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All the films at ShAFF16
The full list of films for ShAFF 2017 is listed below. Tickets will go on sale later in January. Film submissions for ShAFF 2018 are
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Ace And The Desert Dog
Ace Kvale turned 60 last fall, and to celebrate, he planned a 60-day, off-trail backpacking trip.
Afterglow
Short documentary about artist,photographer and outdoor swimmer Vivienne Rickman Poole.
Annapurna III – Unclimbed
Annapurna III – Unclimbed” is a 12-min documentary featuring the 2016 expedition to the Himalayas of Nepal led by David Lama together with Austrian alpinists Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel.
A Shepherd's Hand
Set within an attempt on the Joss Naylor Lakeland Challenge this poetic film pays tribute to Joss himself and his inspirational status in the world of fell running.
Austrian Altitude
Build It and Send It
Ayesha McGowan - BBC Winners
Ayesha McGowan hopes to be the first African American professional female road cyclist.
Backyards Project
Backyards Project, the new PVS Company's movie in association with Sam Favret. From Chamonix to Alaska, this movie delivers Sam's vision inspired by high mountain, ski, surf and skate.
Beauties and the Bog
Four girls, one big challenge... to run the High Peak Marathon - a 42 mile fell race, overnight, and in winter. This film takes you on a journey of bog running, midnight navigation and team race preparation. When race day comes, the girls are ready for the challenge - but is the challenge ready for them?
Before It Falls
The Totem Pole has captured the imaginations, blood, sweat and tears of the world’s greatest climbers. When their efforts have come and gone the rock, the precarious Totem Pole, is all that endures.
Beulah
A bikepacking journey to discover the wild very north-west tip of Scotland. Expect loaded bikes, empty roads & wilderness, campfires, bothies, tents and a steady flow of single malt.
Big Trouble in a tiny tent
"Big trouble in a tiny tent“ is an entirely different ski movie, an uncommon approach to ski movie productions.
Blocheads
An all action cinematic spectacular, revelling in the UK’s golden age of bouldering.
Boys In The Bugs
Matt Segal and Will Stanhope have spent a decade climbing the world's hardest cracks. Now they travel deep into the Canadian wilderness to the infamous Bugaboo Mountains where they are looking for the ultimate next-level crack climb.
Brette
Join Brette Harrington on a global journey from the frozen waterfalls of the Canadian rockies, to the big wall free climbing proving ground of Yosemite’s El Capitan, and onto a landmark solo of Chiara di Luna in the alpine mecca of Patagonia’s Cerro Torre Range.
Buzludzha
Parked at the peak of Mount Buzludzha seems to be the resting skeleton of a U.F.O.
Cape Wrath Ultra
An ultra-running expedition through some of the world's most inspirational landscapes
Chasing The Distance
I run. Far. 100-miles at a time. I go to a dark place and I control the pain.
China: A Skier's Journey
Skiing as sport is in its infancy in China, a phenomenon of the country’s exploding middle class.
Comes with Baggage
"Comes With Baggage" is a lighthearted history of bicycle travel in the Americas, that makes you want to sell your possessions, quit your job and escape on a bike.
Conqueruing Ghost Ice
In this intimate portrait, Hueniken bravely shares how her love of climbing has been tested by personal tragedy.
Crossing Home - A Skier's Journey
For travellers, life on the road ultimately winds to an end, and the compass points towards home.
Danny McAskill's Wee Day Out
Want to see what Danny MacAskill does on his day off?
Devotion: Libby Peter
Devotion explores what it means to live a life slightly less ordinary, and how climbing has shaped the life of one of the UK's most respected climbers.
Dodo's Delight
Jump on board a madcap sailing adventure to the biggest rock walls in the Arctic Circle with a team of elite climbers as zany as they are talented.
Doing it Scared
18 years after a catastrophic accident which left him with hemiplegia, climber Paul Pritchard returns to the Totem Pole to find out if he has recovered enough to finish the climb.
Down to Nothing
This harrowing expedition pushed a group of mountaineers to the mental and physical brink; carving them Down To Nothing.
Dreamland
Professional free runners Jason Paul and Dimitris Kyrsanidis are back at it again, running, jumping, and flipping across the globe.
DreamRide
DreamRide is a short film based around the beauty and freedom that mountain biking provides.
Fall
Parkour in nature.
Fallen Feather
In the far north of America's heartland sandstone walls erupt from the icy waters of an inland sea to form one of the largest concentrations of climbable ice in North America.
Fantasy Line
When their truck breaks down in the middle of Wisconsin, USA, trials mountain bikers Kenny Belaey and Tom Oehler follow a mysterious rider into a world of biking fantasy.
Flashes of the Altai
Three childhood friends set out for the far western corner of Mongolia to combine mountain biking and packrafting in a self-supported adventure into the unknown.
Fledglings
As longtime professional climbers who eat, sleep and live the sport, Cedar Wright and Matt Segal are used to being competent, comfortable and at the top of their game.
Flow
When Harald Philipp is on his bike on a ´via ferrata´ in the Dolomites, he is hunting something other than adrenaline: flow.
Four Girls and a Matterhorn
Mix four girls, a Matterhorn, calm weather, spring powder snow and a good dose of motivation and positive vibes together and this is what you get.
Four Mums And A Boat
The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and broke a world record along the way
Freedom under Load
In the documentary Freedom under Load we get to know the oldest generation of the porters in the High Tatras, who climb with supplies to the mountain huts every day.
Guilt Trip
The Salomon team is feeling guilty. They travel the globe in search of snow while the climate continues to change.
Hard Rock
Hard Rock is a tribute to writer and publisher Ken Wilson (1941-2016).
Haywire
Two friends tell a gripping story of risk, success, and terrifying failure, in the rarely-seen alpine wilderness on Baffin Island
I Porter
In 2014 Rob spent three weeks in the Everest region working as a porter on the legendary trail to Base Camp.
Iran: A Skier's Journey
“Should we go?” Chad Sayers and Forrest Coots decide, indeed, they should.
James Knowles - A Mountain Journal Short
Personal stories for the love of the outdoors. James is a Scottish mountain biker based in Innerleithen
Jurek
Documentary about Jerzy Kukuczka, a Polish Himalaya mountaineer, 2nd to ascend all 8000m peaks
Kyanq: A Short Skate Film
Skateboard in hand, our hero explores a unique view of the Armenian landscape whilst discovering what his own adventure is truly all about.
La Liste
In his search to become a better freerider, Jérémie compiles a list of the most interesting peaks in the Alps which he wants to ski.
Last Call For Mr Paul
Ever been late for a flight? Jason Paul uses his jaw-dropping freerunning skills to get through security at the Munich airport to catch his flight in record time.
Life On The Fells
A film following the life of Adam Briggs, a passionate fell runner with a unique story to tell.
Link Sar West
Getting caught in a storm high up on the mountain in 2014 with Kevin Mahoney and finally tagging the West summit in 2015 with Andrew Houseman.
Locked In
Jaw dropping first descent of the Beriman Gorge
Low Line
Wakeboarding underneath Sheffield City
Manon Carpenter - Uprising
A short documentary detailing World Cup Downhill racer Manon Carpenter's rise to stardom.
Max Your Days
Go forth and get filthy, breathe heavy, and for the love of all that’s holy, squeeze the day till it pushes back. Max your days.
Metronomic
The meeting of the Flying Frenchies stuntmen crew, the Compagnie 9.81 air dancers, musicians from the band Radio Monkey and the Baraka Flims team.
Milk Race: On and On
Racing the Tour of Britain in the 1960s
Mira
The journey of a spirited Nepali village girl on her pursuit to being a world-recognised mountain runner.
Mirror Wall
This big wall adventure film challenges the tallest known face on the east coast of Greenland, while providing moments for reflection 1200m off the ground.
Mohon
The story of one man, a bike and the Mongolian Steppe.
Moonline
Stunning night skiing.
Mountain Biking: The Untold British Story
An ion depth look at the development of the British Mountain Biking Scene. Fascinating.
Mt. Marathon
One of the oldest, fastest, hardest, toughest… and shortest mountain races in the world.
Northbound
A skateboard film on frozen sand and water.
North of Known
A paragliding traverse of the Alaska Range
Not2Bad
It’s a mountain bike film that’s Not Dos Bad!
Obsession: Tom Randall
For Tom, climbing is all consuming, but this hasn't always been the case.
Outside Voices
It's time to get to know Jenn Shelton, one of the most outspoken voices in running.
Paradise Lost
Anna Frost takes some time out to journey to the highlands of Papua New Guinea to visit the place where she grew up.
Poumaka
Bouldering champion, Angie Payne, leaves everything she knows behind as she ventures deep into the French Polynesian jungle with veteran climber and explorer, Mike Libecki. Their objective: to put up a first ascent on the south face of the Poumaka Tower. They somehow endure blood, sweat, and tears as the team climbs through mud and fear, into the unknown.
Red Bull Hardline
The bravest and best downhill mountain bikers descended upon Dan Atherton’s notorious Hardline course in the remote Welsh mountains
Red Sands - Skating a Gun Turret
A Skateboarder ripping it up on an abandoned World War 2 anti aircraft gun tower.
Riders on the Storm
Mayan Smith-Gobat joins German alpinist Ines Papert to attempt to free "Riders on the Storm".
Roll With It
Going on an overnight camping trip with just what you can carry on a bike seems scary to most people. This quirky, yet artful film debunks those fears, by pulling together strangers with different backgrounds to show how truly joyful and enriching travel by bike can be.
Ruin & Rose
This bold cinematic experience balances stunning skiing with a wild and hopeful journey into the forgotten lands of myth and magic beyond the Empty.
Run Forever
The inspiring story of Nicky Spinks and the double Bob Graham
Running Sucks - Story of a Barefoot Runner
Why would anyone run in the mountains barefoot?
Scenes From The Green
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the first person to walk up to a wall with no established climbing routes anywhere in site?
Shauna and Pete go crack climbing!
Pete Whittaker takes Shauna for a crash course in crack climbing - and not everything goes to plan...
Silvana Lima - BBC Winners
Silvana is a surfer 'not pretty enough to sponsor'...
Surfing - 1,000 Frames Per Second
The Accord
A film about the turbulent relationship between an Icelandic surfer and the North Atlantic wind.
The Bob Graham
Ricky Lightfoot attempts the Bob Graham Round - a 66 mile, 27,000 ft. running loop of 42 of the highest peaks in the English Lake District, in under 24 hours.
The Bothy Project
The experience of four artists exploring the Sheneval bothy, woven into a beautiful short film.
The First Day of Summer
Pete Coombs questions the rational reasoning behind putting himself as risk while on a splitboardging adventure in Iceland.
The Flying Frenchies Zipline Surf
For The Flying Frenchies, thinking out of the box isn’t a choice – it’s a way of life.
The Great Siberian Traverse
The Great Siberian Traverse documents a 6,000-mile ski journey through Russia, along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The Hammer
"The Best Race Across America Movie Ever Made"
The Hard Way
The inspirational story of Bob Hayes, an 89-year-old trail runner who does things the hard way to maintain purpose, momentum and vitality.
The Island Project
Horse trainer Emma Massingale, survives solo on an Island for a month, whilst training up two unridden,horses so she can ride them with her other ponies.
The Klarälven River
Travelling down the Klarälven River in Sweden, for one week, on a log raft.
The Mam Nick Hill Climb
A short film showing this gruesome but beautiful genre of bicycle racing.
The Man And The Sea
Free one's board from fins, and free one's self - the philosophy of one of Australia's great authentic surfers.
There On The Periphery
What of it when winter strikes? Why, head northerly explore the frozen shores of Lake Superior. A midwinter night's dream...
The Syncronicles
Living the Vanlife
The Three Peaks
The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is an annual Cyclo-cross event over the three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, in Yorkshire, England.
The Trail to Kazbegi
What happens when four like-minded adventurers head into one of the world’s wildest mountain ranges with nothing but their mountain bikes and enough food to survive for 10 days?
This is Mustang
Mountain Biking in the beautiful Mustang region of Nepal
Tokyo Parkour POV
Run the streets and jump the rooftops of Tokyo, Japan
Tom Seipp - A Mountain Journal Short
Tom is 11 and just loves riding his bikes with his dad, no matter what the terrain, no matter what the weather.
Trail Dog
An ode to the beauty and happiness that can be found in the simplest of things - friendship.
Unspoken Water
The wonders of wild water swimming in the beautiful Scottish Highlands.
Untethered
A Slackline Free Solo World Record Film
Wake Crane
Dominik Gührs, Felix Georgii and Dominik Hernler celebrate a world first in water sports, as they're being towed by a floating port crane through a 360° container setup that they designed and built themselves.
What If You Fly
Hawaiian artist and muralist Sean Yoro (a.k.a. HULA)travels to the arctic waters of Baffin Island, Nunavut, to paint a portrait of a local Inuit woman on the sea ice.
When We Were Knights
This is the real story of a pure love between two friends in the face of risk and tragedy.
Who Is Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy is Ireland’s most prolific travel writer who for five decades has travelled the world mostly alone, and mostly by bicycle
Wilderness
This short film is based on the writings of naturalist, author and environmental philosopher John Muir. It is a an ode to wilderness, and was filmed in the Scottish Highlands.
Young Guns
Meet the new faces of climbing: 14-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 15-year-old Kai Lightner
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