8th(2023)
Opening Film (1) | International Competition (20) |
Asian Competition (15) | Mountain (14) |
Nature (12) | Human (12) |
Guest Country (19) | Korean Wave (14) |
Together (24) | UMFF Project (34) |
Closing Film (1) |
Michelle Smith
After walking away from professional cycling to pursue climbing, Adrien Costa suffered a devastating accident that began his journey as an adaptive athlete. This film follows his path from recovery to the cutting edge of adaptive climbing, working his way up to an epic first ascent in Washington¡¯s North Cascades with PNW legend Mark Allen.
Michelle SmithMichelle Smith
She is known for identifying truly unique subjects and bringing their stories to life. She broke onto the film festival scene in 2018 with The Frenchy, an audience favorite won the "Pure Joy" award at Carbondale¡¯s 5Point Film Festival.