Friday evening
7pm, 5 December 2025 at Abertay University
A Baffin Vacation – Love on Ice
Film 2025 USA, 26 minutes, Directors Rush Sturges and Skip Armstrong
We join adventurers Erik and Sarah on an epic Baffin Vacation as they kite ski north along the remote coastline of Baffin. Over their 69 day holiday they ski mountains, climb an epic big wall, and cross a glacier in search of new rivers to white water kayak. Stunning scenery and adventure in this remote and Arctic landscape.
Night Shift
Film 2024, Bulgaria, 14 minutes Director Rus Vakrilov
Hard light rips the fabric of the night. Darkness transforms in to creeping shadows, dancing in the feet of their masters. A strange cubic form of life lurks through the forest, seeking a particular piece of rock. Consumed by darkness, without colour and perspective we are dancing on the edge of shadow, making our way through the complex system of rock formations. Solving a puzzle that cannot be solved in daytime. Creating moves, as if defying the laws of physics.
Into Altai
Film 2024, France, 36 minutes, Director Yannick Boissenot
This film takes us deep into the Tavan Bogd massif, nestled in the Mongolian Altai Mountains. Camille Armand, Pierre Hourticq, and Victor Daviet share a common passion — not only for the mountains, but also for exploring remote and unfamiliar lands. Tavan Bogd — literally “The Five Sacred Mountains” — refers to a group of peaks steeped in symbolism and legend. For two weeks, a yurt will serve as their base camp, allowing them to explore this little-known massif on skis and snowboards. But what are they really looking for in these mountains?
Interval of 30 minutes
The Highland Alpine Kevin Woods
Film-maker and adventurer Kevin Woods visits Dundee as part of an autumn tour, focusing on his book Wild, which tells of his recent climbing of all the Munros in a single winter. The challenges are obvious – extreme weather conditions and thousands of metres of ascent and descent. There’s an accompanying feature film, which is available on Amazon Prime. As well as a mountaineer and film-maker, Kevin writes books – about mountains, of course – and relaxes by playing the drums! In fact, had the outdoors not gripped Kevin so tightly, he might have been a full-time drummer. Music’s loss is climbing’s gain!