Screenings out of competition
Special screening: "WOMEN'S SPORTS EXPLOITS
Atypical life paths, highly committed sporting choices, incredible personalities... Come and discover Géraldine Fasnacht, Lysanne Richard and Mélissa Burns!
Friday 22 September 2pm to 4pm
" Line et Air"
A film of Guido PERRINI
Length - 40mn
It's with The North Face, Géraldine's official partner, that the incredible Line&Air project continues aboard her ultra-light aircraft. This Snowboard/Ski documentary of epic proportions follows 3 world-class riders on their quest to discover a series of iconic mountains and lines in the Alps.
Meet Geraldine Fasnacht: Basejumper, wingsuiter, glacier pilot and three-time winner of the Verbier X-treme, the world's most extreme competition.
Géraldine's list of experiences epitomises the spirit of thrill-seeking. And now she wants to push the boundaries of the high-mountain world even further by using an ultra-light aircraft.
She invites on board Marion Hearty: a snowboarder driven by a never-ending quest for discovery, dominating the world of freeride competition and fuelling the desire to become a pilot herself.
And Christina Lusti: A competitive skier, Christina went on to train as an ACMG mountain guide, with an appetite for exploring new lines of very steep terrain. She has built up a very versatile personality, linking all the key mountain practices to access the inaccessible.
Géraldine invites us aboard her ULM (ultra-light aircraft) to share her philosophy and fly over incredible landscapes, drawing lines with her snowboard in the film Line&Air, in the footsteps of the pioneers of mountain aviation who dreamed of landing on such challenging terrain.
Friday 22 September 2pm to 4pm
"Toujours plus haut"
A film of Alexa FAY
Length – 12 mn
Lysanne Richard is one of the world's top competitive high-flying divers. However, the 39-year-old Canadian mother of three is ready to concentrate on personal projects. First on the list: a 22-metre dive into an icy lake in the middle of winter. A jump that has never been made in such extreme conditions. But will it be enough? Will she try to add an extra challenge to this already difficult feat and once again push back the limits of sport?
Friday 22 September 2pm to 4pm
« La voltigeuse des glaces »
A film of Anne VIRY-BABEL
Length – 52 mn
Melissa Burns has chosen the hostile, untamed wilderness of Alaska to indulge her extreme passions.
This young mother of two is a champion aerial acrobat who flies between mountains like no other.
She amazes everyone who crosses her path and has set herself the goal of inspiring other young women to follow her example.
Spring sees the opening of the climbing season in Denali National Park. To transport climbers or carry out scientific missions, to supply huts and base camps, pilots must master the art of mountain aviation and glacier landing.
We follow Melissa as she prepares to start her second job as a bush taxi driver for Alaska's most reputable taxi company.
But before she can join this elite group of pilots, Melissa has to pass a series of high-flying tests.
