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RAW, GRITTY, COMMITTED, LIKE
ANY GOOD ADVENTURER,
BOULDER’S OWN HOMEGROWN
FILM FESTIVAL IS A FORUM FOR
THE MOST INSPIRING
INDEPENDENT FILMS OF THE
YEAR. FILMS MADE OF PASSION
AND ACTION LEAD US FROM
AUTHENTIC EXPLORATION TO
ENVIRONMENTAL HEROISM,
FROM THE FARTHEST REACHES OF
THE EARTH TO THE DEEPEST
COMMUNITY ACTIVISM. WE
BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF THE
STORY, THE HEROIC JOURNEY AND
THE NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE
AS A FORCE FOR AWAKENING
AND CHANGE.
MAKE YOUR OWN LEGENDS.
FRIDAY
SEPT 30
BOULDER THEATER
6:30 - 9:30 pm
The Accord
Haywire
Fledglings
Poumaka
Breathe
The Mysteries
Elk River
Scenes from the Green Bigg’s Crack The Trail to Kazbegi
Darklight
Eclipse
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(20 min)
(14:29 min)
(26:11 min)
(15 min)
(3:21 min)
(8:00 min)
(28 min)
(5:31 min)
(6:20 min)
(15:30 min)
(7:31 min)
(31:25 min)
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SATURDAY
OCT 1
BOULDER THEATER
Noon - 2:00 pm
Family and Kids Show
Jeff and Paige - Live Performance
Jeremy Collins - Interactive Art
Films - Family Friendly films for the family
Big Prizes!!
FESTIVAL
PASSES
Buy passes at AdventureFilm.Org and the Boulder Theater. To guarantee
entry into sold out shows, ALL PASS
HOLDERS must arrive at least 15 minutes
prior to show time for early seating.
FULL
FESTIVAL
PASS
$55
Access to ALL
film screenings, Street Fair,
early seating,and giveaways:
Fjallraven, Patagonia,
Black Diamond, La Sportiva, and more
SATURDAY
OCT 1
BOULDER THEATER
4:00 - 6:00 pm
The Naked Edge Speed Record
Before it Falls Flashes of the Altai
The Last Ride
Finding the Cross Equal Footing
Cottonwood Return Ace and the Desert Dog
Martin’s Boat
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7:00 - 10:00 pm
(7:04 min)
(12:08 min)
(5 min)
(5:39 min)
(9:27 min)
(7:32 min)
(4 min)
(9:09 min)
(24:02 min)
Being Here
How to Catch a Tiger
Art of Recovery China: A Skier’s Journey Return to Zanskar
(4:46 min)
(10:04 min)
(20 min)
(16 min)
(23:11 min)
Remember When?
The End of Snow Kid Warrior
The Living Forest
Doug Tompkins: A Wild Legacy
(3 min)
(20:42 min)
(6:31 min)
(9 min)
(15:51 min)
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*
*
* PREMIER
SATURDAY
ONLY
SATURDAY
ONLY
$30
$35
Access to all
film screenings and early
seating on
Friday, Sept 30 at
the Boulder Theater.
Access to all
film screenings, music,
early seating on
Saturday, Oct 1 at
the Boulder Theater.
SOLO
TICKET
$15
Individual show tickets
will be sold at
the box office.
Limited availability.
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Boulder Theater
Adventure Street Fair
Shine Restaurant
Fjallraven Store
Amante Coffee
Sherpas Restaurant
Pearl Street Mall
Free Parking
Saturday/Sunday
Hotel
Boulderado
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Our sponsors support the Adventure Film community from within. They are the local businesses,
non-profits and national corporations among us
who share the idea that adventure can be a vehicle to inspire environmental stewardship and
altruism. They put their services and finances
behind this community so that we can showcase
the films that bring that spirit to life. We are committed to working with non-profit and corporate
partners who are active locally and globally in
progressive community initiatives. We would like
to say to each of you a hearty, “Thank you.”
FILMS
ACE AND THE DESERT DOG
(9:09 min)
Director: Brendan Leonard, Stefan Hunt, Forest Woodward
Producer: Brendan Leonard, Forest Woodward, Joe Peters
To mark his 60th birthday, Ace Kvale sets out on
a 60 day backpacking trip through the canyonlands of Utah. Longtime friends come and go
along the journey, but through it all is his steady
companion and dog, Ghengis. The film offers an
intimate view into their bond, and the landscape
that inspires them both.
ART OF RECOVERY
Premier
(20:00 min)
“Causes”
Director/Producer: Victor Duran, Nick Greece
“Art of Recovery”
Director/Producer: Jeremy Collins, Nick Greece
After Nepal’s earthquake of April 2015, a small
band of accidental rescue workers went into the
epicenter of the disaster for 56 days. Six months
later, a paraglider, artist, and photographer follow the path of the rescue team in a unique way,
using their particular talents to eventually raise
money and bring hope to those most affected.
BEFORE IT FALLS
(12:08 min)
Director: Simon Bischoff
Producer: Simon Bischoff, Mathew Farrell
Lee Cossey makes the first ground up ascent
of the Ewbank route on Tasmania’s iconic
Totem Pole.
BEING HERE
(4:46 min)
Director/Producer: Hilary Oliver
A visual poem offering a reminder that venturing into the wilderness offers a unique glance
into a two way mirror. Through it, we have a
lens to the beauty of nature, yet can simultaneously reflect inwards to see our own bravery,
vulnerability and connectivity to our world.
BIGG’S CRACK
Premier
(6:31 min)
Director: Zak Griffler Producer: Pete Takeda
600 feet in length and hidden deep in the
southern Utah desert, Bigg’s Crack is an
unusually continuous and uniform climb. For
seven years, its first ascent has been a pursuit
of Pete Takeda, that he quips as the “greatest
unclimbed offwidth that no one’s heard of.”
Until now.
BREATHE
(3:21 min)
Director/ Producer: Aly Niklas
Returning yet again to the climbing haven
of Indian Creek, Utah, Boulder-based filmmaker and photographer, Aly Nicklas, seeks to
discover the reason for the desert’s timeless
allure. In this pilgrimage to that now-sacred
place away from the pressures and pace of
modern life, the importance of living slowly
reveals itself.
CHINA: A SKIER’S JOURNEY
Premier
(16:00 min)
Directed and Produced by Jordan Manley
Skiing as sport is in its infancy in China, a
phenomenon of the country’s rapidly growing
middle class. As a means of survival however,
it is thousands of years old, born out of necessity in the Altai mountains at the intersection
of China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Siberia.
Chad Sayers and Forrest Coots touch down
into the rich past and dizzying future of these
contrasting Chinese ski cultures. As one
rapidly expands, they find the other is at risk of
disappearing.
COTTONWOOD RETURN Premier
(4 min)
Director/Producer: Vance Howard
On the final day of a wilderness rafting trip
on the Yampa River, Colorado fine artist Sally
White King prepares to return to civilization.
But when a giant cottonwood tree crashes
down near camp, she’s thrust into deep kinship with the dying tree and is given a rare moment to learn the possibility that both life – and
death – are precious.
DARKLIGHT
(7:31 min)
Director: Mike Brown Producer: Zac Ramras
The temperate rainforest of the Pacific Northwest and southern Utah desert both offer worldclass mountain biking. However, Darklight
pushes the creative bounds of the sport and
these locales. With the aid of thousands of
pounds of lighting equipment and a tireless
crew, this landscape quickly evolves into something otherworldly.
DOUGLAS TOMPKINS:
A WILD LEGACY
(15:51 min)
Director: James Q Martin and Chris Cresci
Producer: Alison Kelman
From when the film Mountain of Storms documented
his trip from California to Patagonia in 1968 until
his tragic death in 2015, Douglas Tompkins was a
celebrated adventurer. He also gained world-renown
for his success in branding companies such as The
North Face and Esprit, as well as for his work in
conservation through which he and his wife, Kristine
McDivitt Tompkins, protected 2.2 million acres of
land. A Wild Legacy tells the story of the life, work,
and adventures of this inspiring individual, and
portrays the efforts of Kristine and the Tompkins
Conservation team to continue his mission.
ECLIPSE
(31:25 min)
Director: Anthony Bonello
Producer: Mike Douglas, Anthony Bonello
From the beginning it was an absurd idea: Travel to
Svalbard, high above the Arctic Circle in the middle
of winter, to try and capture a photo of a skier in
front of a total solar eclipse. A cast of Salomon skiers including Cody Townsend, Chris Rubens, and
Brody Leven follow photographer, Reuben Krabbe,
into the frozen wilds, battling weather, climate
change, and their own ambitions in a quest for a
shot at a once-in-a-lifetime.
ELK RIVER
(28 min)
Directors: Jenny Nichols & Joe Riis
Producer: Arthur Middleton
An echo of a thematically similar expedition in 1871,
this short documentary takes an interdisciplinary
look at elk migration through the eyes of scientist Arthur Middleton, artist James Prosek, and
photojournalist Joe Riis. The three explorers track
the movements of a herd over rangelands, snowcapped mountain passes, and through dangerous
rivers on their journey to the high-alpine ecosystem
of Yellowstone National Park, meeting individuals
along the way whose lives are deeply intertwined
with the fate of these majestic, migratory animals. EQUAL FOOTING
(7:32 min)
Director: Daniel Holz, Eric Elofson, Kaare Iverson
Producer: Daniel Hol
Wyoming’s remote and vast wilderness provides
the perfect canvas for Alpinists Kim Havell and
Julia Heemstra to redefine preconception of the
feminine. Isolated and exposed, their presence
breathes life into this bleak yet breathtaking
landscape as they navigate sheer granite walls
and explore the fabric of experience.
FINDING THE CROSS
Premier
(9:27 min)
Director: Drew Warkentin
Student film
Finding the Cross is the story of a young man
who wants to ski the infamous Mount of the Holy
Cross. The more he tries, the further out of reach it
becomes. Part adventure, part historical documentary, he realizes that in order to be successful; he
must uncover the mysterious past of the mountain.
FLASHES OF THE ALTAI
(5 min)
Director: Joey Schusler
Three childhood friends set out for the far
western corner of Mongolia to combine mountain biking and packrafting in a self-supported
adventure into the unknown. Never having
attempted a mountain bike to packraft link-up,
they decided it was a great idea to travel to one
of the most remote and sparsely populated
places in the world to try it out. FLEDGLINGS
(26:10 min)
Director : Cedar Wright
New hobbies that quickly become obsessions are
not uncommon for residents of Boulder. Fledglings follows professional climbers Cedar Wright
and Matt Segal and their foray into the sport of
paragliding. Tree landings, sketchy winds, and
junkshow launches become part of their new vernacular. After just six months, Wright and Segal
embark on an ambitious mission: to climb and fly
off of 18,491 foot peak, Orizaba.
HAYWIRE
(14:29 min)
Director: Cheyne Lempe
Dave Allfrey and Cheyne Lempe experience
the wild beauty of Baffin Island, and this is
their story about a dream that goes haywire. A
terrifying mishap results in the contemplation of
life and the cost of adventure.
HOW TO CATCH A TIGER
(10:04 min)
Director: Brant Backlund, Miguel Booth
With time running out, two filmmakers scramble
to learn how to use an ultra high-speed camera
and get to Far East Russia in time to catch a
rare Siberian tiger the moment it’s released
back to the wild.
KID WARRIOR
(6:31 min)
Director: Vanessa Black
Producer: BLKFLM + Anchorlight Production
The planet doesn’t need saving. We do.
Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez is not your average
14 year old. He is mobilizing teens in over 50
countries to demand greener policy from
world leaders.
MARTIN’S BOAT
(24:02 min)
Director: Pete McBride
In the 1950’s, Martin Litton prevented two dams
from being built in the Grand Canyon and went on
to pioneer whitewater dories, a project he believed
would facilitate the widespread appreciation of this
world wonder and further conservation awareness.
Sixty years later, this film pairs breathtaking visuals
and documentary-style narration to pay tribute to
Litton’s vision as it follows a dory’s maiden voyage
down the rapids of the Colorado River through the
monumental landmark itself.
POUMAKA
(15:00 min)
Director: Andy Mann, Keith Ladzinski
Producer: Mike Libecki, Andy Mann, Keith Ladzinski
Jungle mayhem ahead: Angie Payne, a bouldering
champion, joins climber Mike Libecki on an adventure that leaves the rest of the world behind. They
aspire to make the first ascent on the daunting
south face of Poumaka Tower in French Polynesia,
but they learn that the moments that build you up
sometimes break you down first.
REMEMBER WHEN?
(3 min)
Directors: Jenny Nichols, Hayden Peters, Andy Maser
Producers: James Sano, World Wildlife Fund
Ted Martens, Natural Habitat Adventures
To resuscitate the environmental conversation,
this film encourages us to revisit the heart of
our childhood. In reactivating our imaginations,
we remember the wonder of nature and why it’s
worth protecting.
RETURN TO ZANSKAR
(23:11 min)
Director/Producer: Bryan Liptzin and Daniel Bull
30 years after their first visit, two American
college friends return to an ancient Buddhist
monastery high in the Himalayas to reconnect
with their past, and witness a culture being thrust
into the modern world as the first ever road to
the monastery nears completion.
SCENES FROM THE GREEN Premier
(5:34 min)
Director: Celin Serbo
In May 2016, a desire to blaze new trails in their
sport sent four climbers on a journey through
the unmarked miles of Utah’s Green River.
What they gained from it went far beyond their
ambitions, and this gritty film captures all the
action.
SPEED CLIMBING
THE NAKED EDGE
(7:04 min)
Director: Sparkshop
Scott Bennett and Brad Gobright share their
tactics as they chase the speed record on the
Eldorado Canyon classic, The Naked Edge.
THE ACCORD
(20:00 min)
Director: RC Cone
A poetic film about an Icelandic surfer,
the challenges he faces at the hands of
the personified, heavily-bearded North Atlantic wind, and his conviction that if you
listen carefully, an understanding can be
reached between nature and the pursuit
of your passion.
THE END OF SNOW
(20:42 min)
Director: Morgan Heim
Producer: Day’s Edge Productions
Premier
What will the world be once winter has
changed forever? Coloradan and tropical
ecologist, Dr. Jane Zelikova, embarks
on an adventure to uncover the consequences of industry. Traversing mountains
to meet with visionaries and friends, she
searches for the story of snow, hoping
that in discovering its past and present,
we can draw a map of our future--even
beyond its existence.
THE LIVING FOREST
(9 min)
Director: Marc Silver
Producer: Caroline Bennett
In the Sarayaku region of the Ecuadorian Amazon, a
Kichwa tribe fights to protect its land from exploitation and destruction. A canoe is built to represent
Sarayaku culture at the COP21 climate conference
in Paris and to share with the world an age-old
knowledge of our interconnectivity with each other
and with nature.
THE LAST RIDE
(5:39 min)
Director: Ryan Van Duzer
A thirteen-year love affair comes to a
moving end when Ryan Van Duzer’s
bicycle of thirteen years turns its pedals
over for the last time. Its rider reflects on
their time together from his Peace Corps
service to a trans-American journey, describing what he learned about life, freedom, and the heart and soul he breathed
into his beloved machine.
THE MYSTERIES
{8:00 min}
Director: Skip Armstrong
In 2010 adventure photographer Krystle
Wright dreamed of an image that would
stay with her for years to come. In a
highly personal project lasting four and a
half years, she pursued this elusive image
in her art, and faced many challenges
along the way.
THE TRAIL TO KAZBEGI
(15:30 min)
Director: Joey Schusler
Four adventurers head into the highest
portions of the Georgian Caucasus--one
of earth’s wildest mountain ranges--with
nothing but their bicycles and enough
supplies for ten days. On what becomes
a half-year-long journey, they face vicious
elemental obstacles, but the tradeoff is a
glimpse of unparalleled local hospitality
and some of the most magnificent views
they have ever encountered.
ADVENTU
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FRIDAY, SEPT 30
3-10:30 pm
SATURDAY, OCT 1
Noon-10:30 pm
Outside Boulder Theater
LIVE
MUSIC
&
BEER
GARDEN
OPEN UNTIL
10:30 PM
RE FILM
EVENT
LIVE MUSIC
FAMILY FRIENDLY
VENDOR VILLAGE
HAPPY HOUR
FOOD
FUN
VENDOR
VILLAGE OPEN
UNTIL 7 PM
COMMUNITY NIGHT PARTY
Thursday, Sept. 29, 7:00 pm
Fjällräven Store
To kick off our 12th year, join us at the Fjällräven Store
for live music, film previews, Avery Beer, tasty cocktails
made with Altitude Spirits’ organic Vodka 14, Quinn
Popcorn, and more treats.
ADVENTURE FILMS
Friday & Saturday
Boulder Theater
Collection of the year’s most gritty, profound, shocking, visceral and inspiring films that manifest the
spirit of adventure. Plus, Earth Guardians musical
performance, Climate Change Panel, special guest
appearances, mega raffle with over $10k worth of
giveaways, and more. The Intrepid Travel Best Environmental Film Grant for $5k will be awarded during
the show. Limited edition 2016 Adventure Film tees
designed by Jeremy Collins available at the Boulder
Theater.
FAMILY & KIDS SHOW
Saturday, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm
Boulder Theater
Family-friendly outdoor adventure and environmental
films, live performance by Boulder’s beloved duo Jeff
& Paige, interactive art with Jeremy Collins, and big
prizes for parents and kiddos. The fun continues after
the show at the Adventure Street Fair with Frequent
Flyers’ stilt walkers, AFF art experience, and Adventureland Passport activity. Get your photo taken with
Jeff & Paige in the ShutterBus!
ADVENTURE STREET FAIR
Friday, 3:00-10:30 pm
Saturday, 12:00 noon-10:30 pm
Outside the Boulder Theater
We’re blocking off the street for our 3rd annual two
day Adventure Street Fair (14th St. between Spruce
& Pearl). Come dance to live music on the Gypsy
Wagon Stage, enjoy Avery craft beer on tap at the
Fjällräven Beer Garden. Explore the Vendor Village
with your AFF Passport, win mega raffle prizes,
Growing Gardens with Jonny’s Truck Farm, Intrepid Travel giveaways, Climate Reality experience,
Black Diamond gear, La Sportiva footwear, Flatirons
Subarus, Zeal Airstream, free yoga, mimosas, and
massage, Arts and Crafts, Alpine Start Coffee and
Sherpa Chai Sampling, Gourmet food from the Ghost
BBQ and many more surprises. Don’t miss the The
Jonny Copp Foundation Happy Hour on Friday and
Saturday (4-6 pm) with FREE pint glasses and Quinn
Snacks!
WALK & DRAW
with Jeremy Collins
Saturday, 9:00-10:30 am
Eldorado Canyon
Join Meridian Line owner and AFF artist to draw creekside. Jeremy will share his philosophy of on-location art
creation and offer open discussion for the professional,
casual or recreational artist. Bring your own supplies.
ADVENTURE FILMMAKING
WORKSHOP
Saturday-Sunday, $150
The Adventure Film School is hosting a two-day,
hands-on, info-packed filmmaking workshop. Learn
new skills for crafting stories, team up with notable
adventure filmmakers, and receive valuable feedback
during the business/portfolio review. Work side-byside with professionals to plan, shoot, and edit your
own short film in a day-long shootout. For more info
and registration: http://adventurefilmschool.com/
CRAFT BEER + FOOD PAIRING
Friday, 3:00-10:30 pm
Saturday, 12:00 noon-10:30 pm
Tickle your tastebuds with a custom selection of
Avery Brewing Craft Beers and Gourmet food from
Ghost BBQ. Avery will be servin up Rascal, Gose,
Chai Brown, IPA, and Lili Koi perfectly paired with a
selection of tasty bites from the chef at Ghost BBQ.
AFTER PARTY
@Shine Restaurant
presented by Intrepid Travel
2027 13th St, Saturday, 10:30 pm - close
Celebrate at the Intrepid Travel After Party at Shine
with drinks, potions, dancing, and FUN!
Adventure Film School is back for another incredible year
at the Adventure Film Festival. Inspired by Jonny Copp’s
vision to Make Your Own Legends, we’ve packed this
year’s workshop with more hands-on sessions to get you
out there telling stories.
Whether you are a past attendee or a new one, this twoday workshop has a new format focused on collaboration
with fellow workshop attendees and connecting you with
notable filmmakers ready to share what they know.
In addition to information packed sessions, experience
a portfolio or project review, and work side by side with
an AFS filmmaker to plan, shoot, and edit a 1-2 minute
film. Adventure Film School offers a unique way to gain
crew experience, build industry connections, and create
a short film while being supported by your mentors.
Speakers
Asa Firestone - “Adventure Business- The Parallels of
Adventure & Entrepreneurship”
Asa is recognized as a National Geographic Young Explorer
for a first ascent big wall expedition in the Venezuelan Amazon. Asa is an avid rock climber and entrepreneur based
in Boulder, CO. Founder and CEO of the Boulder Adventure Lodge (A-Lodge), he’s also co-founded two non-profit
organizations focused on introducing the outdoors to at-risk
youth. His passion for adventure and entrepreneurship led
him to co-create BeyondTalks, an adventure speaker series
focused on the back stories of adventure professionals, not
just athletes.
James ‘Q’ Martin – “Converging Outdoor Recreation &
Conservation One Film at a Time”
In 1997 with a film camera in one hand and a climbing rope
in the other, Q, left Arizona and travel to Central America to
study the language and immerse himself in the culture. It
was there where he decided he wanted to actively pursue
his passion for photography and telling stories. Today, his
passion and desire speaks through the use of multimedia to
educate and spark conversations about outdoor recreation
and conservation.
Nasa Koski – “Rising Above the Noise: Filmmaking Lessons from the Trenches”
Nasa Koski cut her teeth in filmmaking through her climbing & mountaineering adventures in the Pacific Northwest.
Carrying a camera into the wilderness ignited her passion
for storytelling through photos and film. Her short films have
toured worldwide and won awards at Banff Mountain Film
Festival, 5Point Film Festival, and more. When not running
the Adventure Film School, Nasa focuses on short adventure
films & commercial work.
2-Day Adventure
Filmmaking
Workshop
Learn new storytelling skills, team up with notable
adventure filmmakers, and create your own film
while at the festival.
Sunday FilmDay. Put some of the skills learned in
the workshop to use. Work with a filmmaking mentor in small groups to plan, film, and edit a short
film within the day!
No previous experience is necessary. Spots still
available! 425.224.6449
Registration
http://adventurefilmschool.com/coursesevents/2016-adventure-filmmaking-workshop/
PRICE
$150
Location
Boulder YWCA,
2222 14th St. Boulder CO 80302
Time
Saturday 8:30AM – 4PM
Sunday 9AM-4PM
More details and registration
online at:
www.adventurefilmschool.com
Workshop + Film Festival
All Access Passes available
JEREMY
COLLINS
ILLUSTRATOR, STORY TELLER, FILM DIRECTOR,
AND EXPLORATORY ROCK CLIMBER
Jeremy’s illustrative art has been featured in more than 150 climbing
magazines and in numerous how-to books. He also creates beautiful
watercolor maps that have graced the cover and pages of
National Geographic Magazine. His map and clothing brand,
Meridian Line™ is available online and in numerous retail locations
including many US National Parks.
The Jonny Copp Foundation was founded to inspire
people through powerful imagery and stories born
of adventure and the authentic human experience.
We are a non-profit organization supporting the
development and exchange of creative ideas by
offering grants, outreach programs, exhibits, and
a forum that stimulates individual creativity, intellectual promise, respect for our environment, and
the spirit of adventure. The catalyst for creating
the Jonny Copp Foundation was the tragic loss of
three extraordinary individuals, Jonny Copp, Micah
Dash, and Wade Johnson. They lost their lives in
an avalanche on an expedition in Tibet in 2009.
The spontaneous outpouring from the around the
globe created a mandate for sharing and continuing their work. The Foundation will strive to keep
their memory and dreams alive and they remind
us that our lives are precious and brief and that
each of us has the power to realize our dreams and
make a positive contribution to the world.
jonnycoppfoundation.org
COMMUNITY
ADVENTURE FILM STAFF
Jonny Copp - Founder and Spirit Advisor
Aimee Copp - Executive Director
Michael Vladeck - Board of Directors President
Jose Yavari - Creative Director / Film Selection Director
Abbey Smith - Public Relation / Media Director / Producer
Tres Altman - Senior Producer Jordan Grano - Architect Extraordinaire
Renae Foxhoven - Street Fair Director
Barry Thompson & Half Wild - Motion Graphics
Alex King - Audio Video Production
Mick Follari - Web Development
Jeremy Collins - Contributing Artist Extraordinaire
Tim and Robyn Smith - Volunteer Coordinators
Ryan Van Duzer - Emcee
Nasa Koski - Adventure Film School Director
Dave Reipe - Technical Director
Anne Banister - Technical Producer
Alex Rojas-Sanders - Technical Production Manager / Videography
SPECIAL THANKS TO
The Copp Family, Pemba Sherpa, Joe Prebich, Crystal Hasselton, Megan Mcgough, Jennifer Bertram, Leigh Barnes, Joni Taisey, Michael
Sadowski, Mario Molina, Caroline Bennett, Talya Tavor, Brian Scaglia,
Terra Beaton, Jonathan Thesenga, Adam Peters, Joe Osbourne, Olivia
Hsu, Jonathan Lantz, Jonathan Degenhardt, Peggy Haddon, Ruby &
Gareth Richards, Brian Scaglia, Eric Rosenblum, Donnie Mortimer,
Asa Firestone, Kris Klauber, Jonathan Thesenga, Josh Laguna, Joe
Osborne, Davidson Lewis, Annie Sweeney, Denny Finn, Jenny Bear,
Jason Antin, Mike Lewis, Maya Ward-Karet , Kestral Hanson, Guy Ilan,
Paul Kimbris, Janet Gunther, Ryan McCauley.
Molly Beytien, Beau Hoffman, Tessa DuBois, Tyler Jones, Matt
Kennedy, Marca Hagenstad, Parker Batt, Kori Biernacki, Matt
Hart, Jennifer Pappas.
We would also like to thank
Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear,
Black Diamond, La Sportiva,
and The Jonny Copp Foundation for funding the Copp-Dash
Award. Each year, all of these
organizations come together with
help from Sender Films and The American Alpine Club to present this
award in honor of Jonny Copp and Micah Dash. For more information about the grant, visit:
www.coppdashinspireaward.com
HE CAME FROM BEYOND THE STARS,
MOUNTED ON A MAGICAL BEAST, AND FLEW
IN FRONT OF THE MOON ONE NIGHT WHEN
YOU WERE STARING UP INTO YOUR DREAMS –
A RECORD KEEPER, FORGING THE PRESENT.
BEYOND THE STARS AND BEYOND THE SELF
THERE LIES A GREAT STORY.
THESE STORIES, YOUR STORIES, ARE THE
BIRDMAN’S CHANGING HORIZON: THE
PURPLE MOUNTAINSCAPE, A SIDEWAYS
GLANCE FROM A PASSING WHALE.
ENDLESS LAYERS OF RICH COLOR AND
TEXTURE FUEL HIS JOURNEY –
YOUR JOURNEY, WHERE MYTHS ARE BORN
AND MAY FADE BUT WILL NEVER DIE. GRAB
HOLD OF THOSE TAIL FEATHERS.
MAKE YOUR OWN LEGENDS.
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