Subterranean + The Pass

This screening took place on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 3:45 pmYukon Arts Centre

Subterranean

Dir. Francois-Xavier de Ruydst, 86 min, Canada, 2023.

Two gritty teams of hobbyist cavers are poised to break records for the longest and deepest caves in Canada. With few places on Earth left to discover, caving may be the last remaining activity of true exploration. After discovering a flooded underground chamber kilometres underground, Katie, a daytime office-worker, becomes obsessed with returning to the Bisaro Anima cave in the Rockies to push the caving depth record. At the same time, a passionate Vancouver Island team is attempting to link two tunnel systems to create the longest known cave in the country. From abyssal, muddy crawls to heart- pounding, vertical pits and underwater squeezes, “Subterranean” digs into the oddly fascinating world of cavers to uncover a gripping story of adventure, struggle, And (if they’re lucky) record-setting discovery.

Genre: Documentary

The Pass

Dir. Andrea Wing, 14 min, Canada, 2023

Rogers Pass represents one of the most complicated avalanche programs in the world. Ski touring through its storied terrain is only possible thanks to the visionary mountain guide who engineered the ski system years ago, and the woman she mentored who’s now at the helm of that avalanche program. The stakes are higher than most skiers could ever imagine.

Genre: Documentary

 

 

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