Adventure Shorts 2 (Boulder International Film Festival)

The Museum welcomes the Boulder International Film Festival back to our Stewart Auditorium for three glorious days featuring a wide variety of films from local, national and international filmmakers. For full program and festival information, please visit the Boulder International Film Festival website.

2 LEGS IS 2 EASY
US, Short Documentary, 6 minutes, 2024
In the Roaring Fork Valley, one resident stands out as an inspiration to many. Steve Karczewski was born with bone cancer in his left leg and has never known what it’s like to have two legs. But that hasn’t prevented him from hitting the steepest slopes and doing anything and everything he’s ever wanted as the ultimate adventurer.

Directed and produced by Tamara Susa
Boulder Premiere

BALANCES
France, Short Documentary, 26 minutes, 2024
Highliners take us on a tightrope journey through a strange, visually extreme sport. While examining the intense physical and mental struggle, this film showcases some of the best highliners in the world. SUBTITLED

Directed and produced by Antoine Mesnage
US Premiere

DANCING WARRIOR
US, Short Documentary, 10 minutes, 2024
In the Lakota Badlands sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. For native youth, living here can be a struggle — the teen suicide rate is among the highest in the country. But many have found hope and purpose in the traditional sport of horse racing known as “Indian Relay.” Witness the coming of age story of Lakota teens as they find strength in tradition and passion in competition.
Directed by Rachel McDonald, Peter Goetz

Produced by Kevin Hoban
Boulder Premiere

TO SCALE: TIME
US, Short Documentary, 10 minutes, 2023
On a dry lake bed in California, a group of friends attempt to build a scale model of Time; a true illustration of cosmic evolution, and our place within it.

Directed by Alex Gorosh
Produced by Wylie Overstreet
Boulder Premiere
Alex Gorosh and Wylie Overstreet in person

BEYOND
Sweden, Short Documentary, 44 minutes, 2024
Adventure racing is the toughest sport on the planet. Follow the Swedish Armed Forces Adventure Team (SAFAT) during the Adventure Racing World Championships in South Africa. The grueling and extreme 920 km long race will test them psychologically while taking their bodies beyond everything they thought was physically possible. SUBTITLED

Directed and produced by Emil Sergel
US Premiere