A Higher Crawling

Screened at FCFF 2019

Film Synopsis

A Higher Crawling is a film starring two titans of climbing. Shelby and Reyka are the rising stars of the under-6-month-old age bracket. This story tells the tale of friendship through competition, adversity, and the utter necessity of diapers.

Related Films

Cities to Crags: Minnesota x The UP

2021 • USA • 6 min • Cameron Maier

Subject in Attendance

Showcasing and amplifying the climbing culture from each of these places, from the city to the crag.

Darkest Before Dawn

2022 • Canada • 19 min • Alex Eggermont

Has Subtitles, Family Friendly, First Time Filmmaker

Peek into the world of Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee’s authentic, raw process of his first season climbing on Yosemite’s hardest big wall. The infamous Dawn Wall proves to be a challenge in more ways than one.

Development

2019 • USA • 3 min • Elliot Kennedy

Filmmaker in Attendance

Development is a short film by Elliot Kennedy following the story of Matt, a young boulder developer, who is working on a new problem. The film is told through an interview with Matt as he expresses how he got interested in rock climbing and how he discovered the art of cleaning boulders.