IMF Mountain Film Festival 2020

29 February - 1 March, IMF Campus, New Delhi

 Schedule at a Glance
IMF Mountain Film Festival 2020

Time Saturday, 29 February Sunday, 1 March

9.30 am onwards Registration Registration

Desk Opens Desk Opens

10.30 am - 5 pm
Sarin Hall Inauguration Ceremony Screening 4 & 5
10.30 am - 11 am
with lunch View 20 films through the day along with
break from Session 1 & 2 interaction with select filmmakers
1.30 - 2.30 pm
View 20 films through the day along with
interaction with select filmmakers. Prize Distribution
4.30 - 5 pm

6.00 - 8.00 pm
Sarin Hall
Session 3 Session 6
Special screenings of Award Winning Films
 Screening 1 on Saturday 29 February
Session from 10.30 - 1.30p.m.

Movie Duration
Producer Description

Badami 2018 Neil Dsouza The film covers the amazing climbing opportunities in Badami for 6 minutes
aspiring rock climbers looking for tough challenges

The High Way Hannah Price Two British women share their story of cycling from Manali to Leh 10. minutes

Sons of the Soil Paras Loomba Lighting up remote mountain villages in Ladakh 7 minutes

Kiren vs Hamta Pass 4Play Speed ascent of Hamta Pass 3 minutes

Daughters of the Karakorum André Hörmann In a small village in Pakistan, in the middle of the Karakorum, one of 45 minutes
( non competitive ) the world’s highest mountains, women have started training as
mountain guides for the first time

Watch Out 4 Play This guy is cruising with his mountain bike on snow. Watch out! 3 minutes

The Jujurana's Kingdom Munmun Dhalaria An expedition to track down and film the Western Tragopan in the 10 minutes
Great Himalayan National Park

Changabang and the Jean Pierre Tauvron Documenting the climb of Changabang in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary 52 minutes
Mirrors of a Repetition
 Screening 2 on Saturday 29 February
Session from 2.30 - 5p.m.

Movie Duration
Producer Description

Piti-Dharr Upslope The growing popularity of ice climbing in Spiti in dead winter 12 minutes
Productions

Spirit Jaye Dydon and When Saraswati arrives as the first educated daughter-in-law in a Himalayan 19 minutes
Ross Harrison village in Uttrakhand she wonders how she will ever feel at home

The Ridge Story Arpita Roy The challenge of climbing the main peak of Kangyatse in Ladakh 12 minutes

Gyamo - Queen Gautam Pandey Gyamo, a Snow Leopard and her two cubs haven't been seen since the big 43 minutes
of the Mountains male snow leopard appeared. The father son wildlife filmmaker duo Mike and
Gautam return to the same mountain in Ladakh to pick up the trail and find the
cubs

The Mysterious Hans Rey Mountain biker Hans Ray and team climb to Roopkund Lake in Uttrakhand 26 minutes
Roopkund Lake along with their mountain bikes and then execute a thrilling downhill ride

A Kayakers Solo Red Bull Starting out in Zanskar, professional kayaker Nauria Newman headed to Indus 14 minutes
Adventure in India and transitioned through beautiful places of India while trying to survive very
dangerous situations, both in rivers and on land.

Himalayan an Harish Manohar Moments on a trek in Western Garhwal 7 minutes

Experience

Himalayas Adam Hinton Impact of climate change on the life of mountain communities 9 minutes

Highline Samar Farooqui Free solo on a high line 1 minute

Kingline Project 4Play Two climbers finding solace and expression through acts of struggle and 23 minutes
problem solving, to climb a hard boulder project in Manali
 Screening 3 on Saturday 29 February
Session from 6 - 8p.m

Movie Duration
Producer Description

Piano to Zanskar Michal Sulima Facing his future in retirement, 65-year old piano tuner from London, Desmond 88 minutes
Gentle, decides instead to take on the most challenging and perilous delivery of
his four decade career: transporting a 100-year old, 80-kilo Broadwood & Sons
piano to a remote Himalayan school, situated in one of the most isolated
settlements in the world, 14,000 feet above sea level. If successful, the expedition
will be the highest piano delivery in the world; but more importantly, it will become
the ultimate gesture of music’s universal power: to inspire strength and bring joy.
 Screening 1 on Sunday 1 March
Session from 10.30 - 1.30pm

Movie Producer Description Duration

The Journey Within Vijeta Sharma Taking yoga to the outdoors 4 minutes

Blur Boulder Vikas Baid A boulderer who goes through an intimate blurry adventure every single 4 minutes
day without hampering his vision on "clarity"  but ultimately focusing on the
ultimate process.

Conquer the Coast Neil Productions A couple showcase a most unique adventure of doing a simultaneous 19 minutes
kayak and biking trip along India’s west coast

Mehgalaya SEND High intensity kayaking in the rough river’s of Mehgalaya 7 minutes

Khangsilling Arpita Roy The film portrays the coordination and understanding between an 11 minutes
experienced mountaineer and a novice climber on their attempt to summit
Mt. Khangshilling 6250m located in Spiti in alpine style.

Clean Up on Everest Dawa Steven Sherpa The impact of climate change on the highest mountain in the world 6 minutes
( non competitive )

Ascent Red Bull Two leading climbers take on multiple challenging climbs across the 13 minutes
Sahyadris in quick succession

Ashmina Dekel Berenson Ashmina, 13, lives with her family at the outskirts of Pokhara Nepal, 16 minutes
( non competitive ) paragliding capital of the world. Skipping school, Ashmina helps her family
make ends meet by working at the landing field, packing the parachutes of
foreign pilots for small change.

Skate Tape Lover 4Play Winters in Manali are special! And this short, aptly film justifies the vibe of 3 minutes
the winter months. An old soul puts on chart topping retro numbers and
takes a trip around Manali on his skateboard.

Trans Himalaya Peter Van Geit Documenting the speed hiking across 120 passes over 4 months covering 15 minutes
2019 3000+ km and 175 thousand meters elevation gain across the Himalaya

Blutch Nicolas Alliot A four month long paragliding expedition across Pakistan, India, Nepal 51 minutes
and ending beyond Sikkim and Arunachal
 Screening 2 on Sunday 1 March
Session from 2.30 - 4.30 p.m. followed by Prize Distribution

Movie Producer Description Duration

Lion Tail Macaques Akanksha Sood Singh Following the Lion Tail Macaques in the wild
24 minutes

Sab Kuch Milega Tad Mccrea Jason Kruk, Joel Kauffman and Tad McCrea established a ~1,600- 4 minutes
meter route up the south ridge of the unclimbed Chaukhamba III
(6,974 m) in the Garhwal region of the Indian Himalaya

Free Soul Shivam Amer & Based on Bhupesh Patil’s free solo attempt on a high line 4 minutes
Kopal Goyal

Higher Ground - Red Bull Two adventurers head deep into the Himalaya with their paraglider’s 16 minutes
Paragliding in the
Himalaya

Girl Gone Wild Kinga Masztalerz Paragliding in the Dhauladhar range 8 minutes

Healing Himalaya 4Play Its time we all volunteer to keep our mountain’s clean 4 minutes

Maan, Pangong Boris Wilmart A young girl living adjacent to Pangong Lake in Ladakh shares her 7 minutes
daily routine

CPS Everest and Beyond Dawa Steven Sherpa World Record Skydiving and Parachute Landing in the shadow of Mt. Everest 44 minutes
( non competitive )

Autumnal Ladakh Aniban Banerjee Shot while travelling solo across Ladakh 3 minutes

Samsara is Nirwana 4Play For Kumar and Madhu, a 2400 feet big wall route in the remote 24 minutes
Kharnak Gorges of Ladakh, is unfinished business. Broken wrist, last
moment change of plans, and an unusual partnership is what goes
into attempting a first repeat of a zealously sought after climb.
Screening 3 on Sunday 1 March
Session from 6 - 8 p.m

Screening of award winning and popular films

IMF Mountain Film Festival 2020
 IMF Mountain Film Festival 2020
Additional Events

Visit the multiple images taken by featured Interaction with leading adventures
photographers Anup & Pranjal Sah across multiple fields

Speed Climbing Competition on Saturday & Sunday Walk through multiple stalls at the IMF Lawns featuring
from 1.30 to 2 p.m at the IMF Championship Wall products made across the Himalayan states
IMF Mountain Film Festival 2020
Presenting Partner
 Venue of the IMF Mountain Film Festival
Indian Mountaineering Foundation Campus
6, Benito Juarez Road, ‘Opposite Anand Niketan, New Delhi – 110 021
 www.indmount.org