No Man's Land Film Festival: Pride Program
A program of compelling outdoor sports films that explore themes of LGBTQ+ identity and community.
Film/Video Theater
No Man’s Land Film Festival (NMLFF) is an all-women and genderqueer adventure film festival that celebrates the full scope of athletes and adventurers by un-defining femininity in adventure, sport, conservation, and film since 2015. Based in Denver, the world tour brings their exciting and innovative programming to venues all over the map. To join in Columbus’s Pride celebrations, we’re presenting this special program of four films that explore the nexus of queer identity and expression with outdoor sports like skiing and cycling. (116 mins., DCP)
Look for another No Man’s Land touring program at the Wex on September 16!
See the entire Pride: A Celebration of Queer Movies lineup.
NMLFF Pride Program Lineup
People Like Us (Ryan Collins, 2023)
Filmmaker Ryan Collins explores the implications of being a gay man in a small mountain town in British Columbia, Canada, after moving there to work in the outdoor sports industry. Though warmly welcomed, he searches for connection and community and shows how healthy queer communities can flourish in small towns. (24 mins., DCP)
Canyon Chorus (Chris Cresci, 2024)
Mikah Meyer, along with his mentor Larry Edwards and three close friends, travel down Utah’s Green River on a river rafting trip centered on friendship, joy, and queer mentorship. The film explores the beauty of the environment as the ability to be one’s true self in the outdoors, surrounded by loved ones. (17 mins., DCP)
Surface Tension (Hank Stowers and Cail Soria, 2024)
Skier Hank Stowers explores the San Juan Mountains and the Animas River Valley, considering how snow and water, time and seasons shape both the land and their life. (6 mins., DCP)
Claim the Lane: Becoming Roxy (Jesse Huffman, 2025)
An Iraq veteran and amateur cyclist training for Vermont’s most grueling gravel race risks her closest relationships to come out and transition at age 51. As the demands of her race season increase, Roxy makes the decision to live the second half of her life as a woman, confronting the fallout in her marriage and family while embracing her authentic self. (69 mins., DCP)