The Ghost Rainforest

Directed by Alice Aedy

Told from the perspective of indigenous activist Narubia Werreria, ‘The Ghost Rainforest’ follows a group of five indigenous leaders and activists from the Amazon, making an emotionally charged journey to the last remnant of a lost ecosystem; a desperately rare temperate rainforest habitat on the West Coast of Scotland.

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Directed by Alistair Evans

A small, impoverished Vietnamese community struggles to deal with the opportunity and challenges that arise when Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world and a place of extraordinary natural beauty is discovered nearby.

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Directed by Chris Hutchens

Among Green Soldiers - a film based in Glen Feshie in the Cairngorms exploring the rewilding of the Scottish Highlands. Chris Hutchens and Christo Gallagher meet up with Ronan Dugan an ecologist on the Estate to explore the efforts being made to recover this Glen closer to what it once was before...

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Directed by Michelle Sanders

Anthroposea: The Human Ocean explores how we are all fundamentally part of the ocean. The film aims to convey the importance of social science to conserving the ocean, with a mission to inspire and inform more people to consider these fields in their environmental work. The film was made durin...

In the heart of Virginia, the Richmond Cycling Corps (RCC) is hard at work connecting with local youth and helping them discover the power of cycling. RCC Director Matt Kuhn has built an incredible community of young cyclists and has helped kids find their way as aspiring engineers, professional...

Directed by Zeppelin Zeerip

When you see a beautiful picture of a person standing on top of a big mountain, it's easy to assume their life, one of adventure, must be bliss. It's simple, right? No screens, no deadlines, just the awe of nature and moving your body in places most of us only dream of. You’re at the top of the w...

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Directed by Will Reddaway

Tragedies in former lifeguard Brendon Prince's past forced a huge change in his life to pursue water safety education. But in the pursuit of raising awareness for this cause he must put his own life at risk, pushing his limits and attempting something that no one has ever accomplished before. Is...

Directed by Bryony Stokes

Living on the Edge is presented by passionate ultra-runner Emma Hazeldine and follows her as she makes her way around the Cornish coast, discovering how people in seaside communities are starting to face up to climate change impacts such as sea level rise, increased storms and coastal erosion.

Directed by Palmer Morse

Effective communication is a challenge every climber faces. It’s a sport that requires intense focus, dedication, and overcoming fear. For Deaf climber Sonya Wilson, communication and community is of vital importance. Elevated is a non-verbal film sharing Sonya’s experience as a Deaf woman and ou...

Directed by Ferdinand Schnabl

What is life, what does it mean to us? This question is addressed in this brief short-film, shot during a night spent in a little tent high up in the Austrian alps.

Directed by Jérôme Tanon

Sam Anthamatten and Victor De Le Rue explore the wildest corner of Alaska, in search of the craziest spine walls to ski and snowboard. A bush pilot drops the small crew of 5 on a remote, unexplored glacier to establish a base camp. They attempt to conquer the spine walls by foot, in a series of a...

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After years apart, childhood friends Emil and Jonathan reunite in hopes of rediscovering their friendship and freedom of their youth. Together they decide to leave the city and survive 90 days in the wild woods of Sweden. But without experience or knowledge, the dream of a playful and nature-roma...

Directed by Roo Smith

Kevin Wilson, 31 years after a paralyzing car crash, is now living his dream as a ski bum despite a long and difficult path to get to where he is now. After his car wreck, he struggled with mental health, alcoholism and obesity but wanted to make a positive change in his life - so he started skii...

Directed by Andrew Harrison Brown

The ocean has been a source of spiritual connection, traditional knowledge and cultural practices for the Makah people for generations. After learning to surf through a local non-profit nearly half a decade ago, 13-year-old Ava now uses her sport as a way to connect with the land, ocean, and her...

Directed by Jérémie Reuiller

They say the biking is just a pretext. An excuse to open doors and open minds. Following Fred Horny from Bishkek to the Lenin Peak, Kanymda kumiss is more than a mountain bike movie. It's an adventure. Descending rapid rivers in his packraft, sharing times with nomads while the 30th anniversary o...

Directed by Phil Hill

Jude Palmer became incredibly ill with mental health struggles. Liminal explores how wild swimming in rivers, lakes and oceans has helped her deal with her illness and how she now helps others discover the benefits of nature and being in water. Jude likes having adventures and loves taking others...

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Directed by Emily Hopcian

In the male-dominated sport of adventure racing, co-ed teams of four race unsupported through rugged, wild terrain. To compete, each team must have at least one woman. Due to this rule, in the adventure racing world, women are often referred to as “mandatory gear” for competition. In Expedition O...

Directed by James Saunders

In 2022 alone there have been over 300 anti LGBTQ+ bills proposed in various states across the country. Refusing to sit idly by, trans trail runner Perry Cohen (he/him) formed a team of fellow runners who identify as trans men with an aim to compete in races in states proposing and passing hatefu...

Directed by Peter Dippel

Rethinking routines. Breaking with habits. Exploring new paths. “More than a route” is a documentary about finding a way to protect what we love: It follows top climber and ecologist Lena Müller on her new approach to mountain sports. Ecopoint is climbing car free, so Lena sets out with her grave...

Directed by Jordan Rowell, Duane Peterson III

Motivated by a desire to better understand his home watershed, Jordan Rowell embarks on a two week kayaking trip along the 120-mile length of Lake Champlain, stopping to talk to a wide range of characters about the future of their shared basin. Set 50 years after the passage of the Clean Water Ac...

Directed by Catherine Dunn

Have you ever discovered something unbelievable? Something life changing? But when you finally summon the words to tell someone, you're met with that classic line: 'but your generation will save us'. Not a Hero's Journey is a long distance adventurous protest to the COP26 climate summit. The clim...

Directed by Christopher Lewis Thomas

Within the unforgiving environment, the walls of a Welsh quarry provide a climber with the physical and mental strength to prevent a functional neurological disorder from defining who she is, but also to find solace and reconnection through the act of climbing.

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Directed by Dan McDougall

Set in Correa, Down East Maine, USA, Salt Lines tells the extraordinary and uplifting story of a single mother, hauling lobster traps for a living in an unforgiving man’s world. Raising her own son, created with an anonymous sperm donor, to be the fifth generation “Lobsterman” in her family, whil...

Directed by Dan McDougall

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Searchlight is an intimate triptych narrative that gets under the skin of what it is like to risk your life as an RNLI volunteer. Providing an on-call search and rescue service for the UK and Ireland, 24 hours a day, 365...

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Directed by Emily L Doig

Sheri Tingey defied the odds and expectations of those around her by starting a company at age 50 that revolutionized the outdoor industry and changed the way paddle sports in the backcountry are viewed around the world. 'Sheri' is an incredible story about Sheri's life, the hurdles she overcame...

Directed by Ryan Van Kesteren

Last year, Will Renwick started running from Swansea Observatory. On his back he had a small bag loaded with a tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat and very little else. His intention was to see more of his home country, to have a grand adventure, and to raise funds to support mental health charity,...

Directed by Euan Robinson

The uncertain future of skiing in Scotland has inspired Jamie Kunka to make sustainable skis out of wood. Based in his cabin in the Scottish Highlands, Jamie is the last ski maker in Scotland. Jamie began teaching himself how to make his wooden skis after watching a Vimeo Staff Pick by Wyatt Visu...

Directed by Tommy Wilkinson

A three day bike packing adventure in Northumberland, UK, exploring the state of English River Health, good times and a search for tight line on the River Breamish and Coquet. The rivers that cut paths through our land are the arteries that connect us to the wider world. From birth, we learn to l...

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Directed by George Leakey

Then latest chapter in the Team Amani journey, one that, more than ever before will put the their body and bike to, and beyond the limits. The race to the Swahili Coast, trekking East across through the hills and valleys of stunning Tanzania, with western twist. Against a backdrop that left a red...

Bad weather, harsh conditions, avalanche risk. Why are we doing this? After a failed ski-expedition to Tajikistan back in 2019 the pro freeriders Fabian Lentsch, Max Kroneck and Joi Hoffmann are trying to find an answer to this question together with mountainguide and psychologist Pauli Trenkwald...

Directed by Rozanna Barry

A girl's weekend away like no other. Wanting an adventure that had never been done before (and that could happen on their doorstep), friends Bex Band and Emma Rosen attempt to packraft and hike between the longest, highest and deepest lakes in England. Battling achy arms, bad weather, mum-guilt a...

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Follow the life changing events that led window cleaner Steve Truluck to discover his passion - helping others fulfil their dreams of connecting with orcas. Steve was trapped in a mundane life, but a job relocation to Scotland unexpectedly ignited what quickly became an obsession for marine wildl...