The 2021 Irish Virtual Adventure Film Festival brings together an awesome selection of adventure shorts and documentaries from around the world and closer to home to excite and inspire our viewers. Your ticket gives you access to a compilation of 9 high quality adventure short documentaries. The compilation runs to over 3.5 hours of film, which can be viewed at anytime over a 4 day "watch window" from the start of the festival on the 10th of March.
Selected by our panel the 9 films are a combination of films submitted to us for selection as well as some of the finest documentaries released world wide in the past few years. Our panel selected a line up to excite, intrigue and inspire our viewers in a time when well, we all probably need a little inspiration! So order now and you can begin viewing our specially curated compilation on the 10th of March.
The 9 Documentary Adventure Shorts that comprise this years Irish Virtual Adventure Film Festival are:
"Its All Home Water/ A Northern Light" - (Directed by - Tony Czech) - Opening our selection we present "Its All Home Water/ A Northern Light", a film by Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate and Tony Czech. Encompassing over 1,000,000 acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in peril from a proposed toxic copper mine on the park’s boundary. Patagonia ambassador Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate paddles through the northern Minnesota wilderness to give voice to a silent, pristine place.
"The Lorax Project" - (Directed by - Peter Wyllie) - Frenchmans Cap is the highest mountain in south-west Tasmania, in one of the wildest and most spectacular areas on the island south of Australia. Reached via a 25km trek, its 350m face is breached by a series of climbs including the Lorax, a 3 star line first ascended in 1988 by Garn Cooper and Peter Steane. In 2015 a group of six friends decided not only to repeated this rarely-climbed line, but also to BASE jump off the mountain’s summit. The award winning Lorex Project documents this effort. Surrounded the most pristine wilderness, the frriends contend with extreme weather and rugged terrain, relying on each other's skills and humor to reach their goal.
"A Feather In The West" - (Directed by - Matt Pycroft) - A Feather in the West' , our first Irish based adventure short, is about Owey, the wild, Atlantic frontier island just off the west coast of County Donegal. There is a perception that the opportunity to etch your name into the guidebooks by developing a world class crag, is basically gone, that all the good lines were climbed years ago, however the reality isn’t necessarily so. In September 2019, a team of talented Irish climbers (Chloe Condron, Kevin Kilroy, Michelle O'Loughlin and Conor McGovern), travelled to the small island of Owey to explore sea cliffs that local guidebook writer Iain Miller, claims have “enough new routing potential to last at least twelve lifetimes”. Despite its proximity to the mainland, Owey retains an ethereal otherworldly charm that harks back to the peacefulness and simplicity of life in bygone days. It’s also home to majestic granite sea cliffs that have been scoured pristine by huge ocean swells leaving awe-inspiring cliffs for adventurous climbers to enjoy.
"Accidentally Bicycling The Longest Downhill Road On Planet Earth" - (Directed by - Dominic Smith) - Imagine if you will, climbing for four days into the Andes mountains by bicycle. It’s cold. It’s drizzling rain and you accidentally discover the longest uninterrupted downhill on Earth. For 72 miles it descends 13,388ft from top to bottom! Hold on tight!
"Out On A Limb" - (Directed by - James J Dann) - Out on a Limb follows Geoff, Dan and Isaac, three wheelchair users who embark on a mission to conquer the Swiss Alps and prove that having a disability won’t tame their sense of adventure.
"Dodo's Delight" - (Directed by - Sean Villanueva-O'Driscoll/Josh Lowell/Nick Rosen/Peter Mortimer) - Join an international team of four climbers and one old sea captain, Reverend Bob Shepton, all aboard a 33-foot sloop dubbed the Dodo’s Delight. The climbers include two Belgian brothers, Olivier and Nicolas Favresse; American Ben Ditto, and an Irish-Belgian, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll. Each is considered a world-class free climber. Jump on board a madcap sailing adventure to the biggest rock walls in the Arctic Circle with a team of elite climbers as zany as they are talented. Amongst rough seas, falling rocks and freezing temperatures, this hilarious and badass gang of adventurers forge bold new routes and have the time of their lives.
"Fish People" - (Directed by - Keith Molloy) - To some, the ocean is a fearsome and dangerous place. But to others, it’s a limitless world of fun, freedom and opportunity where life can be lived to the full. This inspiring documentary Fish People presented by Patagonia and directed by Keith Malloy, tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea. From surfers and spearfishers to a former coal miner and a group of at-risk kids in San Francisco, it’s a film about the transformative effects of time spent in the ocean—and how we can leave our limitations behind to find deeper meaning in the saltwater wilderness that lies just beyond the shore.
"Kona Wozo in Ireland: A Microadventure" - (Directed by - O'Connor/Davoren) - With their Kona Wozos packed with camping gear, Garry Davoren and William O'Connor set out on an all-day ride through the Irish countryside and the Slieve Aughty mountain range. The adventure culminates in a night of camping, and a solid trail ride at one of their favourite locations outside the three-pub town of Mountshannon. Kona Wozo in Ireland, conveys an honest and uplifting story that touches on authentic experience and human connection showing adventure can be achieved in a short window of time with a little planning and desire– a perfect escape from the everyday.
"The Imaginary Line" - (Directed by - Kylor Melton) - Bringing our selection of films to an end we present the Imaginary Line. During the longest government shutdown in American history, Kylor Melton assembled a team from Mexico and a team from the USA to establish a highline across the border between both countries. “In a world that is constantly trying to tear us apart, we are here to come together, to cross those imaginary lines that divide us...” (Kylor Melton). Hoping to create an example that people from different lands can come together in a time of conflict, to say, that despite where you may come from, we are all humans here.
- Year2021
- Runtime3 Hours 40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- DirectorMultiple Directors
The 2021 Irish Virtual Adventure Film Festival brings together an awesome selection of adventure shorts and documentaries from around the world and closer to home to excite and inspire our viewers. Your ticket gives you access to a compilation of 9 high quality adventure short documentaries. The compilation runs to over 3.5 hours of film, which can be viewed at anytime over a 4 day "watch window" from the start of the festival on the 10th of March.
Selected by our panel the 9 films are a combination of films submitted to us for selection as well as some of the finest documentaries released world wide in the past few years. Our panel selected a line up to excite, intrigue and inspire our viewers in a time when well, we all probably need a little inspiration! So order now and you can begin viewing our specially curated compilation on the 10th of March.
The 9 Documentary Adventure Shorts that comprise this years Irish Virtual Adventure Film Festival are:
"Its All Home Water/ A Northern Light" - (Directed by - Tony Czech) - Opening our selection we present "Its All Home Water/ A Northern Light", a film by Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate and Tony Czech. Encompassing over 1,000,000 acres, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is in peril from a proposed toxic copper mine on the park’s boundary. Patagonia ambassador Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate paddles through the northern Minnesota wilderness to give voice to a silent, pristine place.
"The Lorax Project" - (Directed by - Peter Wyllie) - Frenchmans Cap is the highest mountain in south-west Tasmania, in one of the wildest and most spectacular areas on the island south of Australia. Reached via a 25km trek, its 350m face is breached by a series of climbs including the Lorax, a 3 star line first ascended in 1988 by Garn Cooper and Peter Steane. In 2015 a group of six friends decided not only to repeated this rarely-climbed line, but also to BASE jump off the mountain’s summit. The award winning Lorex Project documents this effort. Surrounded the most pristine wilderness, the frriends contend with extreme weather and rugged terrain, relying on each other's skills and humor to reach their goal.
"A Feather In The West" - (Directed by - Matt Pycroft) - A Feather in the West' , our first Irish based adventure short, is about Owey, the wild, Atlantic frontier island just off the west coast of County Donegal. There is a perception that the opportunity to etch your name into the guidebooks by developing a world class crag, is basically gone, that all the good lines were climbed years ago, however the reality isn’t necessarily so. In September 2019, a team of talented Irish climbers (Chloe Condron, Kevin Kilroy, Michelle O'Loughlin and Conor McGovern), travelled to the small island of Owey to explore sea cliffs that local guidebook writer Iain Miller, claims have “enough new routing potential to last at least twelve lifetimes”. Despite its proximity to the mainland, Owey retains an ethereal otherworldly charm that harks back to the peacefulness and simplicity of life in bygone days. It’s also home to majestic granite sea cliffs that have been scoured pristine by huge ocean swells leaving awe-inspiring cliffs for adventurous climbers to enjoy.
"Accidentally Bicycling The Longest Downhill Road On Planet Earth" - (Directed by - Dominic Smith) - Imagine if you will, climbing for four days into the Andes mountains by bicycle. It’s cold. It’s drizzling rain and you accidentally discover the longest uninterrupted downhill on Earth. For 72 miles it descends 13,388ft from top to bottom! Hold on tight!
"Out On A Limb" - (Directed by - James J Dann) - Out on a Limb follows Geoff, Dan and Isaac, three wheelchair users who embark on a mission to conquer the Swiss Alps and prove that having a disability won’t tame their sense of adventure.
"Dodo's Delight" - (Directed by - Sean Villanueva-O'Driscoll/Josh Lowell/Nick Rosen/Peter Mortimer) - Join an international team of four climbers and one old sea captain, Reverend Bob Shepton, all aboard a 33-foot sloop dubbed the Dodo’s Delight. The climbers include two Belgian brothers, Olivier and Nicolas Favresse; American Ben Ditto, and an Irish-Belgian, Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll. Each is considered a world-class free climber. Jump on board a madcap sailing adventure to the biggest rock walls in the Arctic Circle with a team of elite climbers as zany as they are talented. Amongst rough seas, falling rocks and freezing temperatures, this hilarious and badass gang of adventurers forge bold new routes and have the time of their lives.
"Fish People" - (Directed by - Keith Molloy) - To some, the ocean is a fearsome and dangerous place. But to others, it’s a limitless world of fun, freedom and opportunity where life can be lived to the full. This inspiring documentary Fish People presented by Patagonia and directed by Keith Malloy, tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea. From surfers and spearfishers to a former coal miner and a group of at-risk kids in San Francisco, it’s a film about the transformative effects of time spent in the ocean—and how we can leave our limitations behind to find deeper meaning in the saltwater wilderness that lies just beyond the shore.
"Kona Wozo in Ireland: A Microadventure" - (Directed by - O'Connor/Davoren) - With their Kona Wozos packed with camping gear, Garry Davoren and William O'Connor set out on an all-day ride through the Irish countryside and the Slieve Aughty mountain range. The adventure culminates in a night of camping, and a solid trail ride at one of their favourite locations outside the three-pub town of Mountshannon. Kona Wozo in Ireland, conveys an honest and uplifting story that touches on authentic experience and human connection showing adventure can be achieved in a short window of time with a little planning and desire– a perfect escape from the everyday.
"The Imaginary Line" - (Directed by - Kylor Melton) - Bringing our selection of films to an end we present the Imaginary Line. During the longest government shutdown in American history, Kylor Melton assembled a team from Mexico and a team from the USA to establish a highline across the border between both countries. “In a world that is constantly trying to tear us apart, we are here to come together, to cross those imaginary lines that divide us...” (Kylor Melton). Hoping to create an example that people from different lands can come together in a time of conflict, to say, that despite where you may come from, we are all humans here.
- Year2021
- Runtime3 Hours 40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryIreland
- DirectorMultiple Directors