“Hailed as one of the most prolific and influential climbers of all time, Fred Beckey has become a cult hero in the outdoor world. Eschewing fame, sponsors and family life so his only obligation would be the next summit, this rebel athlete conquered more unclimbed peaks than anyone in history during his 80-year career, staying myopically focused on the mountains until age 94.”
Offbeat Documentaries
Radioman (2012)
“He’s not an act.”
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
Selected films featured on Z Channel:
1900
China 9 Liberty 37
Das Boot
The Decline of Western Civilization
Dog Day Afternoon
Fingers
Going Berserk
The Harder They Come
Heaven’s Gate
In a Lonely Place
The Leopard
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Marathon Man
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
Once Upon a Time in America
The Onion Field
Overlord
The Passenger
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Paths of Glory
A Safe Place
Two-Lane Blacktop
The Wild Bunch
The Joe Spinell Story (2001)
“A Fascinating Look Back at an Excellent Character”
The Dawn Wall
“In January, 2015, American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to climb The Dawn Wall, a seemingly impossible 3,000 foot rock face in Yosemite National Park, California. The pair lived on the sheer vertical cliff for weeks, igniting a frenzy of global media attention. But for Tommy Caldwell, The Dawn Wall was much more than just a climb. It was the culmination of a lifetime defined by overcoming obstacles …” [For more information, visit the official Dawn Wall site]
Valley Uprising
“For the past fifty years, Yosemite’s massive cliffs have drawn explorers and madmen to leave materialism behind and venture onto the high, lonesome granite. The larger-than-life characters of Yosemite carved out an extreme bohemian lifestyle in the valley: living in the dirt, clashing with the National Park authorities, and pioneering the boldest climbs on earth. The torch has been passed across three generations of climbers; through rivalries, tragedies and triumphs, the art of Yosemite climbing has advanced beyond anyone’s imagination. Narrated by acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State, Jarhead, An Education) and produced by Emmy® Award-Winning Sender Films with Big UP Productions, Valley Uprising deftly recounts the history of Yosemite’s bold tradition: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity, and the laws of the land.” [For more information about Valley Uprising, visit the Sender Films official website.]
Free Solo
“So I could just, like, not do certain things, but then you have, like, weird simmering resentment because it’s things that you love most in life have now been squashed.” – Alex Honnold
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (2019)
“The Fyre Festival was billed as a luxury music experience on a posh private island, but it failed spectacularly in the hands of a cocky entrepreneur.”
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau: “In 1995, visionary writer/director Richard Stanley (HARDWARE, DUST DEVIL) got the green light for his dream project: An epic adaptation of H.G. Wells’ ‘The Island Of Doctor Moreau’ starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. But only days into production, an unprecedented storm of natural disasters, monstrous egos and disturbing imagery – along with chaos, insanity and witchcraft – would trigger perhaps the most infamous behind-the-scenes catastrophe in modern movie history.”
Filmworker (2017)
Filmworker: “The remarkable, untold story of Leon Vitali who gave up fame and fortune to serve for decades as Stanley Kubrick’s right-hand man.”
Wandering Florida 