2021 Virtual Tour Film Selection

The 2021 tour season marked the 16th year Paddling Film Festival audiences were able to redeem a free digital subscription to Paddling Magazine and cast a ballot for their favorite film from the World...

The Legend of Muksu tells a story of great friendship, burning bridges and leaving everything behind you and a journey into the unknown. Watch this film in the Rivers Program

Without A Paddle is an adventure film blending the history of the upper Columbia River with a 140-kilometer paddle from the foot of the Mica Dam to the top of the...

Four friends travel to Baffin Island for a 40-day human-powered adventure, featuring big wall first ascents, whitewater paddle descents and wild Arctic flamingos. Watch this film in the Rivers Program.

Filmmaker Aaron Peterson’s 10-year-old son died in 2019. He lived an adventure-filled and wise life. In 24 Leeches, his son narrates a family canoe adventure to the Slate Islands in Ontario, Canada. Watch...

This National Park Service film follows a man's love for one of the rarest and most threatened trees in the world. Watch this film in the Oceans Program.

Imagine this: You're paddling a kayak six miles off the Florida coast when a sailfish bigger than you peels off with the fishing line at your rear. Watch this film in...

Decision is the story of wild Alaskan shorelines, a remote lighthouse and the ongoing problem of marine debris.Watch this film in the Oceans Program.​

Skagerrak follows the preparation of professional standup paddle athlete Casper Steinfath in his attempt to be the first person to paddle from Denmark to Norway. Watch this film in the Oceans Program.

An epic tale of the sea told through one young man's personal journey to understand his father, who died while rowing the Pacific Ocean. Watch this film in the Oceans Program.

Watch kayak guides living and breathing by the dance between the moon and the tide as they experience the bounty of the Salish Sea.  Watch this film in the Oceans Program.

Indiana folk artist Geoff Davis reflects on his childhood, career, mental health and how he found peace through reconnecting with his life’s purpose. Watch this film in the Lakes Program.

Threats to the Boundary Waters have taken many forms over time, but dedication to keeping this area safe has endured. This film's focus is on the people who help spread...

Can’t Beat This Place For Fun takes you into the work—and play!—shop of Flagstaff, Arizona’s Fretwater Boatworks as they keep the tradition of wooden boat building alive.Watch this film in the Rivers Program.

The Mystery offers a rare glimpse into this obscure sport  of squirt boating and the dedicated few who keep the tradition alive. Watch this film in the Rivers Program.

For almost 30 years, Ken Whiting's life has been guided by the paddle in his hands. Now, his passion for whitewater has come full circle, as he and his nine-year-old...

New suit, new you. What better way to welcome the shoulder paddling season than with the warm embrace of a drysuit? Times were tough in 2020, and director Karl Jensen hopes...

For high school teacher and whitewater kayaker Crista Wiles, hucking 20-foot waterfalls isn’t a big deal. But to her, pushing her sport isn’t about getting sendy and taking on bigger...

Director Niobe Thompson’s father turned 70 last summer. To celebrate the big day, he found a river on a map, repaired one of his old wood canoes, and invited the...

The Little Snake River is the last of its kind in the Colorado River Basin. It’s the last undammed major tributary between the Rockies and the Gulf of Mexico—for now....

Peter Holcombe and his family of nomadic adventure travelers have discovered the meaning of life while on the road in their Winnebago RV, embodying what it truly means to live...