Directors Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen follow the climbing exploits of Marc-André Leclerc in a jaw-dropping documentary sure to draw comparisons to 'Free Solo.' By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television ...
Two of the most acclaimed climbing films of the year, Max Lowe’s “Torn” and The Alpinist, from Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen, have taken big awards at this year’s Kendal Mountain Film Festival, held ...
Early in The Alpinist, the new movie by Sender Films, climber Marc-André Leclerc is captured free soloing the Stanley Headwall, a 500-foot feature in Canada’s Kootenay National Park heralded as the ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: The Alpinist is taking cinemagoers to new heights. The new documentary will bring viewers to some of the highest points the globe has to offer, following a young and free ...
Aleina Grace Edwards is a writer and researcher, as well as a former internationally-ranked fencer and World of Warcraft addict. She grew up in Los Angeles and is currently based in Reno, Nevada. It’s ...
What makes a person spend their life climbing impossible mountains? That’s the question at the heart of every climbing documentary, and it’s particularly relevant when it comes to “The Alpinist.” ...
Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...
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Marc-André Leclerc is one of the most extraordinary athletes that you’ve likely never heard of. A 23-year-old mountain climber that prefers to ascend without rope or any other equipment (aka “free ...
Two documentaries about fallen mountain climbers were accepted into Telluride 2020. Only one held on for this year’s festival. When last year’s Telluride festival was cancelled in July, the filmmakers ...