2026 Films
Talliyah
Talliyah captures the spirit of Indian Relay Racing, a sport that is fast, dangerous, and rarely includes women. The riders leap from horse to horse bareback, racing at full speed around the track. Talliyah Timentwa is one of the best.
Directed by Frtiz Bitsoie; Featuring Talliyah Timentwa
Mother River
Devin’s childhood roots in paddling and connecting to nature brought her to Minnesota where she would pursue her dream to become the first black female to kayak the entire Mississippi river.
Directed by Jeremiah Schuster; Featuring Devin Brown
Ofrenda
As writer and runner Sara Aranda pushes her body across 134 unforgiving miles from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, she confronts the unknowns of carrying the BRCA1 mutation, turning her record attempt into a poetic offering to body and earth.
Directed by Tobin Sanson; Featuring Sara Aranda, Rene Aranda
Buckskin
An experimental portrait of the filmmaker’s grandfather: Carroll B. Williams, a ground-breaking African-American and indigenous forester, reflecting on his work and legacy in the twilight of his life.
Directed by Mars Verrone
Zelzin, huellas que inspiran
Footprints that Inspire follows Zelzin Aketzalli, the first person from Mexico to complete the Triple Crown of Hiking, as she circumnavigates her home mountain, the Iztaccíhuatl volcano.
Directed by Zelzin Aketzalli Weeks, Adam Pawlikiewicz
Sharp Edges
Shara Zaia, a writer and climber, navigates the sharp edges of identity, belonging, and mental health within the Assyrian diaspora - one of the world’s oldest, yet most endangered cultures.
Directed by Shara Zaia, Max Haimowitz; Featuring Shara Zaia
Jaunt
In a stark warehouse office, Justice is weighed down by mounting deadlines and an endless to-do list. But every day, he finds escape in a one-hour ritual that reignites his spirit.
Directed by Daniel Mitchell; Featuring Justice Berry
Let My People Go Skiing
Confronted with the frustration of false narratives and intergenerational trauma that surround her, Tlingit skier and scientist Ellen Bradley returns to her traditional homelands in Southeast Alaska. Here, she uses skiing as a tool to reclaim her connection to the land she belongs to.
Directed by Ellen Bradley
Home
HOME is an intimate short film about a devoted father who takes his young daughter on a camping trip, using nature, imagination, and jazz to shield her reality.
Directed by Raheim Robinson
The Boys and the Bees
Traces a family's journey toward freedom, nurturing their bees and their young sons amid Georgia's shifting seasons while they learn to care for the land that sustains them.
Directed by Arielle Knight; Featuring Aaro Ray, Carver Ray, Eliza Ray, Nehemiah Ray
Mystic Rider
Set among the towering redwoods and laced with flowy singletrack, this new short film follows me- Annijke, an adaptive mountain biker, as I ride & experience the pure joy of being immersed in nature.
Directed by Jay Melena; Featuring Annijke Wade
Rock Faced It All
Rock Faced It All is a short documentary about this Salvadoran-American woman rock climbing her way through life with Parkinson's.
Directed by Clare Bennett, Isabela Zawistowska
Internal Peaks
After completing a first descent in latin america, Jr and Vanessa struggle with their place in the latin diaspora and ski culture in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Directed by Jr Rodriguez, Vanessa Chavarriaga
Across Together: The Return Expedition
In the rugged terrains of New Mexico, a diverse team of DACA recipients, indigenous youth, Latines, and children of immigrants find themselves united by a transformative journey: to climb Citlaltépetl, the towering volcano in Mexico. As they learn alpine skills and scale the heights of the tallest volcano in North America, they confront personal and cultural challenges, discovering that the true summit lies in reclaiming their identities and reconnecting with their roots.
Directed by Jr Rodriguez