Director: Cheshire Li

Producers: Cheshire Li + Rachel Gottfried

Director of Photography: Helena Gruensteidl

Non-binary Director + Producer, Female Producer

Practicing Freedom is a short documentary film centering queer folks and women of color as they navigate the challenges and joys of building an inclusive community, learning about themselves, and increasing representation in mountain biking.

Director: James Saunders

Producers: Palmer Morse + Matt Mikkelsen

Director of Photography + Edit/Color: Palmer Morse

Add. Cinematography: Kirk Horton

Sound Mix + Design: Matt Mikkelsen

In 2022 alone there have been over 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed in various states across the country. Refusing to sit idly by, trans trail runner Perry Cohen (he/him) formed a team of fellow runners who identify as trans men with an aim to compete in races in states proposing and passing hateful legislation. Miles to Go follows their journey into the world of trail running and the freedom to be themselves on the trail.

Director: Jen Randall

Producers: Heather Mosher + Sarah Steele

Female Director + Producers

Pass It On celebrates three locals who spread their love of Squamish climbing into the fabric of the broader community. In this episode, we go projecting with long-term carer Michelle LeBlanc, who takes residents in their 80s on imaginary expeditions.

Directors: Katie Bennett, Blake Hansen

Producers: Tim Behuniak, Eli Kerr

Female Directors

Some people spend their entire life discovering who they really are, and what they're meant to do. Blake Hansen knew early on. The hardest part? Acceptance.

Director: Zeppelin Zeerip

Producer: Princess Daazhraii Johnson

Female Producer

Apayauq Reitan's journey to become the first out transgender woman to complete the legendary Iditarod sled dog race.

Director: Anne Cleary

Producers: Anne Cleary, Stephen Cameron

Executive Producer: Anya Miller-Berg

Cast: Lily Bradley

Female Director + Producer

Lily B is a short vignette about MHW Team Athlete Lily Bradley and their multifaceted world of music, lizards, skiing, and stomping big cliffs.

Director: Christina Rosetti

Assistant Director: Tara Segall

Producers: Wild Hybrid + Rad Dad Productions

Female + Genderqueer Director

Recipient of the 2023 NMLFF Genderqueer Pitchfest Film Fund Dirt Pride centers queer joy and community, separating out the trauma from queer stories. It features a group of empowered queer women and gender-nonconforming people bikepacking through WA and explores the transformative power of building queer community outside.

Directors: Ben Knight, Travis Rummel

It wasn’t long ago that the small Colorado town of Fruita was solely a hub of agriculture and oil and gas development. But singletrack shredders and pizza chefs Jen Zeuner and her partner Anne Keller have helped to transform the high-desert town into a mountain biking hotspot with their Hot Tomato Café. It wasn’t always easy — some residents of conservative Fruita weren’t quite ready for their “lifestyle” at first. But the women’s delicious East Coast-style pizza — and the love they put into making it — have made them indispensable members of the community and turned the Hot Tomato into the living room of the Grand Valley’s outdoor recreation industry.

Director: Ryan Collins

Producer: Nat Segal

Director of Photography: Colleen Gentemann

Cast: Ryan Collins, Bruce Johnston, Jasmine Clancy, Lily Bradley, Janet Wong, Hank

Stowers, Emma Kelly, Katarina Chycjiz

Female Producer

Ryan Collins explores the implications of being a gay man in Revelstoke, BC, while seeking to frame a larger picture of queer life in a mountain small-town. People Like Us follows Ryan as he connects with the queer community of Revelstoke, seeking their opinions and stories and relationship with mountain culture, in the hope of building perspective into what it is like to be queer in mountain towns. After moving to Revelstoke in 2020 to work in the mountain sports industry, Ryan felt welcomed, building a strong friend group and work opportunities.

Despite this warm reception, he started to feel that something was missing, a connection with people like him. As Ryan actively reaches out to members of the local queer community he begins to build a better understanding of the shared queer experience. In doing so People Like Us will celebrate the existence of queer folks in non-urban settings and show that healthy queer communities can flourish in small towns.