Feb. 19, 2014—Only two more days til the Banff Film Fest kicks off at the Rio Theatre! These three nights of high-energy adventure and environmental film have been sold out for about a week now, but we've got two tickets to Sunday night's lineup, which offers a special treat for local mountain bikers: Cam McCaul and six other world-class cyclists on a balls-out blitz of biking tomfoolery in New Zealand. Not Bad is only 7 minutes long, but it starts off the evening and is bound to make a splash given this town's recreational druthers. Watch the trailer here:
The evening's featured film is Heaven's Gate, a story of wingsuit pilots attempting a fly through the dangerous archway carved out of the Tianmen Mountain in China. Other films include I AM RED (gorgeous scenery of the Colorado River with an equally powerful message), The Questions We Ask (Bruce Kirkby's stand-up paddleboard trip from Vancouver to Victoria) and Spice Girl, about British climber Hazel Findlay.
Interested in those two tickets? Tell us your all-time favorite outdoor film in the comments section on this page and we'll enter your name in the drawing. Winner announced Thursday at 5pm!
For details on tonight's films visit the UCSC Recreation Department website. Proceeds benefit UCSC's Wilderness Orientation Scholarship Fund.
Rio Theatre, 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz. 7pm. Tickets $15 students/$18 general at santacruztickets.com or 831.459.2159. THE SHOW IS SOLD OUT!
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