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THE STORM CHASER

Surfing / 7'

The Storm Chaser is a labor-of-love short film project from writer/director Jack Pirie. The film follows storm-chasing legend Thomas Traversa as he embarks on a perilous journey in search of a mythical storm, the likes of which the world has never witnessed. A genre-blurring documentary about the profound encounters between humans and nature at its extremes, and the

harmony that can be found within.

FAMILY ROUTES

Canoeing / 30'

Leanne Robinson and Dwayne Wohlgemuth embarked on a summer-long canoe trip across the Northwest Territories with their two sons: four-year-old Emile, and one-year-old Aleksi. Together they face the challenges of living off the land and criticism back home.

CHRONOCEPTION

Snowsports / 53'

On the trail of nomadic peoples and the ancient Silk Roads, Thomas Delfino, accompanied by Léa Klaue and Aurélien Lardy, embark on an expedition to reach one of the most remote places on the continent. The Kokshaal-Too range is located in the Tian Shan mountain range, on the border of Kyrgyzstan and China, and harbors unexplored mountains and faces. This skilled team, accompanied by renowned guides Hélias Millerioux and Jean-Yves Fredriksen, finds themselves propelled into a Space where Time seems to have suddenly come to a halt.

Officially selected by 20+ film festivals and winning 8 awards so far, this exotic skiing expedition documentarhy is a gift to audiance of the big screens.

7 SUMMITS OF THE ALPS

Highlining / 19'

Lukas has a unique motivation to climb the 7 Summits of the Alps. Reaching the summit is only one part of the goal - setting up and walking across a slackline close to the mountaintop. The journey starts on top of Germany at the Zugspitze and leads Lukas and his team from France to Slovenia. The highest peaks of the alpine countries hold great potential for spectacular highline but quickly turn out to be a real challenge for Lukas’s developing skills as an alpinist.

LEGACY ON MUIR

Rock Climbing / 25'

In 1965, legendary climbers TM Herbert and Yvon Chouinard climbed the Muir Wall on El Capitan while facing a brutal storm and not having a chance for a rescue. Fifty-five years later TM Herbert suffers from Alzheimer's disease and struggles to remember his iconic climb. TM's son, Tom Herbert, decides to attempt breaking the Muir Wall speed record to remember his father's astounding legacy.

TEMPO II：MOVEMENTS IN JUNGLES

Trail Running / 6'

A conceptual exploration of the shared feelings between music and mountains — Tempo II. Movements in Jungle is set in the world's largest urban jungle, exploring styles of Brazilian drumming and trail running.

BEST CREATIVE film - Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2023

TO THE HILLS & BACK

Snowsports / 47'

A new film from Sherpas Cinema. At a remote backcountry cabin, a veteran mountain guide and his daughter connect and reflect upon a lifetime in the mountains. A torch is being passed within their family’s legacy of guides as they discuss the history of those that have come and gone, some too soon. Avalanche accidents have been happening in the mountains since humans first started traveling within them and we learn about this evolution of winter recreation and avalanche safety.

Stories unfold, from the early pioneers to modern day hard charging enthusiasts, and we hear from several characters including those with life shattering events. Many of these stories share striking similarities that those who follow can learn from.

Unfortunate mistakes, common pitfalls, and decision points where things may have gone astray. Know about those who have succumbed to unfortunate endings.

Learn from the wise who have journeyed a long life in these mountains. In a quest to avoid avalanche accidents in your life path, learn, and know before you go.

TO THE HILLS AND BACK so far has won 8 awards out of 20+ official selections of varies film festivals

WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR GOAT

Outdoor Lifstyle / 6'

Nico is a woman in her late 20s who lives in her sprinter van with 2 goats, 3 chickens and a dog. In this quirky 6 minute film you’ll spend a day with Nico goat-packing a raft up to a high mountain lake. We take a dive into her lifestyle, the goats’ personalities, and Nico’s deeper mission to use her unique lifestyle for sustainability education.

TWO POINT FOUR

Rock Climbing / 20'

Not your typical family holiday, but this is not your typical family—— Leo Houlding’s family. If modern British adventure has a face, it looks a lot like Leo Houlding. Based in the Lake District, UK, he is one of Britain's top climbers and among the best in the world. TWO POINT FOUR takes us along to a family trip: Leo, his wife Jess, their two children Freya (9yrs) and Jackson (5yrs) climb Norway's national mountain via a 2000ft big wall.

MOUNTAIN TURKS

Snowsports / 42'

"Mountain Turks" tells the story of Erik Bradshaw, an avid mountaineer who turned his crazy idea of building backcountry huts out of water tanks into New Zealand's first ski traverse, and in the process built a thriving alpine community. The film is a powerful testament to the transformative power of community, the limitless potential of the human spirit, and the enduring spirit of New Zealand's mountaineering community.

THE NINE WHEELS

Mountain Biking / 21'

The film tells the story of the Schneeberger family a.k.a The 9 Wheels (Les9Roues). Mountain bike stars of the future, Emric (10) and Raoul (13) are home schooled by their parents Toni and Laetitia. They live in their motorhome, going from bike park to bike park across Europe, a decision prompted by the discovery of a neurodegenerative disease in Laetitia. This film explores what it is like to live with a disability, brotherly love, the devotion of parents and ultimately, what it is like to live life one day at a time. A family living life to the fullest. This film is packed with emotion, soul, hope and footage of the boys shredding hard!

LA GARA

Trail Running / 15'

A journey to one of the world's toughest mountain races in the Italian Alps. What Trofeo Kima lacks in worldwide renown, it makes up for in heart. La Gara takes us on a voyage through stunning landscapes, the history of an iconic race, and the personal quest of mountain runner Hillary Gerardi as she pushes her herself to the limit chasing after a dream.

NO LOST SHOES

Environment / 11'

Our shoes go lots of places, across vast distances, and over many miles. But eventually, no matter how much we care for them, our shoes break down and usually get thrown away. Max Romey wanted to find out what happens to his old shoes, and in his film No Lost Shoes, highlights the full scale of the problem.

NUPTSE

Mountaineering / 66'

Hélias Millerioux, Frédéric Degoulet and Benjamin Guigonnet are dreaming of opening a new extreme route on the legendary south face of Nuptse. A wall approaching 8000m in the heart of the Himalayas. "Nuptse l'inaccessible absolu" or the obsessive quest of three French mountaineers trapped in their desire for a summit.

They practised an genuine alpine style climb in the great Himalayas, leaving an epic route on Nuptse south face as well as on the record of the Piolet d'Or award list.

BEST MOUNTAINEERING film - Kendal Mountain Film 2023

“One of the best films on alpism ever”

WALKING ON CLOUDS

Highlining / 7'

This short film shows the highline crossing between two air balloons, performed at the end of 2021, in the city of Praia Grande, Santa Catarina, Brazil, by athlete Rafael Bridi, achieving the highest highline record in the world by the Guinness Book.

FLYING BETWEEN GIANTS

Paragliding / 33'

Paraglider pilots Tom de Dorlodot and Horacio Llorens flew past four of Pakistan's peak in just one day including K2, the World's second-highest mountain, in a spectacular high-altitude feat.

A WHITE DREAM

Wildlife Photography / 45'

In love with images and the cold, the wildlife photographer Jérémie Villet travels alone through the white deserts of the northern hemisphere with his pulka and his telephoto lens, looking for animals that survive in extreme cold.

During his upcoming expedition in the Canadian North, Jérémie is about to explore the wild and extreme Yukon region, with the ultimate goal of photographing the legendary mountain goat. The difficulty of access to the mountain territories where this animal evolves and the freezing temperatures will make the task challenging.

Carried by adventures and unique human and animal encounters, this documentary allows us to enter the photographer's intimacy and to approach with delicacy this changing world.

Winner of 21 awards and 45 official selection of international film festivals.

El Gavilán

Rock Climbing / 20'

Rising out of the arid Mexican Desert lies a 900 ft ship’s prow of elegant limestone sporting a 9-pitch 5.13 established in the 90s by Jeff Jackson. A cutting-edge big wall free climb at the time, this route shut down hard men for years. Shrouded in mysticism, the bolts rusted and the holds collected dust until a couple of young gals from Canada decided to give it a try.