Award: Official Selection

Corteza

In Colombia’s threatened cloud forests, a young ranger risks her safety and future to defend endangered wildlife against hunters, ranchers, and her growing temptation to abandon the fight.

Can’t Go Over It

During an annual backpacking trip through New York’s tallest peaks, two longtime friends confront the painful possibility that their connection may no longer survive the passage of time.

Bhutan: Trails of Happiness

An elite Austrian mountain biker and a Bhutanese trail pioneer forge an unlikely bond while riding sacred Himalayan trails that test both their skill and understanding of happiness.

Best Day Ever

Two adaptive mountain bikers in rural Vermont battle physical limitations and social barriers as they rebuild their independence through the power of trails and friendship.

Beach of Dreams

A nationwide coastal walking project unites artists, activists, and communities across the UK in a fight to heal fractured societies and endangered shorelines before both disappear.

Bad River: Running the oldest river on Earth

Adventurer Beau Miles runs the dry bed of Earth’s oldest river to witness firsthand the devastating realities of climate change reshaping the Australian outback.

Back to Tilicho: A Love Story

Haunted by buried trauma before her wedding, a young woman treks 500 kilometers through the Himalayas to confront the memories that could either destroy or redefine her future.

Adapt(ive)

Adaptive athletes in Northern Utah use mountain biking to reclaim joy, independence, and community while challenging society’s assumptions about disability.

A Refuge of Scouting

In suburban Colorado, an all-refugee Scout troop transforms survival, displacement, and cultural isolation into a new vision of American identity and belonging.

A Line in the Snow

Veteran polar explorer Annie Aggens leads her two daughters on a rugged dogsled journey through the Boundary Waters, where surviving winter wilderness together becomes her most meaningful expedition yet: learning how to be a mother.