From the arid region of Red Rock Canyon to Yosemite Valley, filmmaker Alexandra Elkin embarks on a physical and introspective adventure alongside two septuagenarian climbers, Jack Lambert and Dierdre Wolownick (mother of Alex Honnold, the oldest woman to have climbed El Capitan at 71).
with Dierdre Wolownick, Jack Lambert
Why is this vital?
For self-improvement, but also because the film highlights the importance of respecting one's limits: one's own and those of others.
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Team
Screenplay and direction: Alexandra Elkin and Étienne Plasse
Cinematography: Frédérick Breton
Editing: Étienne Plasse
Music: William Gendreau Coronel
Sound: Jérôme Boiteau
Production manager: Roxanne Geoffroy
Content producer: Sandrine Béchade
Producer: Serge Desrosiers
Vital Productions
Selections
Baie-Comeau International Film Festival - Cinoche – Official Selection – 2026
Outaouais Film Festival – Official Selection – 2025
Fantasia – The Fantastic Weekends of Quebec Cinema – 2025
Montana International Film Festival – Official Selection – Competition – 2025
Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) – Official Selection - International Competition – 2025
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