Falling in love at a young age, Herm Hoops dedicated his life to Desolation Canyon. Retired from a professional career as a ranger, educator and interpreter in Dinosaur National Monument, Herm's affair with the Green River is as strong as ever, even as he battles life-threatening cancer.

Director & Producer: Cody M. Perry

Meet a few kick-ass Team Dagger female paddlers and take a closer look at the unique ways in which they inspire and empower other women, on and off the water.


Directors: Evan Lyendecker | Dagger Kayaks | Jess Daddio | Session Studios
Producer: Jess Daddio | Session Studios

Balkan River Defence is a group of friends, kayakers, artists and activists working with locals throughout the Balkans to protect the last wild rivers in Europe from hydroelectric dams. Each year, they hit the road with kayaks, cameras and creativity to travel the Balkans and directly support locals fighting to save their rivers. During the fourth Balkan Rivers Tour in 2019, the crew visited Romania’s Basca Mare River, Slovenia’s Soča River and Bulgaria’s Struma River.


Directors: Matic Oblak, Mitja Legat, Tim Vrtnik
Producer: Balkan River Defence

Banks, Idaho is home to 17 hearty residents, including Ryan Bailey, a whitewater kayaker, wildland firefighter, and the unofficial mayor of the town. Situated at the confluence of the North and South Fork of the Payette River, Banks is to kayakers what the North Shore of Hawaii is to surfers, and Yosemite is to climbers. The river terrified Ryan when he was growing up, but it kept calling to him. Twenty-one years after his first competition in Banks, he continues to live his life unapologetically. He’s not concerned about what’s next, but rather what’s right now.

Director: Tim Kemple

The Long River Home is about overcoming the residual impacts of war through kayaking. Aaron Howell and Russell Davies are combat veterans who were injured in war and came together for another mission as they guide blind Navy veteran, Lonnie Bedwell, on his third trip through the Grand Canyon. Together, they learn negotiating the rapids of life is as simple as forming a team, kicking out in the current, and finding a line through the chaos.

Director: Seth Dahl
Producer: Sarah Leone
Executive Producer: Timmy O'Neill