Films

Outdoor Research Films use media as a vehicle to tell stories of real people, community members, ambassadors for change, and non-profit partners who challenge us to do better, and think together.

The Big Office

Gregg Treinish couldn’t get past the question: How can I add purpose to my outdoor adventures?  
 
In 2011 he founded Adventure Scientists. Since then, the Bozeman, Mont.-based nonprofit has been connecting all kinds of adventurers with the tools they need to collect data for important scientific research.  
 
As scientists scramble to understand our changing climate, what could happen if anyone who loves the outdoors could contribute to crucial scientific research? Adventure Scientists is finding out.

Escaladora

It’s easy to say “the outdoors doesn’t discriminate” if you’ve never faced discrimination yourself.

For Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala, bringing her full identity as a woman of color to rock climbing has been both challenging and  healing. That’s why she’s building safe, women-of-color-led experiences to empower others in the outdoors.

Essential

In March of 2020 the world changed and with it, all aspects of our lives. Walking a knife’s edge of known and unknown, we learned what - and who - was truly essential.