Re (5:48)*

Director: Iz La Motte

Producer: Michael Brown

Cast: Re Wikstrom

Female Director

Photo: Chloe Jimenez

Twenty years ago, Re forged her own path in the outdoor sports community as one of the few women in her field. As an action sports photographer, she is dedicated to working with and showcasing the strength and individual personalities of female athletes. Re landed the first cover shot of a woman for Backcountry Magazine. She also secured the first all-female cover shot for Skiing Magazine. She views her work as a catalyst, fostering a social shift in the perception of women athletes in popular culture. Re has been inspiring her subjects and mentoring the next generation of female ski photographers for two decades.

Las Locas (13:21)*

Director: Anna Hazlett

Cast: Anna Hazlett, Aleksandra Taistra

Videographer: Nils Ohlendorf

Aleksandra "Ola" Taistra is a Sardinia expert, having ticked off impressive lines including five 8b multi-pitches on the island already. After being inspired by up-and-coming trad climber Anna Hazlett's (Hazelnutt) Instagram adventures, Ola spontaneously invites Anna to come try a new project with her! Of course, having never met each other, their main adventure unexpectedly becomes forming a lifelong friendship. Their personalities are diametrically opposed, but they share a fire and passion for excelling on the rock that unites them.

Liv, Laugh, Loam (2:35)

Production Company: Venture Visuals

Director/DP: Tate Larrick

Operator: Jordyn Romero

EP: Sara Vander Horn

PM: Abby June

Editor: Elizabeth Astra

Production Company: Venture Visuals

Director/DP: Tate Larrick

Photo: Jeff Clark

Shy on the Fly (12:13)*

Director: Sunn Kim, Caleb Hawkins

Producer: Chris Latimer

For Shyanne Orvis, fly fishing isn’t just how she makes a living—it’s her way of life. It’s the release that’s always been there for her while working through her traumatic childhood, and now her career revolves around sharing fly fishing with others as a professional guide.

Shy Ventures Beyond with fellow angling guide LeAndra and Backcountry Gearhead Laura. Fly fishing may be a predominantly male sport, but that doesn't stop this trio of women on the water. They celebrate netting fish after fish, maneuvering the river's rapids, and growing as anglers in the face of adversity.

Lily B (2:27)*

Director: Anne Cleary

Producers: Anne Cleary, Stephen Cameron

Executive Producer: Anya Miller-Berg

Cast: Lily Bradley

Female Director + Producer

Lily B is a short vignette about MHW Team Athlete Lily Bradley and their multifaceted world of music, lizards, skiing, and stomping big cliffs.

Trailblaze (4:17)*

Director: Marie-Louise Nkashama

Producer + Photographer: Gabby Piamonte

Female Director + Producer

Denver's Urban XC program is helping to grow the sport and helping young runners to expand their horizons. When they first entered high school, Julieta and Paola Ochoa had never heard of cross country. Now, they are grateful for the community and beautiful places running has taken them.

The Fabulous Life of Nancy Greene Raine (10:01)*

Director: Andrea Wing

Producer: Lainey Mullins

Female Director + Producer

N.G.R. has spent a lifetime showing the world what it means to love a sport. As a ski racer, coach, Olympic champ, mountain resort visionary and Canadian Senator, Nancy Greene Raine is an inter-generational household name for many Canadians. But how much do you really know about Sun Peaks’ local celebrity?

Turning 80 in 2023 and surpassing a milestone that a younger N.G.R. had never predicted, she’s left her footprint on both the resort and sport communities she’s led. Not only has she constantly empowered the next generation of skiers, she helped put Sun Peaks on the map as a world-class destination, and a welcoming community. A place where whether you're a local or a visitor, you always feel at home. Hold on to your toques because we’re dropping in, to a masterclass in how to live life at 120 km/hour. Weave through her exciting life story at a Nancy-approved pace!

Unseen Peaks (7:20)

Director + Producer: Roo Smith

After enduring discrimination and trauma due to her blindness, Addie seeks freedom through skiing, ice climbing, and rock climbing, facing both the challenges of these activities and the need for acceptance within the outdoor community as a disabled person.

The Trapline (11:25)*

Director: Andrea Wing

Producer: Zanny Venner

Executive Producers: Sarah Steele, Darcy Henessey Turenne

Cast: Sydney Van Loon, Jurg Hofer

Female Directors + Producers

A Yukon trapper, in the twilight of his career, passes along his ethos and his trapline to a young woman determined to carry on his work.

Forward (16:26)

Director: Palmer Morse

Producer, Sound Mix + Design: Matt Mikkelsen

Story Producer: Rachel Weinberg

Director of Photography: Skyler Bocciolatt

While navigating a myriad number of life challenges from being her mom’s caretaker and, working several jobs, to facing housing insecurity, Anjelica Avella turned to the outdoors in her mid-twenties to improve her mental health. Despite feeling the benefits of time spent outside for her well-being, the lack of other plus-size women of color she was encountering on the trail was noticeable.

In an effort to form community, Anjelica began leading weekend hikes and trips for other women who too were seeking others with shared lived experiences. Forward chronicles Anjelica’s perspective in a space that has historically excluded individuals like her and shares a profound connection between women who once felt sidelined and are now a catalyst for change.

Both & Neither | Ambos y Ninguno (8:59)*

Director: Julie Ellison

Producer: Andy Cochrane

Editor: Ryan Scura

Cast: Natalie Connell, Anna Junker

Photo: Andy Cochrane

Female Director

As a Mexican American, Natalie Connell spent her life balancing two cultural identities, with neither fitting quite right on its own, but through art and climbing, she’s found her rightful place as a bridge between the two.

Flow Up (5:25)

Director: Jacob Oster

Photo: Ericka Hinck

Producers: Moo Berry, Phealan Robinson, Reilly Goldberg, Jacob Oster

Oftentimes in life, our growth relies on our relationship with ourselves. Then comes a point in our journey when we turn to those around us. Flow Up features mountain biker, Blake Hansen, and celebrates her journey as a human and her progression as a mountain biker.

Raised by Sand & Salty Water (10:36)

Directors: Daniel Simón, David Corrochano

Producer: Daniel Simón

Cast: Wafa Heboul

Raised by Sand & Salty Water" is a short documentary co-directed by David Corrochano and Daniel Simon, featuring Wafa Heboul, a Moroccan skater girl from Taghazout. The film explores Wafa's inspiring life story and how skateboarding has shaped her journey, while also highlighting the broader influence of skateboarding and surfing in Arabic culture.

Through Wafa's personal narrative, the documentary showcases the impact of skateboarding on social and economic development in rural areas like Taghazout, challenging traditional gender roles and empowering young girls to pursue their dreams fearlessly. "Raised by Sand & Salty Water" offers a captivating glimpse into the transformative power of skateboarding, shedding light on its profound effects on Arabic culture, feminism, and the progress of marginalized communities.

Carlisle 200 (26:26)*

Directors + Producers: Guarina Lopez, Sanjana Sekhar, Erin Joy Nash

Associate Producer: Rebekah Graham

Cast: Guarina Lopez, Tsinnijinnie Russell, Michael Nephew, Keshia Roberson, Adam Austin, Kathleen “Taffy” Medley

Female Directors + Producers

Carlisle 200 follows Native bikers Guarina Lopez (Pascua Yaqui) and Tsinnijinnie Russell (Diné) on a 200-mile prayer ride from Washington, D.C. to the cemetery at Carlisle Indian Boarding School in Carlisle, PA. Through rain and shine on the long gravel trail, Guarina, Tsinnijinnie, and fellow activist-bikers honor the 190+ children buried at Carlisle and raise awareness of the history and ongoing impact of the residential boarding school system on Indigenous communities.

The Destiny of a Sherpa Woman / Le Destin d’une Femme Sherpa — Yangji) (12:07)*

Directors: Louise Thaller, Stanislas Giroux

Cast: Yangji Sherpa, Maya Tamang, Louise Thaller

Female Director + Producer

Step by step. To the rhythm of Yangji's sure and steady pace, we walk through her life journey, as she returns after many years of absence to the poor village in the Everest region where she grew up. She who turned her back on the mountain as a teenager in the hope of escaping the misery that reigns in the valley of her childhood never thought she would come back, and even less so with the title of mountain guide...

The Right to Joy (20:20)*

Director: Jay Melena, Tim Kressin

Producer: Davis Goslin, Abdul Kassamali

Cinematographer: Greg Balkin

Cast: Izzy Sederbaum, Martina Brimmer, Jason Strohbehn, Jason Goodman, Charley Erickson, Katherine Heal, Hannah Dhomau, Gabe Ehlert, M Waldron, Sam Hansen, Apollo Leonard

As a trans-masculine cyclist and policy scholar, Izzy Sederbaum was searching for community and acceptance within the sport. After surviving a rare cougar attack on a ride outside of Seattle in early 2018, Izzy was hospitalized with severe facial trauma while hateful anti-trans rhetoric filled comment sections of news articles that he had little to no control over.

In the years since, he has struggled to overcome his anxiety of being alone in the woods and the self-doubt brought on by strangers after the attack. Despite these challenges, Izzy found solace and support in the Seattle cycling community, which reignited his passion for the sport. This film follows Izzy’s journey as he navigates the aftermath of the attack, overcomes his fears, and becomes a vocal advocate for diversity and trans inclusion within cycling communities across the country.