Kendal Mountain Festival: The Film Edit

Join us for a special evening celebrating the spirit of adventure, with a lovingly curated selection of films fresh from the Kendal Mountain Festival. Bringing together powerful stories from around the world, this collection features stunning landscapes, people, passion, and a shared love of the outdoors that connects us all. Whether it’s climbing, running, exploring, or simply finding joy in wild places, these films reflect the experiences that resonate close to home. Can’t make it to Kendal? Come along, meet fellow enthusiasts, and be inspired together. It’s a chance to gather, connect, and celebrate the adventurous spirit that makes our community special. About Kendal Mountain Festival: Established in 1980, Kendal Mountain Festival celebrates all aspects of outdoor and adventure culture. An internationally-acclaimed gathering for filmmakers, writers, adventurers, and enthusiasts, the Festival showcases films, talks, exhibitions, and activities that inspire a love for the outdoors. Kendal Mountain is a global platform for sharing stories of nature, exploration, adventure, and discovery. During the four-day Festival, held 19-22nd November 2026, over 200 live sessions – including 300+ speakers, 150+ films, and 60+ activities – engage over 25,000 adventure-seekers and outdoor enthusiasts. Films: Surfing with a Penguin8 mins | Director: Will Bendix

From sharks and seals to whales and everything in between, Cape Town, South Africa, is renowned for wildlife encounters in the water. But it is rare for surfers to see a penguin, let alone share a few waves with one - until this little guy came along.

Virtus: The Four P's11 mins | Director: Toby Roney

Virtus centres on Ed Jackson's climb of the Matterhorn, but at its heart, it is not really about the mountain. It is about the values that have shaped Ed's life after trauma: purpose, perspective, progress and perseverance.

Through scenes from the climb, moments from recovery and connections with the Millimetres to Mountains community, the film explores how challenge can rebuild identity, deepen perspective and create meaningful growth.

It Takes Two to Tandem6 mins | Directors: Catherine Aeppel and Anna Wilder-Burns

This feel-good short follows longtime riding partners Sam and Jazz as they take a tandem bike across some of their favourite trails, marking ten years since their first tandem adventure together.

Part celebration and part reflection, the film explores friendship, trust and the rare joy of moving through the world in sync.

Zuma Rock34 mins | Director: Luke Logan-Malik

Rotimi, an amateur climber and writer from London with deep family roots in Nigeria, sets out to achieve the unthinkable: the first ascent of Zuma Rock, a 300-metre monolith considered sacred by the communities living in its shadow.

To do it, he enlists Olympic climbing champion Shauna Coxsey - but neither of them has ever tackled a wall of this scale.

Find Mor28 mins | Director: Steve Small

Exploration. Community. Discovery.

Scotland's mysteries are still roaring through remote glens, sometimes hidden in plain sight. Find Mor follows a group of canyoneers over two years as they explore the hidden corners of the Scottish Highlands.

Offering a unique perspective from within this relatively unknown community, the film reveals the many motivations behind their shared passion and curiosity. They set off in search of uncharted canyons, but find true adventure and a deeper connection to people and place.

"You come for the canyons but stay for the people."

Hunter's Moon14 mins | Directors: Christina Lusti and Gee Pierrel

Mountaineers Christina Lusti and Gee Pierrel attempt to become the first people to summit and ski New Zealand's Aoraki / Mount Cook via a line they name Hunter's Moon.

Runtime: 90 minutes

Country: UK Year: 2026

Rating: (12A)

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