Paddle East — Episode 1: Corey Locke lost his father at a young age. Today, he is the father of two young boys. Like any father, he is often torn between adventures with his kids and keeping up with his paddling buddies. What is balance, and how do we know when we have it?
This film honors and celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of 2021 International Whitewater Hall of Fame inductees and their contribution to whitewater sport. Inductees include: Dave Manby (GBR) - Advocate; Holger Machatschek (DEU) - Advocate; Genevieve and Bernard de Colmont and Antoine de Seynes (FRA) - Pioneer; Tony Estanguet (FRA) - Champion; and Scott Lindgren (USA) - Explorer.
Though paddling is in Stefi Van Wijk’s blood, she had to find her own connection to the water. This Connected to Water episode features her story growing up in a family of championship paddlers, finding her place at the Madawaska Kanu Centre, and also what the Madawaska River has taught her after years of paddling.
A slow natural water cycle occurs on Georgian Bay, a 30-year tide of sorts. With water nearing its highest point in recent memory, renowned artist John Hartman heads out daily in his canoe to the back bays now flooded and teeming with life. He has lived in this landscape his entire life, and it has shaped the way he views the world and the role of humans in a changing world.
Mike Freed took the trail name Loon in honor of the spirit of the lakes of the north. He's carried that name with him through thousands of trail miles. In his later years, Freed returned to his home in northern Minnesota, where he has cared for more than 2,000 acres of land in the state's wilderness lake country. A revelation on the Appalachian Trail gave him clarity on what he should do with his land and set in motion the steps needed to preserve his wilderness properties and his legacy.
Step into the workshop of Andrey Yakovlev—Ukraine’s only master wood-and-canvas canoe builder. Viewers will be awed by his beautiful craftsmanship in this energetic and thoughtful film profiling a noteworthy canoe crusader. Sand Or Die shows that canoe culture stretches far and has a large fan base from different generations worldwide.
