Synopsis

The awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal, yet most of us seldom venture into true wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people — undefined by age, gender, profession or background — but for them the draw of the mountains is so strong that their lives must revolve around it. Martina Halik and her 60‑year‑old mother Tania attempt a bitterly cold 2,300‑kilometre ski trek from Canada to Alaska through the treacherous Coast Mountains; a journey that has been completed only once before, and never by a female duo. Their adventure is interspersed with beautifully crafted portraits of high‑altitude human endurance: the gripping story of an avalanche burial, a group of nuns who inhabit a mountain retreat to be closer to God, an impassioned alpinist, a focused snow artist, and a couple who has been living off grid in the mountains for nearly 50 years. Shot in cinematic detail, This Mountain Life is a riveting examination of human passion set high in the peaks of British Columbia, Canada. Best Direction & Best Cinematography – Leo Awards 2019. Best Film – Sheffield Adventure Film Fest 2018. Best Feature Documentary – Thin Line Film Festival 2018. Grand Prize – Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival 2018. Best Film About Man And Mountains – Ladek Mountain Festival 2018. Audience Choice – Anima Film Festival 2018. Best Mountain, Sports and Adventure Film – Festival Gorniskega Filma 2018. People’s Choice for Best Film – Available Light Film Festival 2018. Audience Choice – Available Light Film Festival 2018. Best Mountain Culture Film – Nordic Adventure Film Festival 2018. FEEC Award & Silver Edelweiss– BBVA Mountain Film Festival of Torelló 2018.Best Visuals – Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2018. Best Snow Sports Film – Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2018. Top 20 Audience Choice – Hot Docs 2018. Le Prix Spécial Montagne– FIFAV 2018. Official Selections 2018: VIMFF, Calgary International Film Festival, Aspen Film Festival, Portland EcoFilm, Barrie Film Festival, Hot Springs Film Festival, Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, Rossland Mountain Film Festival, Bilbao Mendi Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, WATS Film Fest, Hudson Film Festival of Canadian Film, Fernie Mountain Film Festival, Anchorage Film Festival, Nordlys Film & Arts Festival, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Boulder International Film Festival, Salt Spring Film Fest, Kamloops Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, Hornby Island Film Festival, Trento Film Festival.