A Motorcycle Saved My Life
IORI IOZINSKI I CANADA I 12 MIN I US PREMIERE
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
Film Synopsis: In A Motorcycle Saved My Life, the open road presents a point of departure for director lori lozinski to process deep-seated grief. Revisiting the formative experiences that drove her ambition, lozinski examines the influence of her parents in the present light of day. It is in unpacking these recollections at full throttle that the ordering of memory becomes justified. Her motorcycle’s intractable hum disrupts the solitude of Northern Alberta’s vast farmland–a place where childhood was rife with paternal expectations. Connecting to her mother’s youthful spirit, an opportunity emerges to see herself anew. A delicate and personal ode to the complexities of how we sit with our history after loved ones have passed.
The True Summit
CORBAN ROBBES I US I 30 MIN I WORLD PREMIERE
Film Synopsis: This documentary follows 14 men and mountaineer Kevin DeVries on a trek to Everest Base Camp as he prepares to climb in the region after a cardiac arrest. More than a hike in the Himalayas, The True Summit calls men to the inward journey and the inescapable reality that the change we seek can only be found in a Christ-centered community.
Earthbound: Nzambi Matee
FARHOUD MEYBODI I KENYA/USA/JAPAN I 48 MIN I PACIFIC NW PREMIERE
Film Synopsis: Amidst a catastrophic plastic waste crisis in her hometown of Nairobi, Nzambi Matee risks everything to pioneer revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into sustainable paving bricks.