On this page you can discover the personal favourites of our team members, who have chosen a selection of films that span all the different genres and sports from across the Player. These are some of the films that we love and want to share with you. Join us as we explore the stories, places, and people that make up the adventure community.
One of my personal favourites from last year's programme, Mum's Gone Climbing is about sharing the fears, risks and struggles of scaling epic multi-pitch routes whilst balancing the social pressures of motherhood. An inspiring film that celebrates the women who continually rediscover themselves through adventure!
Don't we all want to "trade work time for play time"? Watch this and get lost in the 'what could be' with this short and very sweet film about a man whose life choices means he gets to always ski that powder. A powerful fable for our times and one I come back to and watch over and over again to remind me what is really important in life.
The Frozen Road is a film about the last month of an epic bike trip through the Americas. The filmmaker, Ben Page, cycled and pushed his way across five continents covering almost 55,000 km. The viewer genuinely shares the solitude, the suffering of slow travel in such freezing temperatures yet at the same time we marvel at the sheer beauty of the Yukon's frozen expanses, filmed in stunning and creative cinematography, as Ben travels through Canada’s remote and frozen Territory to the Arctic Sea.
If I Tell them is a totally immersive 10 minutes of nature; James, an artist, paints us into his world with a pallet of wet oils, humid forests, rivers, rain, and tears of joy and grief. A beautiful short film.
This has to be one of my favourite films from the past few years, as well as being a huge hit on the Kendal Mountain Tour 2021. Director Eric Bendick takes us to the Florida swamps to join a team who are searching for an illusive and endangered orchid. The passion and dedication from the team to find this beautiful flower is absolutely captivating!
An inspiring and uplifting 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 the waves after losing his arm.
Emily and Diggins make an incredible team as they take on a winter thru-hike of the Ice Age Trail. Seeing Emily’s achievements inspire and lead other people of colour to follow in her footsteps is brilliant to see.
How on earth do mountaineers manage to keep filming while on the edge between life and death? Graham Zimmerman's film grabs you by the seat of your pants as you follow him and his partners on the first ascent of a much-attempted peak in the Karakoram, for which they won the 2019 Piolet d’Or alpinism prize. Falling off at that altitude shouldn't be an option...
I loved this brilliant film about the powerhouse that is Sheri. What an incredible woman and what an amazing trailblazing life she’s led. This energetic, informative and emotional film will leave you with a smile on your face and a strong urge to buy a packraft.
What a woman! This brilliant documentary about the remarkable Myrtle will leave you astounded at her accomplishments both in the world of polar exploration, and as an 89 year old continuing to live life to the full.
Hit the wall and just keep pushing! Tom Randell shows us what real suffering is by taking on the ultimate challenge of running AND climbing in one continuous push. Truly dicing with death while completing a monumental challenge, Tom shows us what humans are really capable of.
