2017 USA / Duration: 5 mins
Directed by: Joey Schusler
Ah, the intoxicating smells of RAW 6K, burning cable cams and earthy, high-alpine dust in the morning. Joey Schusler and Craig Grant bring us the latest installment of Yeti Cycle’s “Proven Here” series, following riders Shawn Neer and Jubal Davis around Whitefish, Montana’s best singletrack.
Danny MacAskill's Wee Day Out
2016 Scotland / Duration: 7 mins
Train whistles, farm animals, rolling green hills, hay bales and the most audacious bike tricks you’ve ever seen. Just another wee day out with physics-defying bike phenom Danny MacAskill.
Ascend
2017 USA / Duration: 6 mins
Directed by: Simon Perkins
After being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, Jon Wilson had his left leg fully amputated. The loss of a limb stopped the cancer, but it didn’t stop Wilson from enjoying his favorite pastime of mountain biking. This short film celebrates the indomitable spirit that keeps him zooming through singletrack. “If I don’t ride a bike, I will lose my mind. It’s because I need to find that spiritual place, that spiritual channel on the trail,” Wilson says. “The simple answer is that it brings me joy.”
Brette
2016 USA / Duration: 11 mins
Directed by: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
After completing a number of bold first ascents and free solos at her home base in Squamish, British Columbia, rock climber Brette Harrington expands her range on a yearlong road trip. “It’s so exciting finding your own way up and solving puzzles along the way,” she explains with the same casual, undaunted and bubbly nature that she employs to tackle brand-new disciplines and some of the West’s rowdiest lines.
Chocolate Spokes
2017 USA / Duration: 6 mins
Directed by: Brendan Leonard
“You’re not investing in a bike; you’re investing in a relationship.” So says Gregory Crichlow, the bow-tied owner of Chocolate Spokes, a Denver bike shop he opened in 2011. Making a relationship with neighborhood residents is something that gives Gregory pride. “As soon as you get a bike…your boundary expands a little bit because you can go farther.” From fixing a tire to building custom bikes, Crichlow has helped make Denver’s Five Points neighborhood and his shop go beyond what anyone thought possible.
John Shocklee: A Fairy Tale
2017 USA / Duration: 7 mins
Directed by: Ryan Heffernan, Grayson Schaffer
He lived with his parents until he was 26, took a minimum-wage guide position at the age of 39, and at 52 still hasn’t landed what society would deem a real job. But refusing to grow up has worked out well for John Shocklee, who splits life between ski guiding at America’s rowdiest ski mountain, in Silverton, Colorado, and rowing dories down the ultimate river, The Grand Canyon. He lives in an alley shack, wears Teva sandals like they’re going out of style and doesn’t make much money. But he doesn’t want to. John Shocklee, A Fairy Tale taps into Shocklee’s fountain of youth. Hint: It involves mountains, snow and ’90s hip-hop.
Ditch the Van
2017 USA / Duration: 10 mins
Directed by: Mallory Cunningham, Kyle Romanek
Cellist, singer-songwriter and political activist Ben Sollee spent a lot of time on whirlwind tours, flying over and driving through America’s towns and cities. He was becoming burnt out, and his health was suffering. So he bought an Xtracycle cargo bike, strapped his cello to it and set off on a five-year, 5,000-mile journey. His Ditch the Van Tour brings hardships, like broken wheels, tornadoes, unfriendly motorists, and takes twice as long for half the money as a traditional tour. But it also offers meaningful experiences and a more human pace of life in a frantic world, allowing Sollee time to ponder the big questions, such as: What is worth sacrificing? And what story is he trying to tell?
The High Five
2016 USA / Duration: 11 mins
Directed by: Michael Jacobs
On October 2, 1977, Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run of the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. As Baker rounded the bases, an excited rookie named Glenn Burke met him at home plate, raised his arm in the air and slapped Baker's hand. It was the first high five recorded in the history of sports. A year later, Burke was forced out of baseball amid rumours of his sexual orientation. This fast-moving short by Mike Jacobs uses the conception of the high five as a foundation to explore the larger issue of what it means — then and now — to be gay in professional sports.
Honnold Solos Lover's Leap in Dan Osman Tribute
2016 USA / Duration: 2 mins
Directed by: Corey Rich
In the classic 1997 film Masters of Stone 4, Dan Osman blew minds when he raced up a route on Lover’s Leap in California sans rope in only 4 minutes and 25 seconds. A quarter century later, Alex Honnold set out to break that record. Yeah, it’s an ad for Stride Health. But it’s still pretty metal.
Safety Third
2017 USA / Duration: 30 mins
Directed by: Cedar Wright
“There’s a fine line between being bold and being a dumbass. And I think Brad did some time on both sides of the line.” Such are the words filmmaker and climber Cedar Wright uses to describe the subject of his new film. Meet Brad Gobright, 27 years old, busboy at a fine dining establishment, dirtbag, college dropout. Gobright’s diet consists of sprinkled donuts, scraps from work, glazed croissants, apple pie, and any and all junk food. And one other thing: Gobright is one of the best and boldest free solo climbers in the sport — who nobody has ever heard of. Safety Third shines the spotlight on Gobright, probably for a shorter moment than he deserves. But it doesn’t matter. His mind is elsewhere, focused on his next free solo.
GoPro: Record Breaking Jump with David Wise
2017 Italy / Duration: 2 mins
Directed by: Sean Balmer
Kids, don’t try this at home.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Michael Jacobs, Director, The High Five
Brad Gobright, Free Solo Climber & Film Star, Safety Third (via Skype)
BOOZE AND BANTER | 6:15-7:15pm
