Development

Screened at FCFF 2019

Year 2019
Country USA
Runtime 3 min
Director Elliot Kennedy
Notes Filmmaker in Attendance
Topics
- michigan
- climbing

Film Synopsis

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.

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