A selection of short and feature-length films from across the United States, showcasing stories of adventure, exploration, endurance and the great outdoors

Best Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humor, attitude, and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle ableism, build community, and become a blueprint for trails anywhere.

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Best Day Ever

26 Miles, 5 Meals, 1 Wild Tradition. Learn about Seattle's wackiest marathon and it's mission to honor a friend, and give back to the outdoors.

Dick's-A-Thon

The first in trail poetry series by Arkan Zakharov, 'The Itinerant' follows athlete and writer Inma Naïma Zanoguera on a spiritual journey as she contemplates the act of movement, specifically trail running, as it speaks to the sense of her personal and our collective identity - a contemplative visual exploration of what it means to belong. Starring Inma Naïma Zanoguera and featuring her essay "The Itinerant" narrated by Gina DeMay.

The Itinerant

In 1982, brothers Troy and Powell “Gil” Gillenwater walked across Arizona. They weren’t chasing fame or following a mapped route because there wasn’t one. What began as a homegrown adventure became an internal journey that reflected the rugged beauty of the Southwest. Accompanied by two mules, a stray dog, and a handful of topo maps, they faced snowstorms, irate ranchers, mule mishaps, a closed passage through the Grand Canyon, and the constant challenge of finding water. Their grit was a rebellion against convenience. Today the Arizona Trail, a National Scenic Trail, offers that same spirit of discovery, but its roots trace back to Native Peoples, prospectors, outlaws, and two brothers who believed that if no path existed, they would create one. "Trailblazers" is part road movie, part time machine. It explores brotherhood, self-reliance, and how one crazy idea can spark a lasting legacy for generations to follow.

Trailblazers

Windward is a documentary about Walt Raineri, a blind sailor. The doc follows his journey becoming blind, and how he used sailing and nature to adapt to the hardships of it. After years of living with an inherited retinal disease, Walt believed he had prepared for blindness. But he soon realized that it would not be that simple. Following his journey within a community of blind sailors, the film invites us into an immersive sensory world where navigation becomes listening, feeling, and trusting of the boat, of the wind, and of one another. He uses the water to feel comfort, freedom, and challenge and his story opens into a broader exploration on what it means to be human: moving from one moment of ability to the next.

Windward

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Explore our collection of inspiring independent films celebrating adventure, exploration, the natural world and extraordinary human stories. Browse a diverse selection of short films, feature-length films and special-interest collections, bringing together incredible stories from filmmakers around the world. Discover stories of mountain adventures, wildlife, endurance, exploration and personal journeys, all part of Holmlands Adventure Film Festival Official Selection.

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