Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Banff Mountain Film Festival and take part in the Adventure Filmmakers Workshop. Led by adventure film legends Keith Partridge and Michael Brown (“The Weight of Water”, Grand Prize Winner) the workshop touched on every aspect of making a film, from pitching and planning to post production and distribution. Overall, the workshop inspired me to throw my excuses out the window and just make it happen.
One of the best parts of the workshop was attending the festival screenings at night. From ‘Radical Reels’ to the ‘Snow Show’, and everything in between, I was able to get a grasp on storytelling through the lens of adventure-film making. Capturing visually-stunning footage is one thing, but telling a compelling story is another.
During the workshop we were assigned teams and given a simple, yet challenging task: make a film in 2 days. We got to it and ultimately used every spare minute to complete the film- which was edited in about 5 hours. My team’s film is called Banff in the Blood, about a former Olympic bi-athlete Sarah Murphy.
There are five films each under three minutes long: Adventure Filmmakers’ Short Films
Kyle Huber 
Great short Kyle; as much about Sarah as it is the Film Festival. I was not aware of the film festival but will now keep my eyes out for it. You are no doubt well on your way to a great career.
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Thank you Maryellen, it was a pleasure to hear Sarah’s story and learn about the history of Banff- it’s a beautiful place for a mountain film festival!
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