This Mountain Life
This Mountain Life is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Grant Baldwin and released in 2018.[1] The film centres on various residents of the Canadian province of British Columbia and their relationships with the province's mountain landscape, including a mother and daughter undertaking a 2,300 kilometre trek through the Coast Mountains, a married couple who have lived off the grid in the mountains for over 50 years, a pair of avalanche survivors and a group of Roman Catholic nuns living at an isolated nunnery in the Garibaldi Ranges.[2]
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Directed by | Grant Baldwin |
Written by | Jenny Rustemeyer Grant Baldwin |
Produced by | Jenny Rustemeyer |
Cinematography | Grant Baldwin |
Edited by | Grant Baldwin |
Music by | Grant Baldwin Stephen Fuller |
Production company | Peg Leg Films |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The film had its theatrical premiere at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]
The film received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best British Columbia Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2018,[4] and a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[5]
References
- Adrian Mack, "This Mountain Life seeks out B.C. terrain most will never see". The Georgia Straight, October 31, 2018.
- Sabrina Furminger, "Vancouver filmmaker reaches new heights with This Mountain Life doc". Vancouver Courier, October 29, 2018.
- Vincent Plana, "10 must-see BC films at the Vancouver International Film Festival". Daily Hive, September 11, 2018.
- Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018.
- Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.