Two nights of films about mountain adventure, environmental stories and outdoor exploration are coming to the Tower Theatre. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, April 17-18, benefits Friends of Realms, a nonprofit that supports outdoor learning programs at Realms Schools.
Each night of the festival showcases different films. The Friday night selection, titled “Crevasse,” includes films featuring snow sports, rock climbing, mountain biking and more. One film follows a 6,900-kilometer wilderness adventure done by bike, canoe, sailboat and on foot. Another follows a group attempting to free climb the Riders on the Storm route in Patagonia.
The Saturday film collection, “Serac,” will get the audience’s adrenaline flowing while watching a skateboarder fly down the most challenging road in Europe or two mountaineers attempting to descend Mount Robson’s South Face in the Rocky Mountains. The Banff Mountain Film Festival is held every fall in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Afterward, a selection of the best films entered in the contest goes on tour.
The film festival is one of Realms school’s biggest fundraisers with money covering transportation, equipment and other costs related to immersive learning programs. Students learn hands-on in the field through projects that combine science, humanities, math and the arts. Friends of Realms board member Kate Patrick told the Source, “One of the most exciting examples is the school’s long-standing partnership with the Forest Service at Ryan Ranch. For nearly 20 years, Realms students have participated in hands-on conservation and restoration work there, studying ecosystems, collecting data, and learning directly from land managers.”
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Fri-Sat Apr 17-18 7pm
Tower Theatre
835 NW Wall St, Bend
towertheatre.org/events/month
Adults $38/Kids $28
This article appears in the Source March 19, 2026.
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