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King Lines
USA, 2006, 50 min
Directed by Peter Mortimer and Josh Lowell, produced by Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell and Nick Rosen
Screening:
Saturday, September 20, 1:30 - 6:30pm
Peery’s Egyptian Theatre
“King Lines” follows Chris Sharma’s quest to climb some of the most difficult and outrageous previously unclimbed rock formations around the world. Chris Sharma is one of the strongest rock climbers in the world. For the past decade, he has dominated his sport, and at 26 years old, the Santa Cruz, California native is just hitting his stride. Chris’ first stop, in September 2006, was the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, where, ropeless, he climbed a very hard and most spectacular route on a massive rock arch surrounded by sea. The film crew then follows Sharma to the remote jungle plateaus of Venezuela, the pristine walls of the American Southwest, and the limestone labyrinths of Europe, as he searches for the planet’s greatest climbs. Along the way, Chris is joined by fellow climbers, BASE jumpers and other adventure junkies. The film captures the compelling private personality of the man who has constantly redefined the cutting edge of his amazing sport.
Director Peter Mortimer:
A graduate of the USC School of Cinema, Peter Mortimer and his Boulder, Colorado based Sender Films (www.senderfilms.com) created “First Ascent”, 2006, “Return2Sender”, 2005, and “Front Range Freaks”, 2003. His films have won awards at the prestigious Banff and Telluride Mountain Film festivals and been celebrated by outdoors enthusiasts throughout the world. Mortimer also contributes to television series, including NBC’s Jeep World of Adventure Sports and The Weather Channel’s Epic Conditions. In his films, Peter Mortimer balances action with storytelling, passion with humor, and spectacular footage with compelling characters to create films that win the hearts of climbers and non-climbers alike.
Director Josh Lowell:
Josh Lowell’s New York-based company, Big UP Productions (www.bigUPproductions.com) has released eight climbing movies, including the most acclaimed and best-selling titles in the industry. Lowell’s work has won numerous awards at international mountain film festivals and has been featured throughout the national press. He recently won a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Camera Work for an episode of NBC’s Jeep World of Adventure Sports, which features an excerpt from “King Lines”.