Sjur Paulsen
Set in the wilds of Norway, “Loop” is an investigation into time, nature and solitude, as seen in relation to four characters: a 41-year-old rock climber with ambitions to solo a spectacular rock face and BASE jump from its summit; a duo of part-time fishermen and skiing enthusiasts, who embark on an immensely long journey in their leaky boat to find ski runs untouched by human minds; an ambulance driver and former United Nations representative in Lebanon and Bosnia, who spends half his year alone in a fire tower with his eyes peeled for smoke; and the 92-year-old philosopher and deep ecologist Arne Næss, who offers his wisdom through the twinkle of his eyes. Exquisitely filmed and thoughtfully edited, this film is a journey into our own deep relationship with nature and into the nature of our minds.
(Norway, 2006, 79 min, 35mm)
AWARDS: Kamera Alpin in Gold, Internationales Berg and Abenteuer Film Festival, Austrai; WWF Award, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece; Grand Prix, Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival, France
In Person: Sjur Paulsen
Scheduled Show Times
(Saturday, 3:40 p.m., PALM)