‘BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour’ Brought Mountain Adventures to the Big Screen in Santa Barbara
The 33rd Annual UCSB Arts & Lectures Event Has Something Entertaining for Just About Everyone
Banff Mountain Film Festival | Photo: Courtesy
The BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour rolled back into Santa Barbara March 5-6 for the 33rd time as more than 4,000 adventure film enthusiasts filled the Arlington Theatre across two nights, excited to catch a glimpse of stunning scenery, incredible feats of adventure, and daredevil exploits that can leave you breathless.
This UCSB Arts & Lectures annual favorite event is curated and hosted by crowd favorite Roman Baratiak, UCSB Arts & Lectures Associate Director Emeritus, who proclaimed to the crowd upon announcing his title, “it’s just a fancy way to say I’m retired,” kicked things off on opening night with seven films from around the world that had a bit of something for everyone.
Eliot Jackson’s short film Drop the Mic started proceedings with a visually arresting mountain-bike ride through the woods as the titular character “scrub-whipped” his mountain bike down trails and over creeks and death-defying jumps.
