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who wants to catch up to the Banff Mountain Film Festival tomorrow at 7.45pm-10pm? the film is gonna be in English with Russian subtitles. U SHOULD BUY A TICKET IN ADVANCE IN TICKETON (the link’s attached below): Banff Mountain Film Festival https://ticketon.kz/en/entertainment/event/tckt2-banff-mountain-film-festival-fall-edition The Banff Mountain Film Festival is one of the best-known international film festivals, showing documentaries about adventure, outdoor sport and the environment. It has been held every November since 1976 in Banff, Canada. Kazakhstan has been part of the festival's world tour since 2019. This year, screenings take place in Almaty and Astana. Films are shown in English with Russian subtitles. This year's programme: A Brutal Beautiful Life (ranching, women) Amid the severe beauty of the Rocky Mountains and high desert, a story unfolds of the bond between women who run ranches and their dogs, horses and cattle. Guided by instinct and experience, four species reveal a hidden harmony that holds prairie life together. Jaunt (mountain biking) In a dreary warehouse office, Justice is buried under deadlines and endless to-do lists. But every day he escapes into an hour-long ritual that brings him back to life. Arctic Alchemy (adventure, science, drama) Travelling by packraft and on foot across Alaska's demanding Brooks Range, Roman Dial and his team try to trace the source of a mysterious phenomenon poisoning Arctic waters. Along the way, Roman reconsiders his own fatherhood, lives through personal tragedy and comes to know the power of wilderness to break a person and to restore them. Becky Bates, Not A Running Story (trail running) Becky Bates came to ultrarunning at fifty. She insists she is not a runner at all, though she is in fact one of the fastest in the world. The film follows the 62-year-old as she prepares for her third Hardrock 100, one of the hardest ultramarathons anywhere. Carving Lines (backcountry skiing) A visual diary by a printmaker, recording a well-known Alaskan ski touring zone through the lens of print. The project explores the connection between people and wild places, drawing together the local community of riders around Turnagain Pass. Mandala (mountain biking) Kilian Bron and his team set out from Kathmandu for the remote Nepali region of Dolpo, crossing high ranges and passing through villages seemingly lost in time. Combining adventure, reflection and human connection, the ride captures what it means to discover somewhere genuinely untouched. Old Man Lightning (bouldering) A comedy about climbing, a return to form and a campaign to save a rare bird. The film follows the climber John «Verm» Sherman as he takes on age, injury and punishing training in preparation for the problem of his life.