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The Ascent (Year: 2026; Director: Edward Drake, Scott Veltri, Francis Cronin)
Mandy Horvath, a bilateral amputee, faces the inconceivable challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro using only her hands.
From Dust We Spin (Year: 2026; Director: Julia Jansch) , Trailer
Many accounts of Cape Town’s Cape Flats fixate on its gangs, poverty, and systemic inequities that have scarred the neighborhood for decades.
Kick (Year: 2026; Director: Julia Schwalb)
American runner Nikki Hiltz is on the brink of triumph, steps away from achieving the ultimate goal of representing the US in the Olympic Games.
Rapinoe (Year: 2026; Director: Rebeca Huntt)
Profile of Megan Rapinoe, whose elite performance over nearly two decades in American women’s soccer has made her a global star.
Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing (Country: Japan; Year: 2026; Director: Erik Shirai)
Documentary going behind the curtain of the notoriously private world of sumo wrtestling.
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