2022 Official selections

Directed by Bruce Murray

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Scotland has witnessed a spectacular rise in those participating in cold water swimming. In a country that enjoys thousands of miles of dramatic coastline, an abundance of beautiful lochs, waterfalls and rivers, ordinary folk up and down the country have brave...

Directed by David Mathias

Since forever we have walked paths into existence. Now we choose to follow them at our leisure. Re-awaken to the possibilities that await us all just beyond our front door. Be touched by three people who remind us how just a thimbleful of nature can fill our souls. And consider how crossing...

Directed by Roxy Furman

After experiencing injustice when hiking in the English countryside, Amira Patel decided she wanted to help create a safe space for Muslim women outdoors. She founded her own group, the Wanderlust Women. During lockdown, Amira found a love of wild swimming: it was a place of stillness, in which s...

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Directed by Jordyn Romero

WE ARE LIKE WAVES is an intimate look into how surfing changes Sanu’s life, documenting the struggles and breakthroughs of becoming a female Sri Lankan surfer. Along the South Coast of Sri Lanka, surfing is everywhere. Yet only foreigners and local men fill the lineups. Surfing is not seen as a s...

Directed by Austin Smock

Jon Yazzie struggled to connect to his cultural identity for some time, leading him to make the wrong life choices and lack a sense of belonging. It wasn't until he discovered bikepacking and made his way back to the Navajo reservation that he could regain that connection and feel at peace with h...

Directed by Menna Wakeford

A funny, heartwarming and honest conversation with The Pinnacle Club. Highlighting women's longstanding involvement in climbing, and aiming to rebalance a narrative which has been primarily about men; join members of the club as they celebrate their centenary during a global pandemic.

Directed by Rachel Sarah

A Land For Everyone is a short film documenting the work of skateboard and adventure photographer Hannah Bailey, and skateboarder, Lyndsay McLaren. As women who grew up in rural Scotland, Hannah and Lyndsay's teenage selves never imagined a career in skateboarding would be possible, so this adven...

Directed by Dave MacFarlane

In August 2021 James Forrest took on the UK's National Three Peaks, attempting to break the record for an unsupported, solo hike of the 500-mile route. A long term advocate for promoting discussion of mental health awareness, especially in men, James provides an honest, heartfelt insight into the...

Directed by Markus Stitz

Riding GBDURO, his first unsupported bikepacking race from Land’s End to John O’Groats, is Mark Beaumont’s 'Maiden Race'. Holding the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the world by bike he is used to tough challenges, but GBDURO is a whole different level. This story, plus the wider GBDU...

Directed by Missy

Beyond the Break is a documentary about Sam Danniels, a multi-sport professional athlete in three para-skiing disciplines, as well as cycling, snowmobiling and paragliding. Sam Danniels refuses to let his life-changing spinal cord injury become a barrier to the many outdoor sports that he loves....

Directed by Anne Cleary

When am I going to see someone who looks like me? Am I going to have to do it myself? An action-driven ski and snowboard film elevating people of color, women and adaptive athletes.

Directed by Dominic Gill

Soul Deep is a look inside a burgeoning rock climbing movement of inner-city African Americans taking up the sport and making it their own. At 14-minutes it explores non-profit gym Memphis Rox and three of its customers who are finding their own ways to identify with the sport.

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Directed by Laura Basil Duncan

A short documentary about an adaptive surfer’s journey to restart. Rebirth focuses on Benoit, a surfer from the Basque country, fighting for his love of riding waves after a freak accident resulted in him losing an arm. Through deep perseverance and an upbeat spirit, the challenge to adapt develo...

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Directed by Alice Ward

Ebb and Flow is a film produced, shot and edited by Alice Ward. It features the experiences of three fearless females and their passion for surfing the waves off the west coast of Ireland. Filmed throughout 2019 Alice captures the mystical relationship these amazing women have with the power and...

Directed by David Mathias

Bristol Steppin Sistas are a new grassroots walking group of women of colour established in Bristol in April 2021 that aims to reach out to local women in the area who identify with our lived experience to encourage an interest in walking and thriving in open spaces. Filmed during a walk around K...

Facing some of the most challenging terrain in the world, Valentine Fabre and Hillary Gerardi, two world class athletes, attempt to be the first women to ski the Haute Route non-stop from Chamonix to Zermatt. For Valentine, the Haute Route has deep personal resonance. Her husband had set the...

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 o...

Directed by Jonathan Doyle

The Frozen Frog follows Ben Robinson’s attempt to become the first person to complete the last greatLake District challenge yet to be overcome in winter, The Frog Whitton. The route includes 96 miles of cycling over some of the hardest mountain passes in the UK, interspersed with 6 miles of...

Directed by Francesca Borghetti

Nasim is a free climber, the only woman able to open new routes in Iran. She’s facing a double mountain to climb, both physical and cultural, as her passion collides with the strict policies concerning women's freedom in her country. And she has a dream: open a new route in the Alps.

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