FALL THEORY
2021, UK, 44min
Director: Alastair Lee
NATIONAL PREMIERE
An adman or a genius? Franco Cookson burst onto the British climbing scene more than 10 years ago, and it has taken him a long time to shake off the backlog of sceptical fans who have taken a dim view of his extraordinary achievements, branding him as a daredevil. But he also has many fans, including young Tom Pearce, who at the age of 15 is trying to emulate him by repeating some of his best-known routes, while Cookson himself tackles a route that seems to break all the established boundaries, including his own.
