Enjoy an outstanding collection of unique adventure films from NZ’s only homegrown Mountain Film Festival

Up the Cass, No Gas (10 mins)
Director: Anna Frances Pearson, NZ, World Premiere.
An annual ski pilgrimage to the Cass Valley sparks a fresh perspective as friends contemplate their environmental footprint.

Ladies Behind The Lens (14 mins)
Producer: Hannah Marshall, NZ, World Premiere.
A journey of five determined women delving into the world of adventure filmmaking; grappling with technical challenges, equipment malfunctions, weather constraints and logistical nightmares.

The Adventure of Racing (26 mins)
Director: Ben Wallbank, NZ, World Premiere.
A female-led adventure racing team on their endeavour to compete at the adventure racing World Championships in Fiordland.

Kahurangi: a South to North Traverse (10 mins)
Director: Louie Burger, NZ, World Premiere.
Three teenage boys set off into the bush to walk the full length of the Kahurangi National Park, with over half of the trip spent navigating thick, slow moving, off track terrain. Aka - shitty bush.

Inshallah (18 mins)
Director: Georgia Merton and Isobel Ewing, NZ.
A celebration of winging it, of travel by bicycle the mountains of northern Pakistan and of the power of exploration to obliterate preconceptions and understand our fellow humans.

The War on Style (15 mins)
Director: Chris Maunsell, NZ.
A poetic look into the mind and outrageous life of protagonist Hank Bilous.

Terra Incognita (20 mins)
Director: Finlay Woods, NZ.
A bunch of world-class local skiers experiment with pack horses to access ski touring, with mixed results, but it doesn’t hold them back from some high-flying objectives that don’t always go to plan.