MODO AVIÓN

2024, Spain, 15min

Director: Iciar Casatmitjana, Garazi Sanchez

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

Garazi Sanchez, a professional surfer returns to an isolated beach in Mexico, a place that 15 years ago was her haven of peace. Upon her return, she discovers that technology has invaded the landscape, altering the peace and quiet she once found there. Seeking that longing for calm, Garazi decides to spend 15 days in ‘airplane mode’, turning off all her electronic devices and exploring how true connection is found in being fully present.

BETWEEN WAVES

2024, USA, 12min

Director: Luke Kaneb

NATIONAL PREMIERE

Exploring the life of Francesca Clapcich, a professional offshore sailor, double-Olympian, America's Cup sailor, and the first Italian to win The Ocean Race, the iconic fully crewed race around the world. Francesca chose sailing as her life's calling. Embracing the unknown and pursuing her innate thirst for adventure, she finds freedom in nature, and this freedom empowers her to assert her unique voice and perspective.

PLANETWALKER

2023, USA, 31min

Director: Dominic Gill, Nadia Gill

NATIONAL PREMIERE

In 1971 John Francis, known the world over as Planetwalker, witnessed an oil tanker collision in the San Francisco Bay. The sight of oiled birds on the shoreline caused him to give up motorized transport and rely solely on his own two feet and months after that he took a vow of silence, convinced that listening rather than adding fuel to any fire was the way ahead. He did not talk, but he kept on walking clear across the country and back again. At 77, John now both talks and rides in cars. By tracking down some of the characters he interacted with, we explore the weblike and sometimes deeply personal consequences of John’s decades of pilgrimage.

OF A LIFETIME

2024, France, 44min

Director: Jérome Tanon

The journey to Antarctic of the renowned De Le Rue free riders family: Xavier, a 7 x World Champion; his younger brother Victor, a 3 x World Champion; and his daughter Mila, who is turning 18 and embarking on her first expedition. For Xavier and Victor, it is a giant playground filled with first-time descents; for Mila, it’s an intimidating initiation into big-mountain free riding. A celebration of discovery, adventure, and the passing of the torch to the next generation against the breathtaking backdrop of the Antarctic.