Age Is No Barrier

FILM COLLECTION

AGE IS NO BARRIER

Connecting with the outdoors can be a lifelong opportunity and passion. These films celebrate those who sustain their sense of adventure, who are stewards of the environment even if they themselves need care, whose wisdom is expressed in wild and curious ways.

OLDER

DANIELLE SELLWOOD Alex Rotas challenges stereotypes around ageing through her thoughtprovoking photography of older sportswomen. In this portrait, Alex discusses the issues surrounding women of all ages around how we look and act, and shares her own experiences as a young female tennis player growing up in the 1960s. UK / 7’

TEN GOLD

JAMES GUARDINO Ten Gold is a documentary about a lovable track coach named Bill Welsh and his quest to win ten gold medals in one master’s track meet – despite his age and cancer diagnosis. As the competition unfolds, Bill reveals how running keeps him alive. USA / 2’

THE LAST LAST HIKE

CÉLINE FRANÇOIS 83-year-old Nimblewill Nomad is about to become the oldest person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. But he didn’t start at Springer Mountain, Georgia - his trek began on Flagg Mountain in Alabama, the true southern terminus of the Appalachian Mountain Range. Throughout his odyssey, he’s meeting hikers along the way and sharing the magic of Flagg Mountain, where he has been the caretaker for the past three years. With more than two decades and 50,000 miles of hiking experience behind him, will this really be his last last hike? USA / 20’

WE DON’T USUALLY HAVE ICE CREAMS

PAUL MCCREDIE Every Wednesday a group of Wellington over-65s go tramping. This isn’t your average pensioner walking group. They don’t believe in tracks or bridges. They scale untracked ridges, ford or swim rivers, scramble up waterfalls and seldom get home before dark. These men are tough, but the women are tougher. NEW ZEALAND / 9 ‘

SCREENING TIMES

17.00 Friday 18 Nov Brewery Arts - Screen Two 09.30 Saturday 19 Nov Brewery Arts - Studio

WOOD HOOD

ALEXANDER CULLEN DeVaughn is a 15-year-old kid from New York City who loves skateboarding and craves a ‘quiet place’ to escape the chaos of his home and the city. The film follows him on a trip with Camping To Connect, a programme that teaches leadership, brotherhood, and inclusion in the outdoors. As the film weaves between the city and the woods, we witness the joy and growth that is possible when kids have an opportunity to find that ‘quiet place’. USA / 16’

THE MOST PSYCHED

LUCAS CORROTO Dylan Soin is the most psyched youngster you’ll ever meet. Born in England, he emigrated to Australia when he was four years old and started climbing at only nine. He can proudly say he has ‘bouldered his age’ after sending Deep Blue Sea, one of the iconic V12/13 boulders in Sydney, and he is aiming higher. AUSTRALIA / 10’

MOVING MOUNTAINS

AOIFE MCKIBBIN When Nick Gardner’s beloved wife Janet was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, he sought a way both to deal with his grief and to do something to raise awareness and research funding. At the age of 80, he set out to be the oldest person to climb all 282 Munros. Nick reflects on his remarkable achievement, and the determination and love that drove him on UK / 13’

NOT QUITE OUT OF THE WOODS

KATE JENNINGS GEIS Five-year-old Eleanor Maynard and her dad head into the woods for her first overnight bikepacking trip. USA / 7’

NANCY

ANNA FRANCES PEARSON Nancy Meherne is in her 90s and lives a simple life by the sea in Sumner, New Zealand, gardening and hitting the surf on a board made by Christchurch’s legendary gumboot-manufacturing Skellerup factory. The surfboard – made in the 1970s – is a little worse for wear, but Nancy – made in the 1920s – exudes an infectious amount of joy riding the waves on her vintage piece of foam. NEW ZEALAND / 3’

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