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]

This Mountain Life
Directed byGrant Baldwin
Written byJenny Rustemeyer
Grant Baldwin
Produced byJenny Rustemeyer
CinematographyGrant Baldwin
Edited byGrant Baldwin
Music byGrant Baldwin
Stephen Fuller
Production
company
Peg Leg Films
Release date
  • October 2018 (2018-10) (VIFF)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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

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  1. ^ Adrian Mack, "This Mountain Life seeks out B.C. terrain most will never see". The Georgia Straight, October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Sabrina Furminger, "Vancouver filmmaker reaches new heights with This Mountain Life doc". Vancouver Courier, October 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Vincent Plana, "10 must-see BC films at the Vancouver International Film Festival". Daily Hive, September 11, 2018.
  4. ^ Josh Cabrita, "2019 Nominees Announced". Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020.
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