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Documentary / Making Of
The Dawn Wall - Behind the scenes
- 2018
- USA
- 10 min
The Dawn Wall is the film that documents the first free ascent of the most difficult big wall climb in the world, completed in January 2015 by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson. The true achievement is obviously the first free ascent Dawn Wall, carried out by Tommy and Kevin at the end of 2014 and the start of 2015. But almost equal to that undertaking are the efforts required to document their attempts and progress, for almost an entire decade, up the smooth 1000 meter El Capitan in Yosemite. In this making of video, the guys at Sender Films share some of the strategies they used to push the limits of what’s possible in big-wall filmmaking.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
- 2019
- USA
- 22 min
In rural Utah, a valley of world-class bouldering is nestled among a conservative community of Mormons, cowboys and coal miners. When a ragged band of punk rock climbers shows up, the two cultures inevitably clash. After years of antagonism, a group of climbers work with locals to build a more harmonious future. But in this divided era, is that even possible? The second film of Reel Rock 14, featuring Steven Jeffrey, Mike Call, Boone Speed, Jared Roth, Jason Kehl, and others.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
- 2019
- USA
- 63 min
For decades, an elite handful of climbers have competed for the coveted speed record on the 3,000-foot Nose of El Capitan, risking big falls to shave mere seconds off the fastest time. When a record held by superstar Alex Honnold is broken by little-known climbers Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds, Honnold drafts fellow climbing legend Tommy Caldwell to establish a new mark that will stand the test of time. Honnold pushes for perfection while Caldwell, a family man, wrestles with the risk amid a series of accidents on the wall that lay bare the consequences of any mistake. The film is part of the Reel Rock 14 series.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
- 2019
- USA
- 18 min
While the world’s best boulderers push standards close to the ground, Nina Williams’ sights are set higher. She is among the only women who climb elite-level problems that are 30, 40, even 50 feet tall -- with no rope. In this profile of an emerging star athlete, Nina Williams flexes her guns and tests her nerves well into the no-fall zone. The film is part of the Reel Rock 14 series.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Zachary Barr, Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell
- 2018
- USA
- 46 min
Adam Ondra, the 25-year-old Czech crusher , is the strongest rock climber ever. Late last year, he established a new benchmark for the sport: a 5.15d in Norway he dubbed Silence. On the heels of this ascent, Ondra has set out on new challenges in the realm of high-end sport climbing.. . We follow Adam from his home in the Czech Republic, across Europe to the Canadian Rockies, where he pursues his goals with incredible intensity. Age of Ondra is a rare, intimate journey with one of the great athletes at the peak of his powers.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Josh Lowell, Brett Lowell, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
- 2016
- USA
- 27 min
15-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 16-year-old Kai Lightner are the leaders of the next generation, already taking the sport to the next level. A trip to Norway puts their skills to the test, and Ashima attempts to make history on a V15 boulder in Japan. The first of the five Reel Rock 11 films.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell, Nick Rosen
- 2016
- USA
- 29 min
Pack your penny whistle and batten down the hatches for a madcap sailing adventure in the Arctic Circle aboard the good ship Dodo’s Delight. Join Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Ben Ditto, and brothers Nico and Olivier Favresse for a rollicking musical journey across open seas and up unclimbed big walls. The fifth of the five Reel Rock 11 films.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
- 2018
- USA, Austria
- 100 min
The definitive film on the climb that captured headlines and ignited imaginations worldwide. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson ascend the hardest big wall of all time: a 19 day ascent of The Dawn Wall, on the 3,000 foot vertical face of El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park. The film travels deeper than the climb, digging into the history of the climbers and painting an intimate portrait of Caldwell's harrowing life experiences that culminated in a single-minded drive to complete this impossible climb. The Dawn Wall is a heart-warming and inspiring movie that celebrates perseverance, camaraderie, and the universal spirit of dreaming big, and never giving up.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
- 2017
- USA
- 17 min
Chris Sharma remains the world’s greatest practitioner of deep water soloing — climbing ropeless above the sea. Ten years after his generation-defining ascent of a majestic arch, Chris returns to the Mediterranean island of Mallorca where he discovers a beautiful, sweeping wall with small holds running up its face. If he can link the moves, and endure the numerous heart-stopping plunges into the sea, he will establish what may be the world’s hardest deep water solo climb.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Chronicle
Josh Lowell, Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer, Alex Lowther
- 2014
- USA
- 44 min
Rock climber Alex Honnold attempts to set a world record by free-soloing a trio of harrowing cliffs without safety lines. Honnold plans to scale the faces of Yosemite National Park's Triple Crown. And he plans to do it all in under 24 hours.Climbing locations
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Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell
- 2015
- USA
- 20 min
High and mighty is a documentary about bouldering. It was directed by Peter Mortimer in 2015 and produced by Sender Films. It is a part of the series Reel Rock 10. It features Daniel Woods.Climbing locations
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Josh Lowell, Brett Lowell, Peter Mortimer
- 2015
- USA
- 13 min
Dawn Wall exclusive is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in El Capitan. It was directed by Peter Mortimer in 2015 and produced by Sender Films. It is a part of the series Reel Rock 10. It features Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson.Climbing locations
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