The show, which is two and a half hours long, has more than 10 documentary-style films varying in length, each telling a different story about people and the natural world.
"One film called Bug Out is about a girl who is only 10 years old, who is an avid rock climber in the Sierra Nevadas; there's so much ambition," Brourman said.
Brourman said many of the films showcase the lives of people in extreme sports with video clips of downhill skiing, skydiving and other outdoor recreations. Other videos are more culture-oriented, focusing on individuals' journeys.
"A lot of students who love the extreme sports love the culture and see the human element in all this," Brourman said. "That's the common theme -- the human spirit and seeing people enjoying nature."
Brourman said the festival began in Canada as a film competition for the best nature documentaries of the year. Banff then toured globally. In 2004, the organization selected Penn State as a location to screen the films.
"It was great. As soon as people hear 'Banff,' they get excited," Brourman said.
Anne Kirkner (sophomore-sociology and women's studies), who is working as the liaison between EcoAction and the Penn State Sierra Club, gave an example of a movie that will be shown during the series.
"One [film] that I think is really cool is about a woman who goes on a non-governmentally funded trip to Nepal to work with the people there," she said.
Kirkner said the film series is educational and entertaining.
"As far as screaming 'environmentalist,' it's not like that," Kirkner said. "It doesn't have a huge agenda; it just showcases the environment, and in my opinion, it's awesome; even just the cinematography is really cool. There are breathtaking scenes in every film."
Kirkner said the series isn't all seriousness. There are elements of humor, as in the clip about an elderly man's skydiving escapades. Through events like this, Kirkner said she feels people can learn to care about the environment.
"It shows the environment as beautiful and vast and so much more powerful than we can imagine," she said. "We need to see the environment as more."
She said it is important to understand nature.
"It's an education; it will enhance you," Kirkner said.
Matt Armold (freshman-civil engineering) has his own reasoning for caring about the environment.
"I'm going to live in it," he said.
He said he would enjoy seeing the way Banff captures the different extreme sports.
