CMU Meyer Ballroom Film Lineups
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 6 PM
Jaunt (2025, USA, 04:10 min) Advisory: No advisory
Director: Daniel Mitchell Producer: Blk Elk, a Thomas Focus: Biking Film Synopsis: In a stark warehouse office, Justice is weighed down by mounting deadlines and an endless to-do list. But every day, he finds escape in a one-hour ritual that reignites his spirit.
Bridgers (2025, USA, 11:47 min) Advisory: No advisory
Director: Joseph Fletcher Producer: Second Original, Joseph Fletcher Focus: Skiing Film Synopsis: Two Bozeman-based ski patrollers reflect on the rapid changes facing their home and the sport they love. With 50 seasons under his belt, Dene Brandt regards the future with an optimism that infects his younger co-worker.
Beyond Parallels (2025, Canada, 44:57 min) Advisory: Coarse Language
Director: Ariane Moisan, Laurent Poliquin Producer: Charlène Brochu Focus: Adventure Subtitles: Yes
Film Synopsis: After crossing Canada from North to South in 2021, the adventurers of AKOR expeditions set out on a new challenge: a crossing of the Canadian Far North from West to East, from the Yukon to Baffin Island. A 6,900-kilometre journey by bike, canoe, sailboat and on foot.
Intermission
One Step Ahead (2025, Canada, 13:41 min) Advisory: Coarse language
Director: Anthony Bonello Producer: Alexi Godbout Distributor/Producer: Blank Collective Films Focus: Skiing, Rehabilitation
Film Synopsis: After losing his leg in an accident, Norwegian skier Bernt Marius gets back to doing what he loves best: skiing big lines in the Sunnmøre Alps.
Trail to Bayanihan (2025, Canada, 22:11 min) Advisory: None
Director/Producer: Cat Aeppel Production Company: Steelhead Marketing, Martin Faubert-Smith Focus: Biking
Film Synopsis: Sam pedals through diverse landscapes in the Philippines, celebrating the joy of biking and the power of community. Riding with local groups like the Baguio crew, she discovers how biking bridges distances, connects cultures, and transforms her search for heritage into a celebration of shared humanity.
Reel Rock: Riders on the Storm (2025, USA, 28:08 min) Advisory: Coarse language
Director/Producer: Josh Lowell Production Company: Reel Rock, Josh Lowell, Halle Johns; Nudity Focus: Big Wall Climbing Subtitles: Mostly in English, with some subtitles throughout
Film Synopsis: Big wall climber Siebe Vanhee enlists Drew Smith and fellow Belgian countrymen Nico Favresse and Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll to attempt the first free ascent of the elusive Riders on the Storm route on the East Face of Patagonia’s Torre Central.
