Director: Menna Wakeford

Female Director

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

Director: Zoya Lynch

Producer: Izzy Lynch

Female Director + Producer

It is often said that the hardest part of any adventure is getting out the door. Planning and packing are tedious and time-consuming. But the moment you cross over the threshold from the distractions of the real world to the freedom of the hills, everything seems to just fall into place.

(Said no mother ever.)

Follow professional skiers and mothers Izzy Lynch and Tessa Treadway as they carry the load of loss, life-changing events, and the love of their children into the mountains where they find the moments of peace, growth, and healing that help them carry on.

Producer: Sackcloth & Ashes

Naiomi Glasses is a seventh-generation Navajo textile artist, skateboarder, and rancher. This is her story.

Directors + Producers: Kate Rutherford + Eric Bissell

Female Director + Producer

Healthy Soil helps draw carbon out of the atmosphere and store it in the soil, making nutrient-dense plants for us to eat, increasing biodiversity, and helping soils retain more water, all making for a more resilient individual capable of climbing and longevity. Listen to climber and physical therapist Esther Smith speak about why regenerative organic farming is a joyful way to eat nutrient-dense food and have a healthy body.

Director: Cheshire Li

Producers: Cheshire Li + Rachel Gottfried

Director of Photography: Helena Gruensteidl

Non-binary Director + Producer, Female Producer

Practicing Freedom is a short documentary film centering queer folks and women of color as they navigate the challenges and joys of building an inclusive community, learning about themselves, and increasing representation in mountain biking.

Director: Michelle Sanders

Producers: Michelle Sanders, Sarah Seaberg + Issey Gladston

Female Director + Producers

"Anthroposea: The Human Ocean" follows a group of social science researchers sailing along the southwest coast of the UK, exploring how people are part of the sea.

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 + Producer: Claudia Kedney Bolduc

Female Director + Producer

Recipient of the 2020 NMLFF Pitchfest Film Fund

Growing up in Mashteuiatsh, an Innu community along the shores of Lac Saint-Jean, Alexann has a strong connection to the water. Being the first Indigenous person to attempt swimming across Quebec’s inland sea, she finds strength in both her community and the water itself.

Director: Palmer Morse

Producer: Rachel Weinberg

Female Producer

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 outdoor advocate working to bridge the gap between the Deaf community and the outdoor industry, one crag at a time.