What?

FMC Free School Tour: (Sponsored by Federated Mountain Clubs)

This 45-minute feature of short adventure films is available FREE to school teachers and Scout group leaders to show to their young people. The Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ hope the films inspire young Kiwi's to get out adventuring and foster a love for our wild places.

When?

It will be available for streaming or download in early August. 

How to register:

Email Whitney Oliver - [email protected]

All details and links will be provided by Whitney.

What they need:

NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival asks for a tally of students who viewed the films afterwards, so they can report back to FMC to show the value of their support.

Selected films:

1. ZƎDYN (NZ) (4 mins)

Follow a young Wānaka skateboarder as he sets his sights on the LA Olympics in 2028.

Director: Joe Murdie

2. Flip The Switch (Canada) (3 mins) 

Georgia rides her bike in British Columbia. 

Director: Georgia Astle

3. Up the Cass, No Gas (NZ) (10 mins) 

An annual ski pilgrimage to the Cass Valley sparks a fresh perspective as friends contemplate their environmental footprint. 

Director: Anna Frances Pearson

4. Kahurangi: A South to North Traverse (NZ) (10 mins) 

Three teenage boys set off into the bush to walk the full length of the Kahurangi National Park, with over half of the trip spent navigating thick, slow-moving, off-track terrain. Aka - shitty bush. 

Director: Louie Burger

5. The War on Style (NZ) (15 mins) 

A poetic look into the mind and outrageous life of protagonist Hank Bilous. End. 

Director: Chris Maunsell