Film

Walking Towards Pain

A life with Lupus cannot stop you from summiting your first mountain
 
A young south asian woman dressed in a bobble hat, waterproof jacket and gloves, holds hiking poles and stares into the distance. The words "Walking Towards Pain" are large, alongside "Hiking Helvellyn with Lupus" and "Anisah Barber" - the main character in the film

About

Running time

29 minutes

Ani, a 26 year old Muslim hiker with Lupus, embarks on her first ever mountain hike. With the uncertainty of how much pain her body will be in during the hike combined with not knowing how long her recovery period post-hike will be, Ani had been too scared to hike a mountain for many years. Now, in 2022, she decided for her birthday that it was the right time, and she chose Helvellyn to be the mountain. This film documents not only the hike challenge itself, but also the 2 week period in recovery to show the impact that the hike had on Ani's body.