Director + Producer: Heather Mosher

Female Director + Producer

After an ice climbing avalanche takes the life of her friend, professional climber and guide Sarah Hueniken finds herself questioning everything about her life in the mountains.

Directors: Hannah Congdon + Catherine Haigh

Producer: Christopher Hird

Female Directors

Two women. One epic journey. Countless stories that deserve to be heard. Cat and Hannah, two British women in their twenties, take on the gruelling 3000km drive along Central Asia's Pamir Highway - the second-highest international road on Earth. It runs from southern Uzbek deserts, through Tajikistan's Pamir mountain range, climbing over 4600m, into Kyrgyzstan and all the way to its vibrant capital, Bishkek.

Their route brings them to the doorsteps of women from all walks of life, revealing a women's movement that's had as many ups and downs as the drive itself. A 78-year-old gynaecologist recalls the turbulent transition from Soviet rule to independence, and testimonies of domestic abuse, 'bride kidnapping' and religious extremism expose the region's complex attitude to women's rights.

But despite the evident patriarchal oppression in these countries, it's certainly not the whole picture. Stories of female empowerment against all odds emerge, from a group training Tajikistan's first-ever female trekking guides to a feminist collective running workshops on sexual pleasure.

With women behind the camera and behind the wheel, this documentary marks a radical departure from the typical road-trip film. Cat and Hannah gain unprecedented access to over 50 women. Their testimonies shed light on a women’s movement largely ignored by Western media. They begin to realise that feminism exists in all shapes and sizes - and collectively, the smallest changes can amount to a quiet revolution.

Director: Savannah Cummins + Bronwyn Hodgins

Producer: Savannah Cummins

Female Directors + Producer

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.

Director: George Pearton

Producers: George Pearton, Karin Laske, Paolo Emilio Zanini, Andy Chan, Anthony Blanco, Constantin Pilavios, Elja Ten Velden, Emma Strauss + Hannah Lingard

Female Producers

Cycling enthusiast Karin Laske sets off on an adventure spanning over 800 miles. This arduous journey will push her mind, endurance, and spirit to the limit. Nothing will stand in her way as she cycles from Land's End to John O'Groats - a journey famously known as 'End to End'.

Director: Simon Dufour

Producer: Alexa Fay + L’Initiative B.I.G.

Female Producer

Part 3 of Not Just a Boys’ Club follows photographer Ilya Sarossy and aspiring art director and competition climber Pia Graham as they create a photoshoot that explores themes of femininity in climbing for Bad Flower Pictures. We also delve into Pia's past as a competition climber and discover unsettling things about the competitive climbing scene.

For #internationalwomensday we bring to you Not Just a Boys’ Club, a 4-part video series presented by The B.I.G Initiative and The North Face, in collaboration with Mate Libre, that presents 9 different women who currently work in the climbing industry.

The purpose of the series is to highlight some of the women who currently play important roles within the industry and present some of the challenges they’ve faced throughout their careers with the hopes of inspiring the community as a whole to reexamine the ways in which gender can affect opportunities.

Director: Rachel Sarah

Producer: Hannah Bailey

Female Director + Producer

A land in skateboarding, is to do a trick successfully, and this land, Scotland, is for everyone.

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 adventure is a nod to their childhoods and the journeys they have been on since.

Director: Alexa Fay

Producer: Alexa Fay + L’Initiative B.I.G.

Female Director + Producer

At 65, Ginette refuses to be stereotyped for her age. She is a regular at the local gyms, but adventure is always calling her. Ginette personifies dedication. She always has a climbing trip in the works and she’s disciplined in her training. We definitely won’t be seeing her to pick up knitting needles any time soon.

Directors + Producers: Sofía Mejía, Cecilia Cloos + Jenny Somweber

Female Directors + Producers

Sometimes, we wonder “How high can we climb? What’s beyond these endless ridges?”