The Little Things movie world tour is set to make a stop in Squamish this month.
The film, which has been shortlisted as a finalist at the Banff Film Festival, is an environmental documentary meets snowboard production with the goal of inspiring others towards sustainability.
One hundred per cent of all film sales profits will be donated to the Protect our Winters and David Suzuki Foundation. Locally, all profits from the ticket sales of the screening in Squamish will go to local charities.
Snowboarder Marie-France Roy and Squamish-based director Darcy Turenne are the minds behind the film, which shares several stories of proactive athletes as a vector to inspire positive change. As professional athletes, skiers and snowboarders get to see the effects of climate change first hand, the documentary鈥檚 backers stated in a
press release.聽
鈥淚nevitably, we are aware that we all have a considerable footprint associated with the way we live in today鈥檚 society,鈥� the movies鈥� respresentatives stated. 鈥淪ince it is a complex issue that can鈥檛 be resolved overnight, people often feel helpless and wonder how they can really make a difference. We believe that instead of preaching or pointing the finger at what people are doing wrong, we should focus on all The Little Things that people are doing right depending on their own assets and situations. Those simple and positive actions eventually influence our family, our friends, our children and essentially our political leaders to make the major changes that we need on a bigger scale.鈥�
The film is about riders who have adopted different lifestyles or have gone off the beaten path in order to promote change in their own unique and different ways. Not only is the whole snow sport industry at risk, the documentaries鈥� backers stated, but most importantly so too is the quality of life for all living species around the world.
Suzuki and Arthor De Jong, the mountain planning and environmental resource manager at Whistler Blackcomb were both interviewed and appear in the movie.聽
Along with plenty of snowboarding footage, the film showcases Roy鈥檚 hand-built cob-house on Vancouver Island, as well as the sustainable homes of Mikey Basich and Jonavon Moore. Viewers will follow along with Jeremy Jones on a backcountry exploration and ride with Tamo Campos on his school bus that runs on veggie oil waste.
The film also speaks to Haida descendent Meghann O鈥橞rien, who moved away from her pro snowboarding career to learn the craft of weaving from her ancestors.聽
It all goes down at Quest University on Oct. 17. Tickets are $10 and the show gets underway at 8:30 p.m., with the doors opening at 7:30 p.m. For more info visit www.thelittlethingsmovie.net.聽
