Avalon Theatre Film Lineups

Director: Alexi Godbout Producer: Blank Collective Films, Alexi Godbout  Focus: Skiing Film Synopsis: Cold Calls is a ski film pieced together through conversations, memories, and whatever the season decided to offer!

Director: Mateo Arango Guerrero Producer: Manigua Productions; Mateo Arango Guerrero Focus: Eagle-hunting Subtitles: Yes Film Synopsis: In Mongolia’s timeless Altai Mountains, 13-year-old Kharakoz embodies a captivating blend of ancestral traditions and modern influences. As she learns the ancient art of eagle-hunting, the film delves into the powerful ripple effect of passing this sacred knowledge to girls.

Director: Ben Knight, Berne Broudy Producer: Richmond Mountain Trails, Berne Broudy Focus: Adaptive Biking Film Synopsis: Best Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities with humour and attitude. Along the way, they embrace the tremendous support, friendship, and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community.

Director: Scott Secco Producer: Scott Secco, Chris King Focus: Biking Film Synopsis: Georgia Astle, Casey Brown, Carson Storch, and Tom van Steenbergen battle the elements.

Director: Johnny Burke, Andrew Hinton Producer: Johnny Burke, Andrew Hinton Production Company: High Altitude Films, Sparkling Particles Focus: Culture Film Synopsis: Committed to raising children with love and compassion, former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phuntsok attempts to heal his own childhood abandonment by adopting unwanted children and growing them as a family at a remote children’s community in the foothills of the Himalaya. Tashi and the Monk introduced us to a wild and troubled 5-year-old girl named Tashi, as she learned about the healing power of love. Loving Karma is the follow-up story, shot 12 years later, where filmmakers revisit the community to see how life has changed over time.

Director: Holger Wimmer Producer: schau ma mal, Holger Wimmer Production Company: schau ma mal Focus: Biking Film Synopsis: Jakob and Konne, two adventurous fathers bring their two year old sons, on a six-day mountain bike tour through the Swiss Alps. From rumbling stomachs and croissant crises to unavoidable tantrums – what begins as an ideal plan quickly turns into a test of patience for all four.

Director: Kilian Bron, Pierre Henni, Valentin Birant Producer: Kilian Bron, Valentin Birant Films Focus: Biking Film Synopsis: Kilian Bron and his team journey from Kathmandu to Nepal’s remote Dolpo region, navigating dizzying ridgelines and timeless villages. Blending adventure, reflection, and the human connection, their ride captures the raw essence of exploration in one of the world’s most secluded valleys.

Director: Sara Beam Robbins, Grant Robbins Producer: Sara Beam Robbins, Grant Robbins Production Company: The Road West Traveled Focus: Skiing Film Synopsis: Professional backcountry skier Sierra Schlag has built a career around focus, grit, and always chasing the next big line. She takes her job, and her skiing, seriously. But when Waverly Chin — aka Waves — her funky, free-spirited best friend shows up with snacks and silliness, it’s a reminder not to take life (or skiing) too seriously.

Director: Matt Raimondo Producer: Matt Raimondo Focus: Climbing Film Synopsis: Callan Blanchknox reflects on the deeper meaning of climbing—beyond strength, it’s about movement, connection, and the sense of fight it brings—all while tackling the first ascent of an epic upside-down cave traverse.

Director: Philip Forsey Producer: Malcolm Sangster, Joshua Lavigne, Gabriella Dufour-Léonard Production Company: Sherpas Cinema Focus: Mountaineering, Skiing Film Synopsis: Two world-class ski mountaineers, Christina Lustenberger and Guillaume Pierrel, attempt a daring first descent of Mount Robson’s South Face, retracing the footsteps of alpine pioneers and the weight of a legacy that has challenged generations.

Director: Josiah Jones Producer: Studio 3 Cime, Francesco Valentinuzzi Focus: Ice Climbing Film Synopsis: As the ice climbing season grows shorter each year, ice and mixed climber Jeff Mercier is driven into Iceland’s unforgiving glacial landscape. Faced with an ever-shifting medium and treacherous terrain, Jeff pushes his own limits as well as the boundaries of his sport.

Film Synopsis: There is something that has always excited Ambroise in Downhill Skateboarding: it’s those moments you experience two or three times in a season or even in your life. He has only experienced this a few times in his life while skating, so he decided to skate the most challenging road in Europe to immerse himself in this mental state — the flow state.

Film Synopsis: There is something that has always excited Ambroise in Downhill Skateboarding: it’s those moments you experience two or three times in a season or even in your life. He has only experienced this a few times in his life while skating, so he decided to skate the most challenging road in Europe to immerse himself in this mental state — the flow state.