This Mountain Life
| This Mountain Life | |
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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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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]
The film had its theatrical premiere at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]
The film won Best Visual Film at the 2018 Kendal Mountain Festival,[4] and later received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best British Columbia Film.
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.
- ^ "2018 Film Competition Winners". Kendal Mountain Festival. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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