NZ Mountain Film Festival National Tour

For one night only, back in Hobsonville Point in North-West Auckland, we're bringing the NZ Mountain Film Festival National Tour to your backyard with the Pure NZ selection of seven award-winning inspirational films celebrating outdoor adventurers getting out there and doing it! This is being held in the beautifully re-furbished historic Sunderland Lounge, which was once a cinema for the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events, you can expect up-close adventures, emotive and insightful cultural content, and the usual fast-paced, action-packed adrenaline entertainment making for an impressive programme that will have outdoor enthusiasts inspired and entertained.

This collection has something for everyone and is the perfect environment to fuel your imagination and plan your next adventure. Come along and ignite your passion for adventure, action, and travel.

Doors open 6.30pm. Free popcorn. BYO drinks & snacks allowed.

NB: Tickets are non-refundable but tickets may be on-sold at same price or less by notifying HCT by email: community@hobsonville.org.nz

FILM SUMMARY (runtime 1 hour 55 mins minutes plus an interval)

Up the Cass, No Gas (10 mins) Director: Anna Frances Pearson, NZ
An annual ski pilgrimage to the Cass Valley sparks a fresh perspective as friends contemplate their environmental footprint.

Ladies Behind The Lens (14 mins) Producer: Hannah Marshall, NZ
A journey of five determined women delving into the world of adventure filmmaking; grappling with technical challenges, equipment malfunctions, weather constraints and logistical nightmares.

The Adventure of Racing (26 mins) Director: Ben Wallbank, NZ
A female-led adventure racing team on their endeavour to compete at the adventure racing World Championships in Fiordland.

Kahurangi: a South to North Traverse (10 mins) Director: Louie Burger, NZ
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.

Inshallah (18 mins) Director: Georgia Merton and Isobel Ewing, NZ
A celebration of winging it, of travel by bicycle the mountains of northern Pakistan and of the power of exploration to obliterate preconceptions and understand our fellow humans.

The War on Style (15 mins) Director: Chris Maunsell, NZ
A poetic look into the mind and outrageous life of protagonist Hank Bilous.

Terra Incognita (20 mins) Director: Finlay Woods, NZ
A bunch of world-class local skiers experiment with pack horses to access ski touring, with mixed results, but it doesn’t hold them back from some high-flying objectives that don’t always go to plan.