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Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2026
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10 Years of CAC
10 years of Climbing Against Cancer
15 Years Stronger
Kilian Jornet's Return to Western States 100 Miler
A Baffin Vacation, Love on Ice
Join adventurers Boomer and Sarah on a two-month epic Baffin vacation - kite skiing, skiing, climbing and white-water kayaking.
About Damn Time
The Dory Women of Grand Canyon
Adapt
Recovering from a spinal cord injury can feel like climbing a mountain.
Alice
Set in the surf and skate scenes of Northeast Brazil, ALICE follows a trans woman who transitioned within male-dominated spaces.
A Life in Tandem
If you're given months to live, what would you do with them?
A Little Story About Forever
A Little Story About Forever
Alpha
Three young men with life changing spinal cord injuries attempt to cross Vatnajokull, the largest ice cap in Western Europe.
Alter Ego
One rider, one bike, and the raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands.
Anna
Anna intimately chronicles North Face mountaineer Anna Pfaff's transformative journey after losing six toes to frostbite in Alaska.
Annika - Where She Lands
Follow U.S. Nordic Combined athlete Annika Malacinski as she pushes the boundaries of sport—and equality.
Aqua Ballet
An underwaterdance with marine fauna filmed under the hull of a sailing boat in Polynesia by two freedivers sailors.
A River Runs Through Them
From accidental activists to a decade-long commitment, the Vjosa river has shaped the lives of two environmental campaigners from Albania.
A Thousand Words
From the dusty archives of the Alpine Club to the heart of the Himalayas - on the trail of Vittorio Sella
A Trip to Mam Tor
Snowboarding steep gullies in the heart of the Peak District
Bad River: The World's Oldest River
Running the World's Oldest River before it’s too late
Best Day Ever
A film about freedom, friendship, and the power of possibility.
B.I.G. - A. World First
Jakob Schubert's journey to the first ascent of the world's most iconic climbing projects
Big Five
Big FiveOlympic gold medalist and World Cup legend, Janja Garnbret, adds yet another achievement to her illustrious climbing career by completing the Fontainebleau “Big Five” boulder problems.
Big Walls & Bedtime Stories
From homeschooling at 2000ft to portaledge snow ball fights - Jackson and Freya scale the Muir Wall on El Capitan, supported by Mum and Dad.
Body Of Water
Swimming Scotland’s lochs and rivers to better her mental wellbeing, Theodora van Duin has developed a unique ritual in synergy with water.
Catching Pinecones
Jan and Herb Conn were the original American dirtbag couple, pioneering rock climbers and cave explorers who rejected a conventional lifestyle in pursuit of adventure.
Champions of the Golden Valley
In the high peaks of Afghanistan, young villagers from rival ethnic groups build makeshift wooden skis and convene for a race.
Dear Heart
An intimate glimpse into the mind of an ordinary 63-year-old woman who knows that being outdoors every day whatever the weather is the cure for succumbing to life’s ‘stop cards’.
Earthside
An expedition to climb and ski epic first descents on Baffin Island, Canada.
Ephemeral
Ephemeral
Far Enough
22-year-old Jean sets off by bike from Chamonix to Nepal’s Ama Dablam to climb it.
Fellsman
A portrait of North Yorkshire fell runner Sonny Ashton-Fitch
Find Mòr
We follow a 2 year journey of finding and descending uncharted canyons hidden in the wilds of Scotland, discovering adventure and connection.
Forward to Mt.Everest Summit
Continuous footage of the entire north side route of Everest
Free summits
A youth worker and mountain enthusiast invites young people from underprivileged neighborhoods to explore a world that feels foreign to them: Alpine peaks.
Girl Climber
Follow elite climber Emily Harrington as she sets out to conquer Yosemite’s El Capitan in under 24 hours - one of the most demanding and dangerous ascents in the world.
Going Coastal
An insight into living simply
Going East
A group of curious skiers on a mission to travel as far east as possible and ski along the way using only public transport.
Grain CIty: The Sheffield Wheat Experiement
Follows an ambitious community experiment in Sheffield that asks how a city might grow its own wheat.
Guts
A 20,000 km journey from France to Guinea-Bissau—with an old car, four surfboards, and a mission: to capture stories of women reshaping society
Hughsey's Tri-Nation Triathlon
An unsupported adventure through the UK by bike, pack-raft and foot
Ian
IAN is a powerful short film about defying age, chasing passion, and rewriting what’s possible.
Into Altai
A story of friendship and freeride in Mongolia’s sacred mountains
I Skied Down Everest
Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel is the first person to climb Mount Everest and ski back to Everest Base Camp without supplementary oxygen.
Jam First
JAM FIRST explores Cornwall's surf scene through interviews and stunning footage.
King of Chaos Ultra Cycling’s Unlikely Hero: Justinas Leveika
Justinas Leveika — nursing home manager, chaos merchant, and one of the most loved riders in gruelling world of ultra-distance cycling.
King of the Lakes
Hector Pardoe attempts to become the first person in history to swim the largest lake in each of the home nations in under 24 hours.
Le moulin des artistes - a home for free spirits
Le moulin des artistes - a home for free spirits
Lexicon
Adam Ondra: Lexicon E11, the Hardest Trad Flash Ever
Life After Plastic
In the face of broken bones, self-doubt, and the search for her climbing identity, competition climber Molly Thompson-Smith fights her way to the Olympics.
LIFE in the Ravines
Restoring the Peak District's Special Woodlands
Liminal
Liminal
Love Notes to Nature
While out adventuring, writer Dal Kular explores how reconnecting with nature can be a powerful act of healing and resistance.
Mandala
After soaking in the vibrant atmosphere of Kathmandu, professional mountain biker Kilian Bron and his team set off to explore the remote Dolpo region.
Mandala (short)
After soaking in the vibrant atmosphere of Kathmandu, professional mountain biker Kilian Bron and his team set off to explore the remote Dolpo region.
More Like Paul
On a mission to complete 100 ultramarathons before his 100th birthday, showing what’s possible with a plant-powered lifestyle.
My Pace – Life of Goro
Escaping City Rules for Outdoor Life in Hokkaido
Odyssey Of Loppa
Rab athletes Thea Kopala Røhme and Lisen Strøm embark on an epic four-day ski touring mission across a remote arctic peninsula in northern Norway.
Old Friends
Publisher Jon Barton revisits the climb that broke his leg 40 years ago and discusses the re-release of Extreme Rock
Old Man Lightning
The best climbing, comedy, comeback ever made, with a conservation plight. Starring John "Verm" Sherman.
One Step Ahead
One Step Ahead follows skier Bernt Marius as he gets back to doing what he loves: skiing big lines in the Sunnmøre Alps after losing his leg in an accident.
Orion
Known for surfing year round in the St Lawrence River, Orion braves temperatures colder than -30 Celcius in search of landlocked waves amidst the ice floes.
Parallel Lines
A short film set in the Scottish Highlands, stepping away from elitism and the chase for grades to remind us why we go outdoors in the first place.
Parenting: Disaster Style (Episode One)
Prey
Seeking to understand what lies behind night running anxiety in trail runners - in particular, barriers faced by women during the longer nights of the winter months.
Pump Track But It's Clean
To pump is our birthright - but how do we protect it?
Raw 100 with Nouria Newman
Follow Nouria Newman as she visits Canada to kayak the white water of British Columbia's Spillimacheen River.
Retro
A short documentary exploring the fascinating world of backwards (retro) walking, running and mountaineering.
Row of Life
Angela Madsen aims to become the first paraplegic and oldest woman to row the impossibly vast Pacific Ocean alone and unassisted.
Run Again
Lead singer of Archive, Dave Pen takes on the Spine ultra running race.
Running To The Start
Running to the Start follows one man’s 100-mile journey through pain, doubt, and self-discovery.
Sand Dancers
Sand Dancers follows Jimmy Simpson, a quadriplegic daredevil, on an extraordinary journey from novice to champion surfer.
Sink Or Skim
Two obsessed stone skimmers show us what it takes to be the world’s top tosser at the Stone Skimming World Championships
Slope City
The Story of the First Red Bull Tlang Ruam, an urban downhill mountain bike race in India.
Split
Two best friends with different approaches on a remote splitboard expedition in Greenland.
Sunnmore
In a land where jagged peaks rise from dark fjords and the only way up is by foot, this is Sunnmore.
Surfing With A Penguin
From sharks to seals to whales and everything in-between, Cape Town in South Africa is renowned for wildlife encounters in the water.
Swim Sistas
Swim Sistas is a poetic, visually stunning love letter to water, sisterhood, and the enduring strength of Black women across generations.
Tala
In a breathtaking journey spanning 800 kilometers across the rugged spine of the Pyrenees, elite ultrarunner Fernanda Maciel takes on the legendary GR11 trail—alone.
Tandem
A one-of-a-kind duo, united by skiing— and a shared fondness for nonsense, against all odds.
Ten
One Woman’s Journey Across the Pyrenees and a Decade of Adventure
The Art of Bea-ing
A story of autism, resilience, and cold water therapy
The Bells
74 year old Lakes climbing legend Rob Matheson set the climbing world buzzing when he announced his attempt on The Bells, The Bells!—the iconic, uncompromising E7 6b testpiece
The (Bi)Cycle
A poetic short MTB documentary exploring the endless cycle of longing, struggle, freedom, and return that high mountains imprint on those who ride them.
The Big Sea
The price of the perfect wave is greater than you think
The Edge Of Existence
The Edge Of Existence
The Finisher
In 2024, Jasmin Paris made history by becoming the first woman to finish the Barkley Marathons, widely known as one of the hardest races in the world
The Grand Maze
Dominic Di Tommaso and Hazal Nehir go on a freerunning adventure through the ages in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar.
The High Life
The Final Season of Chamonix's Oldest Refuge
The Hold
Inside the mind of champion freediver Alice Hickson as she pushes human limits with a record-breaking breath-hold.
The Last Observers
The Last Observers
The Loneliest Race
The Loneliest Race
The Mission: Run 100km before its too late
Running Australia's hardest 100km ultramarathon
The Oldest Munro Bagger
An inspiring story of resilience, hope and love for the mountains.
The Plughole Project
Abseiling down ladybower plughole. With some trad climbs for the first half, then a cold bivvy camp before the plughole.
The Skater
110kmph Canadian downhill skateboarding
The Track
The Track is a coming of age journey of three friends chasing their improbable Olympic dreams in post-war Bosnia.
This Jungo Life
Takes us deep inside the hidden lives of young refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan and South Sudan, living and sleeping rough on the streets of Morocco.
Three Wheeled Drive
Three disabled cyclists attempt to get to a remote Scottish bothy
To Scale: TIME
On a dry lakebed in the Mojave, a group of friends build a practical scale model of time:
To The Sea
Two friends aim to complete a 6 year journey - to travel down the Vindel River near Sweden's arctic circle on their homemade pallet-built raft
Tour de Monte Rosa
A photographic tribute to the breathtaking natural beauty of the Alps.
Undammed
Amy Bowers Cordalis and the fight to free the Klamath
Weak Layers
Not your average chick flick from a not so average chick
Why I Fly
Dive into Jean-Baptiste Chandelier’s dreamlike world, where a single leap lays him bare and reveals why he flies
Windfell
Built from the Wreckage with Gee Atherton
Winner Gets Cake
“Brakes off, brains off.” Journey into the unpredictable world of fell running, where mud, weather, and laughter rule.
Women's Night - 20 Years
Celebrating 20 years of the iconic Women's Night program in the Whistler Bike Park.
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