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Following Lines

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Seeking a mean encounter with the territory of the Inuit, six paddlers plan to make the first recorded descent of a little-known river in northern Quebec. This mapping expedition, beset by adverse weather conditions and other unforeseeable situations, is also, for filmmaker François Léger-Savard, a reminder of his ancestry. The film reminds us...

The Charging Bullet

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Fred Spaven got his hands on a knackered, British-built, 1961 Enfield ‘Bullet’, he was determined to restore it to more than just another petrol motorbike. The Charging Bullet documents the bike’s electric conversion: transforming the noisy, fossil-fuelled machine into a near-silent, battery-powered beast. But it doesn’t stop there; Fred’s hometown friend, filmmaker...

Busking

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Camera in hand, Timo Vergauwen booked a plane ticket to Seattle and drove south along the west coast of the United States, in search of a good story. A week before he was scheduled to return to Belgium, he stumbled upon a free bus-concert of the folk duo Handmade Moments. He became friends...

Breaking Trail

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Oriol Baró led a dual life between the city of Barcelona and the Pyrenees, his playground and escape on the weekends. He decided to jack in city life, return to his roots in the mountains and devote himself full time to making handmade wooden skis. Attempting to live in perfect harmony with his...

A Single Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In October 2019, Frédéric Furnelle is welcomed for a week into the home of Assayuh, who lives in an isolated village, seven days' walk from Lalibela in Ethiopia. In a particularly patriarchal rural society, Assayuh raises her two daughters and two sons alone. A Single Day tries to portray, with great modesty and...

Around the World in 1000 Days

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Five years ago Fredrika Ek decided to go for a bike ride. With little experience but with big dreams she started a seemingly impossible adventure - to bike around the world. It truly became an adventure, meeting people from all over the world and facing both their prejudices and her own. She danced...

Alumination

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 1929 Airstream founder Wally Byam built his first travel trailer in the backyard of his California home. Nearly a century later Airstream continues as the oldest travel trailer company in the United States and an iconic brand. For many, the word "Airstream" signifies more than just the image of an aerodynamic silver...

Across the Adriatic

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A team of kayakers more than 600 kilometers through the outer islands of Croatia, from Rijeka to Dubrovnik on the farthermost and least populated route they can find. The team draw energy from the wilderness, wildlife and rough seas along the journey.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="64px"][vc_column_text] More films: [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][edgtf_portfolio_slider type="gallery" image_size="landscape" order_by="date" show_navigation="yes" category="film-cotswolds-2022"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

972 Breakdowns: On the Landway to New York

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]4 vintage Urals, 30000 kilometers, 5 artists, 2 years and 972 breakdowns… This one is heading straight to the adventure travel film hall of fame. Anne, Efy, Johannes, Kaupo and Elisabeth leave Germany on their three-wheeled machines with New York as an end goal. The roads dissolve into deserts, then into swamps, and...

The 40 Mile Birthday

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dave Cornthwaite had spent a decade and a half trying out different forms of human powered transport, each time travelling over 1000 miles. So, when it came to his fortieth birthday it made sense to celebrate with a little challenge. Dave spent his birthday attempting to travel 40 miles, each one using a...