Soundscape
Home Synopsis Soundscape shares the sightless experience of climbing a mountain via echo location, touch and imagination. Soundscape features Erik Weihenmayer, a global adventure athlete and author who is fully blind, as he ascends a massive alpine rock face deep in the Sierra Nevada. Using expert camera work and emotive, novel animation to bring to […]
A Fine Line
Home Synopsis How do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports? In A Fine Line, Graham Zimmerman reflects on balancing his career as an award-winning professional alpinist with his marriage and work in climate advocacy. Runtime: 5 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: Utah Premiere […]
With the Tide
Home Synopsis Set in the remote village of Yakutat, Alaska, “With the Tide” follows the youth of the Tlingit tribe as they further explore their relationship to the ocean, themselves, and the expanse of isolated wilderness they call home. Over the span of four years, this story documents the exploration of how surfing can increase […]
One For All
Home Synopsis Tony Drees actually considers himself to have “good fortune,” despite being born into an abusive household, surviving the deadliest bombing of the Gulf War, beating cancer, and having his leg amputated up to his hip. After it all, and through his newly found passion for skiing, Tony sets an ambitious goal for this […]
Peter Hogan
Home Synopsis Peter Hogan, a recovering addict, dives into his history of substance abuse and his current relationship with cycling. Runtime: 20 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: Utah Premiere Director: Kody Kohlman Producer: Lilah Ann Cast: Peter Hogan GALLERY Related Films
Groundwork – Cotton
Home Synopsis Follow as the Kahle family breaks the cycle of generational health issues by revolutionizing their farming practices. Driven by a deep commitment to their family and community’s well-being, the Kahle’s bring revelatory science practices to combat years of problematic, status-quo methods of farming. Runtime: 15 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: Utah […]
Waterfall Hunters
Home Synopsis If you don’t know something exists, how do you give it a voice? Waterfall Hunters follows three Costa Ricans -Javier, Jimmy and Miguel- as they seek to find, document, and inspire others to preserve invaluable ecosystems and habitats in the Costa Rican jungle. A beautiful journey into rarely-seen territory, teeming with life but […]
Between Earth & Sky
Home Synopsis For her entire professional life, renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered climbing techniques to study “what grows back” after an ecological disturbance in the rainforest canopy. Now, after surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself in order to understand the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout […]
The Cigarette Surfboard
Home Synopsis An impassioned surfer creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. The surfboard becomes a global platform to spark ocean stewardship and the symbol of a grassroots campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic, plastic waste. Runtime: 93 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: […]
