The Last Ascent

Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Stacy Peralta

Cast

Jeff Clark, Darrick Doerner, Laird Hamilton

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Riefenstahl covers twenty-one athletic events in the first half of this two-part love letter to the human body and spirit, culminating with the marathon, where Jesse Owens became the first track and field athlete to win four gold meda...

Runtime

2h 7m

Director

Leni Riefenstahl

Cast

David Albritton, Jack Beresford, Arvo Askola

At the Limit is a documentary about extreme climbing. In this sports documentary, Pepe Danquart shows brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber climbing in Patagonia and on the granite rock "El Capitan" in Yosemite Valley (USA). A key part of the film is their attempt at a speed ascent of the 1,000-meter-high route "The Nose," in which the t...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Pepe Danquart

Cast

Alexander Huber, Thomas Huber

Heaven Adores You is an intimate, meditative inquiry into the life and music of Elliott Smith. By threading the music of Elliott Smith through the dense, yet often isolating landscapes of the three major cities he lived in -- Portland, New York City, Los Angeles -- Heaven Adores You presents a visual journey and an earnest review of th...

Runtime

1h 44m

Director

Nickolas Dylan Rossi

Cast

Elliott Smith, Jon Brion, Autumn de Wilde

An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hound...

Runtime

1h 15m

Cast

Joe Louis, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., Dick Gregory