The 16th Annual Fernie Mountain Film Festival is dedicated to filmmakers who spark awareness of mountain cultures, fragile environments, and the passion and perseverance of global explorers.

The weekend event on February 17th and 18th includes over a dozen films. Along with the three feature films, there will be ten short films ranging from solo mountain running, climbing, Greenland kayaking and blind backcountry skiers to community rebuilding in Nepal.

Screening Feb 17th is To The Hills and Back, Directed by Mike Quigley. A Sherpas Cinema Film, In Co-Production with the Utah Avalanche Center. “Dive into the hearts and minds of those who’ve faced the mountain’s fury firsthand, in this gut-punching exploration of the human cost of adventure.”

Saturday Feb 18th will feature Before They Fall, Directed by Cam MacArthur. “Indigenous Peoples, conservation groups, and scientists come together, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth forests in BC violently escalates at Fairy Creek (the last unprotected, intact valley on southern Vancouver Island) on unceded Pacheedaht Territory.”

Also showing Feb 18th: Spindrift, directed by Ivan Hughes. Featuring Canadian alpinist Barry Blanchard reflecting on his adventures and reconciling his life in the mountains.

Visit www.ferniefilmfestival.com for tickets and see the full film schedule.