Sessions

Adrenaline Session
Fri 21:30 Screen 3
Sat 21:00 Screen 2
Dawid Godziek preforms frontflip over train gap jump in Biała.
Red Bull Bike Express
World first! Dawid Godziek nails a bike flip on a moving train
A man descending from a waterfall in the ice
Ice Waterfalls
Kayaking off the world's highest ice waterfall
Momo captured mid air.
MOMO
Mohamed Conte Can Fly
A mountain ridge covered in snow in various bright colours.
Nebulae
"Take a step or two into the backcountry, and a whole new world opens up for you. It's wild, like being on a different planet."
A man walks the historic highline at Washington's Liberty Bell
One Inch From Flying
n/a
Wingsuit couple standing at an exit Point
Point of No Return
Amber Forte is going to do her first wingsuit-base jump ever. We had the opportunity to capture her mental challenge before the exit - her Point Of No Return.
Athlete puts on her helmet just before she drops in on her sled.
Sliding
A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.
The Smoke That Thunders
The Smoke That Thunders
The Draconians Cover art work
The Draconians
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Best Of ShAFF 2025 - Award Winners
Sat 21:30 Screen 3
Sun 19:30 Screen 4
Sun 20:00 Screen 1

We can't tell you yet what will be on this session, but we can promise you that it's going to be good! The programme of films will be announced and listed on here about a week before the festival, once the ShAFF judges meet to decide this year's winners.

Bike Films
Sun 15:15 Screen 1
Young mountain bike athlete Bo Schwarz carries a mountain bike on his back. Wearing a bright headlamp he is silhouetted with the smooth morning colors of blue and orange filling the mountain landscape behind him.
Drawn
Mountain biker and artist Bo Schwarz transforms trails into his canvas.
Mountain biker mid air riding through the woods.
Riding Wild
With Marathon Mountain Bike Racer Daphne Jones
A back-lit mountain biker at night during a 24 hour endurance race
Endure
A young champion cyclist dies of a heart condition: we try to make sense of it through his friends and family (many of whom are elite athletes themselves) and a tough 24 hour endurance mountain bike race, which his dad is trying to win in his honour.
Bike Packing Films
Fri 17:30 Screen 3
Sun 17:30 Screen 3
Tom Randall
Kids & Coastlines
Kids & Coastlines
Tom Randall
(R)ode To Joy
(R)ode To Joy
Tom Randall
The Present
The Present
Miriam (Mim) and Roy on completion of the cycle tour in Queenstown at the side of a lake wearing t-shirts with all the babies' names on that the film is dedicated to
Lenny's Legacy
An Adventure Film for Our Boys
Climb Films 1
Fri 19:30 Screen 2
Sun 15:00 Screen 2
Pete Whillance climbing a new route in Moss Rigg Quarry, Cumbria
The Risk Business
Chasing Pete Whillance
The team sailing to El Capitan
Captains On El Cap
Sailing to El Capitan
Climb Films 2
Sat 12:45 Screen 3
Sun 21:00 Screen 2
Angus Kille and heavily pregnant Hazel Findlay look up towards the distant Nant Peris Quarry
Patrescence
Angus Kille tries to make a hard trad first ascent in the days before his daughter is born.
One of the Refugees Rock members on Moel Siabod, Eryri
Adventure Activism icon
Finding Freedom
Stories from Refugees Rock
Chris Hamper climbs local 6b "The Jewellery" Flekke, Norway.
The Parkinson Project
Parkinson’s and loosing battle to Chris Hamper climbing
Climb Films 3
Sat 15:00 Screen 3
Sun 10:45 Screen 3
Klaas approaching the Crux on route, Still Alive
Still Alive
Doctors gave him until age twenty-five to live and now 10 years after his expiration date, he is still climbing.
Climber, Jamie Logan
Adventure Activism icon
JAMIE
Jamie Logan – a pioneering alpinist, has climbed some of the most dangerous climbs in the world, but nothing felt as life-threatening as admitting that, at age 69, she wanted to begin living as a woman. This short film demonstrates that love and trust can be the ultimate act of rebellion.
Two climbers face away from the camera at the edge of a body of water, looking across to a dark shady mountainous crag. Able the crag, other features of North Wales rise up, including colourful houses, a lighthouse, and more mountainous views. Faint text with journal entries from Pete's Eats can be seen across the image. Bright daffodil yellow text is laid across the image: ADRA, A film by Coldhouse. Featuring Zoe Wood, Lewis Perrin-Williams, Nick Bullock, Julie Carter, Rachel Crewesmith, Johnny Dawes, Tim Emmett, Alun Hughes, Mandy Glanvill, James McHaffie, Jim Perrin, Paul Pritchard, John Redhead, Ray Wood, Cathy Woodhead. In association with Everyfield Films. Director: Emma Crome. Co-director: Menna Wakeford. Executive Producer: Matt Pycroft. Producer: Harriet Sykes. Assistant Producers: Tim Burton & Orla O'Muiri. Cinematography: Matt Hardy, Ryan Goff, Roxanna Barry & Steve Wakeford. Safety: James McHaffie. Photography: Lena Drapella. Accessibility: Find It Film. Sound Design & Mix: We Are Audio. Sound Designers: Ruth Rainey & Jaz Harvey. Dubbing Mixer: Ben Mason. Sponsored by Pertex.
Adra
"North Wales is the home of the spirit of climbing, without a doubt"
Made In Sheffield - Climb Films
Sat 10:45 Screen 3
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Tom Randall Berlin Film
Tom Randall Berlin Film
A woman with dark hair and a competitors sticker on her top sits with her back to us on climbing matts looking out over a large crowd.
In It To Wing It
If you don’t win, does that mean you lose?
Chris Hamper climbs local 6b "The Jewellery" Flekke, Norway.
The Parkinson Project
Parkinson’s and loosing battle to Chris Hamper climbing
Mountain Films 1
Fri 21:15 Screen 1
Sun 12:45 Screen 2
In vast darkness, the upper body of a woman can be seen. She is wearing a head torch, the light of which illuminates the frost of her breath. She is wearing a red soft-shell, with a rucksack over her shoulders, strap tightened across her chest. She stares into the darkness, to the side of the camera, in contemplation and curiosity.
Drawn To The Mountains
Why are we drawn to the mountains? What compels us to create and share art inspired by our adventures and experiences in nature?
Hélias Millerioux, Alex Marchesseau, Christophe Tricou, and Aurélien Lardy all lives in Chamonix. This cradle of world alpinism and expert skiing is their daily playground. They have all taken part in long and challenging high-altitude expeditions. They camped out on sheer cliffs, lost themselves on vast Himalayan glaciers, they have dug igloos to shelter from storms. The waiting, doubts, giving up, and success are experiences and emotions they know well and from which they have learned valuable lessons. They are also full of determination, strength, spirit, and good humor.
Wild Days
"Wild days" takes us on a journey at the pace of a logbook in a quest where friendships are created and tested by commitment, where time drifts, and spirits wanders off.
Mountain Films 2
Sat 16:45 Screen 2
Sun 17:00 Screen 2
DIDI
Didi
DIDI
The mustachios
Nuptse - touching the intangible
The film follows the ascent of a new extreme route on the mythical South Face of Nuptse in Nepal by three French mountaineers.
Run Films
Fri 19:15 Screen 3
Sun 19:00 Screen 2
Two runners lying on the ground in the Icelandic desert.
The Great Norse Run
10 days crossing Iceland on foot from North to South.
Joss Naylor sheering a sheep with film titles
King Of The Fells
This documentary explores the epic feat of sheep farmer Joss Naylor and rally driver Frank Davies, who on June 8th, 1971 set the record for the iconic Three Peaks Challenge which still stands today.
Kilian Jornet into the Pyrenees
Into the (Un)known
The film about Kilian Jornet’s latest adventure
Adventure Bites
Fri 17:00 Screen 5
Sat 10:00 Screen 5
Sun 10:00 Screen 5
The Trail Camera short film, title image. Human sized badger looks at the camera suspiciously as he considers stealing a red BMX for a ride at the Bolehills BMX track.
The Trail Camera
The Bolehills BMX track is home to all sorts of wildlife - you'll never guess what the trail camera captures...
Expansive Arctic scene featuring a massive iceberg reflected perfectly on the calm, glass-like surface of the water beneath a moody, overcast sky. The iceberg’s textured, rugged surface contrasts with the smoothness of the reflection, creating a mirror image that enhances the sense of solitude and vastness in the Arctic landscape. The muted light and layered clouds evoke a serene yet somber atmosphere, highlighting the beauty and vulnerability of this icy giant.
Melting Giants – A Tribute to Iceberg photography by Sebastian Copeland
Photographer and polar explorer Sebastian Copeland has experienced both the power of nature and the fragility of its polar ice, up close.
A mountain ridge covered in snow in various bright colours.
Nebulae
"Take a step or two into the backcountry, and a whole new world opens up for you. It's wild, like being on a different planet."
A lady wearing a fluffy winter hat scrunches her eyes up tight, close to the camera. It is sunrise and there is a golden light on her face.
Now I Feel Alive
Kathleen Wotton's journey from being bed-bound, depressed and morbidly obese, to finding the spirit of life once again in the cold arms of the sea.
The Smoke That Thunders
The Smoke That Thunders
Two rescuers on Mount Washington
109 Below
Climber, Jamie Logan
Adventure Activism icon
JAMIE
Jamie Logan – a pioneering alpinist, has climbed some of the most dangerous climbs in the world, but nothing felt as life-threatening as admitting that, at age 69, she wanted to begin living as a woman. This short film demonstrates that love and trust can be the ultimate act of rebellion.
Made In Sheffield 2025
Fri 21:30 Screen 2
Sun 10:45 Screen 2
Man in high vis jacket standing on step ladder filming with an iPad
Dear Dad
A heartfelt letter from a son to his father
Sam Dale riding down a glacier
Sam Dale - Megavalanche
Sam Dale rides Megavalanche
Tom Randall
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Ski Village Film
Ski Village Film
Sofa, TV and walking stick floating up
Plunge
Plunge
The Trail Camera short film, title image. Human sized badger looks at the camera suspiciously as he considers stealing a red BMX for a ride at the Bolehills BMX track.
The Trail Camera
The Bolehills BMX track is home to all sorts of wildlife - you'll never guess what the trail camera captures...
Under a cloudy sky, a plus-sized woman in a dark blue thermal and dark grey wading trousers stands with her hands on her hips. She is wearing a hat & midge net that obscures her face. By her feet, a bright red canoe laden with luggage fills the lower left of the image, going out of frame. Surrounding her, and the canoe, is thick heathery bog.
Capsized
Dragging a canoe across a bog has never been so fun. Type 2 fun.
Spirit of Adventure Films 1
Sat 12:15 Screen 2
Sun 13:15 Screen 1
4DWN
4DWN tells the unconventional, and deeply personal story of a South Dallas skatepark whose mission is to change the lives of everyone that walks through the gate.
Andrea artwork
Andrea
ANDREA
Elladj admiring the breath taking views of the Canadian Rockies.
ELLADJ
A glimpse of the remarkable Elladj Baldé, a Canadian figure skater who found his voice and fan base through wild ice skating.
Obseassion
An authentic journey with Laure Mayer & friends
Spirit of Adventure Films 2
Sat 14:30 Screen 2
Sun 17:15 Screen 1
anchors title page
anchors
A gentle meander through friendship, adventure, exploration and the lifelong impact of stories that defy age and gender stereotypes.
DIDI
Didi
DIDI
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The Hagens
Following the Hagens
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The Magic of Freedom
Paragliding assisted skiing and climbing in the Karakoram
Wild Swim & Water Films 1
Fri 17:15 Screen 2
Sun 13:00 Screen 3
A lady wearing a fluffy winter hat scrunches her eyes up tight, close to the camera. It is sunrise and there is a golden light on her face.
Now I Feel Alive
Kathleen Wotton's journey from being bed-bound, depressed and morbidly obese, to finding the spirit of life once again in the cold arms of the sea.
Sofa, TV and walking stick floating up
Plunge
Plunge
A white man swims in a lake with mountains behind
Under the Surface
Exploring masculinity and mental health in the outdoor endurance swimming world.
Unsinkable
N/A
Wild Swim & Water Films 2
Sat 13:00 Screen 1
Sun 15:15 Screen 3
Man standing in foggy snowy landscape
Atmen
An atmospheric journey through the cold dark winter days.
Melanie, a white woman in a brighly patterned swimsuit glides under the surface of a lake, her arms stretched out front, legs gently kicking up bubbles behind. Leafy tendrils rise up from the bottom, surrounding her body, which is reflected on the underside of the lake above her.
Untethered
Melanie Barratt's journey to finding fulfillment and inner peace through becoming the first blind woman to swim the English Channel
Young Adventurers Films 1
Fri 17:30 Screen 1
Sun 10:30 Screen 1
A man walks the historic highline at Washington's Liberty Bell
One Inch From Flying
n/a
The Smoke That Thunders
The Smoke That Thunders
Film posters showing two mountain bikers pushing their bikes uphill
Flow
Meet the Trailrippers
Sam Dale riding down a glacier
Sam Dale - Megavalanche
Sam Dale rides Megavalanche
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The Hagens
Following the Hagens
Young Adventurers Films 2
Sat 10:30 Screen 2
Sun 11:45 Screen 1
The Trail Camera short film, title image. Human sized badger looks at the camera suspiciously as he considers stealing a red BMX for a ride at the Bolehills BMX track.
The Trail Camera
The Bolehills BMX track is home to all sorts of wildlife - you'll never guess what the trail camera captures...
Young mountain bike athlete Bo Schwarz carries a mountain bike on his back. Wearing a bright headlamp he is silhouetted with the smooth morning colors of blue and orange filling the mountain landscape behind him.
Drawn
Mountain biker and artist Bo Schwarz transforms trails into his canvas.
Marek Molek and Bruno Grassy in the summit arete
Egoland
animated short film
A mountain ridge covered in snow in various bright colours.
Nebulae
"Take a step or two into the backcountry, and a whole new world opens up for you. It's wild, like being on a different planet."
Athlete puts on her helmet just before she drops in on her sled.
Sliding
A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.
Mountain biker mid air riding through the woods.
Riding Wild
With Marathon Mountain Bike Racer Daphne Jones
4DWN
4DWN tells the unconventional, and deeply personal story of a South Dallas skatepark whose mission is to change the lives of everyone that walks through the gate.