Corsley Reading Room
(A Village Hall with two meeting rooms, wifi, parking, kitchen, and other facilities)
www.corsleyreadingroom.org.uk

A Postcard from the North - Exploring Nature and People in Greenland by Sebastian Copeland  (9 mins)

 

Photographer and polar explorer Sebastian Copeland has experienced both the power of nature and the fragility of its polar ice, up close on his many expeditions.

His camera is a tool to document climate change. And his mission? To celebrate natureal beauty and inspire an emotional longing to want to preserve it.

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Desert Wings (3.5mins)

 

Paramotoring is a niche, largely undocumented, and little-known sport. This piece brings it to light in a rightfully epic way. We shot for 6 days total, with multiple paramotor pilots around the southwest region of the United States, highlighting some of the most dramatic desert landscapes.

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Flow (11 mins)

 

Flow features The Trailrippers - Nathan and Ruben de Vaux - two mountain biking brothers from the Dyfi Valley in Mid Wales who are already making their mark on the British MTB scene.

Riding and racing mean everything to Nathan and Ruben and this short film tells their family story with the help of their Mum, Ina. Together, they tell us how they first got into riding and then racing and the benefits and challenges that neurodivergence brings to their riding and how riding bikes helps them regulate their lives.

Selected for the Kendal Mountain Festival 2023

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Grasping the Nettle (16.5 mins)

 

Nettles are a plant many of us dislike. Yet for filmmaker, Mairi Eyres, there is something about this unloved plant that captures her imagination. Could there be more to their story? She sets off on a journey to find out, uncovering the wonders right on her doorstep.

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Polers of the Okavango  (33 mins)

 

"Those who are born, raised and forged in our wild places are the pillar to any expedition’s success and it is here, in these moments where we learn the most. That is why there is one rule on every expedition I never ignore... always defer to local knowledge" - Aldo Kane.

The Okavango Delta is one of the most pristine wildernesses remaining on our planet. At its beating heart are the BaYei polers, a group of people who for generations have carved out a living in the Delta itself. Navigating the waterways in their iconic mokoro canoes.

A 250km journey in traditional mokoro canoes through crocodile and hippo-laden waters.

This film not only spotlights the lives of the BaYei and their unique skillsets but also showcases the wild beauty of the Delta itself - and how delicately intertwined all those who depend on these waters are with each other.

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Sagarmatha Next (11mins)

 

A small organization of local Sherpa set out to solve the problem of waste management around Mt. Everest. Facing an explosive expansion of tourism in the last few decades, they work to turn the tide of trash and plastic from the mountains - one visitor at a time.

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Speed of Sound (5 mins)

 

A sonic portrait of self-professed adrenaline junkie, Carina Edlinger, whose athletic prowess and determination led her to win Gold at the Beijing Winter Paralympics in 2022.

Skiing 80kmph down a snow laden mountain would be daring enough for most - Austrian skier, Edlinger, does this at 2 percent vision with nothing but the voice of her guide, faith in her practice and rush of the wind behind her.

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The Ascension Series - Morag Skelton (5 mins)

 

Part of the Ascension Series - features Morag Skelton, who does not let being deaf limit what is possible on the mountainside.

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To Be Frank (11.5 mins)

 

To Be Frank explores authenticity and community in surfing via Frank Paine, a 73-year-old South Bay icon and humble local legend whose life orbits around a two-block stretch of beach. His unforgettable moustache and magnetic spirit are what most first notice, but Frank’s deeper layers expose a depth that might answer some questions that surfers continually ask themselves.