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Banff Film Festival 20-May-2013 At 9:55:55 AM technogeekery

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On 17/05/2013 sbm wrote:
>Just got back from the Sydney one, it was great.
>
>> Cas and joneys film is worth the admission alone. The MTV dog is cool.
>The kayaking is cool. The disabled guys are cool. The canyoning is cool
>(but very American) the powder is ridiculous and Danny macaskill is jus
>too freaky for words.
>
>All agreed. I was skeptical about the mountain bike chasing dog, but yes
>it was great.

I saw the Sydney one on Thursday too. Fortunately I got there a little early - apparently they sent out a message asking people to get there early (which I didn't get) and then they locked out a substantial portion of the audience while Houlding was doing his presentation, which was a shame for them - he was presenting on his "Last Great Line" movie on Ulvetanna, and it is truly spectacular.

Cass & Jonesey's film is just fantastic - they come across as very straightforward, ordinary guys (and play up their rank amateur status in a very nicely self-deprecating way) but showed unbelievable grit & determination to do what they did. Very well shot & edited too.

The kayaking is brilliant to watch, but I had nightmares later about being trapped underwater. At least with climbing we have a semblance of choice and control most of the time. While these guys are very skilled, the objective danger seems a lot higher to me - terrifying.

I hadn't seen Honnold 3.0, but of course know the story - was great to see the footage. He climbs so beautifully, and seems to get such joy from climbing - like a big kid, in the best possible way. Watching him at play in Yosemite was fantastic.

Danny MacAskill's cycling movie was beautiful - I've seen it before, and loved seeing it again on the big screen. Lots of other goodies that I enjoyed as well. The longboarding film was the weakest by far, in fact the only one I thought really wasn't worthy. All up, a really good collection of films.