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ALWAYS ALIVE

2024, France, 35min

Director: Davina Montaz-Rosset

For several years now, athlete Hillary Gerardi has been shining on the podiums of the world's greatest trail races. The victim of a terrible accident a few years ago, she questioned her legitimacy as a mountaineer to take on the most prestigious mountain race record. From the church in Chamonix to the summit of Mont Blanc and back. Hillary's record-breaking feat, in turn, merges with the speech of glaciologist Heidi Sevestre to raise awareness of the importance of glaciers.

ASHIMA

2023, USA, 86min

Director: Kenji Tsukamoto

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Elite rock climber Ashima Shiraishi travels to South Africa to attempt to become the youngest climber to master one of the world’s most challenging boulder climbs. Accompanying Ashima is her father and coach Poppo, a former avante-garde dancer who brings an eccentric, tough-love approach to Ashima’s training. The film is an intimate coming-of-age story about climbing, family, and the pursuit of the American Dream.