GC-11. Beyond Parallels / Best Day Ever
Beyond Parallels
Canada, Feature Documentary, 2025, 45 min
After crossing Canada from north to south in 2021, the adventurers of AKOR expeditions set out on a new challenge: a crossing of the Canadian Far North, from the Yukon to the eastern edge of the country on Baffin Island (a 6,900-kilometer journey by bike, canoe, sailboat and on foot). Inspired by AKOR, a group of 12 people living with chronic pain embark on a collective challenge to cover, as a team, the equivalent of 6,900 kilometers traveled by AKOR's 2024 expedition, at the same time as the adventurers, despite their own physical limitations. An inspiring adventure film about perseverance, resilience and the transformative power of collective effort. SUBTITLED
Subtitled.
Directed by Ariane Moisan, Laurent Poliquin
Best Day Ever
US, Feature Documentary, 2025, 48 min
Best Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humor, attitude and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle ableism, build community and become a blueprint for trails anywhere. PARTIALLY SUBTITLED
Directed by Berne Broudy, Ben Knight