Hi-Tec is extremely proud to announce a brand new partnership with the Keswick Film Festival, 25^th-28^th February 2010.

Branded the “friendly film festival”, this event is celebrating its 11^th year with over 30 films being shown over the three days. UK premieres include Beneath Everest, Nepal Reborn a Nepali film charting their road to becoming a republic and Narcisco a prize winning film from Italy, and Africa Trek a film of an inspirational journey across Africa from Cape of Good Hope to Israel.

The Africa Trek movie features Hi-Tec Global Ambassadors Alexandre and Sonia Poussin who embarked on their adventurous walk the length of Africa entirely on foot, from the Cape of Good Hope to the Sea of Galilee, completely alone. Matching their every stride on their epic adventure were two pairs of trusty Hi-Tec boots.

During the three-year trek along the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, their goal was to symbolically retrace the passage of early Man, from Australopithecus to Modern Man. Without sponsors, without support team, sharing the poverty of their hosts, they spoke of the generosity and enthusiasm of these men and women who populate the African continent. Day after day, Alexandre and Sonia became a bit more African themselves. In their books, Africa Trek I & II & III, they recount the first seven thousand kilometers up to Mount Kilimanjaro and beyond to the Sea of Galilee.

On the 26^th February 19:00 at The Alhambra, St John's St Keswick, Alexandre will be joining the guests of the festival to talk, in depth, about his African experience which has already spawned three books and a 12 episode TV series. An opportunity not to be missed! 

We also have director Jan Dunn and script-writer Tony Grisoni coming and will be showing a number of their films and they will be talking and answering questions. And there will be a silent film with two musicians playing along, the Gardner sisters from Edinburgh.

Film buffs wanting to check their pass is worth buying might like a few other titles – Departures; Samson & Delilah;44 inch Chest; The Cove; Treeless Mountain; Better Things; London River and Welcome. After the success of showing Millions for all the family last year, this year we will have a free showing of The Secret of Kells.