2024 Films

After five years of planning, preparation and training, Jack sets out on his most ambitious kayaking project yet. Paddling The Margins follows the journey to paddle unsupported over 2,000 kilometers...

The 19th Annual Paddling Film Festival World Tour premiered on February 8, 2024. The event was hosted by The Complete Paddler at the Centre for Social Innovation Annex in Toronto....

It starts at home scouring Google Earth, then putting a pin on the map and figuring out how to get there. Sometimes getting there means heli-rafting. The River documents a...

Nico lives in her Sprinter van with two goats, three chickens and a dog. Spend a day with Nico goat-packing a raft up to a high mountain lake in this...

Join whitewater legend Aniol Serrasolses while he kayaks the rivers of Chile. In this short whitewater film, Aniol shows us how mindset on the river sets paddlers apart and allows...

After a chilly day on the water, Ben Marr ponders the spirit of Stakeout, a grassroots whitewater gathering that has stood the test of time and keeps drawing him back,...

River runners examine how the Dolores River is a flashpoint of environmental injustice and societal opportunity, how mismanagement and politics threaten Colorado’s undiscovered canyon country and the integrity of the...

An environmental group embarks on a canoe trip to investigate the construction of a new logging road set to dissect the Solace Wildlands, the last unprotected and roadless forest in...

This film features epic adventure and the allure of northern rivers. Join a group of new and experienced paddlers during a daring trip down the Coppermine River in 2023.

Follow an international team of three friends exploring the northern reaches of Norway on their skis. Putting their new packrafts to the test, they access their ski objectives under human...

Sleeping Giants explores Iceland's coastline by paddle. Join two sea kayakers as they experience intimate wildlife encounters, paddling under dramatic towering cliffs, surfing in blizzards and gliding past icebergs.

Swapping paddles for rods, this crew of kayakers attempts to learn how to put the hook in the right spot. Under the emerald waters of Slovenia's Soča River hides an...

Ecuador is well-known amongst whitewater kayakers as a paradise. Generations of Ecuadorians like Diego Robles have found their life’s passion in paddling and guiding the rivers in their backyard. But...

In between all the dust and rot and problem-solving of giving a banged-up fleet canoe a new lease on life, Beau Miles runs around his paddock to complete a marathon....

After a successful summer program in 2022, the Paddle Tribal Waters initiative welcomes a new cohort of Indigenous youth into their beginner kayaking program. 

Pro kayaker Kilian Ivelic from Pucon, Chile, shares his life on the water.

In the tourism town of Livingstone, Zambia, a group of local men who make their living portering kayaks aspire to become safety kayakers on the Zambezi River. Meanwhile, the proposed...

For the Mi’kmaq community of Miawpukek First Nation, reviving the birch bark canoe building tradition becomes a way to connect to the past and ensure cultural survival.

At first glance, the Wabigoon River appears to be a playground for whitewater kayakers. But hidden beneath the surface lies a story of one of the worst cases of mercury...

This film honors and celebrates the accomplishments of Class of 2023 International Whitewater Hall of Fame Inductees and their contributions to whitewater sport: Bryce Whitmore (USA) - Pioneer; Mike Jones...

This film details a step-by-step progression of how to do a version of the stern squirt. This is a fun advanced kayaking maneuver that has many variations.

An eighth-generation Tasmanian and environmentalist, Oliver Cassidy embarks on a life-changing solo rafting trip down the famous Franklin River in the remote Australian rainforest. He retraces his late father’s 14-day...

Few river guides ever get the chance to drive Idaho’s iconic sweep boat. Driving Sweep follows Katie Veteto as she learns how to “drive sweep” down the Middle Fork of...

Winner of Best SUP Film 2024. From prison to world records and environmental activism, this film tells the story of one man's journey of self-discovery and the transformative power of...

Join Todd Wells, Eric Parker and Chris Korbulic as they attempt a descent of the Bishop River to Bute Inlet. Nine days down 70 kilometers of steep, remote and minimally...

For those who have never been on a kayaking trip, it may seem to be an unattainable task and only possible for professionals. This short informational series describes the simple...

Follow along on an eight-month ski, canoe and bike expedition covering an area equivalent to 19 percent of the Earth’s circumference. The journey travels from Ellesmere Island in Nunavut to...

Two kayakers take on a once-in-a-lifetime journey along the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island, paddling into relentless waves, unpredictable weather, and the uncharted depths of their fears. The duo finds...

Jamie Barnes travels to Scotland with Canadian long-distance paddler Martin Trahan to paddle a small but formidable circuit in the Northern Highlands. However, a series of tribulations make their expedition even...

Deep within a midlife adventure crisis, Beau Miles finds himself in Tasmania descending a sickly orange, biologically dead river the locals call pumpkin soup. After 100 years of runoff from...