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CHASING NIAGARA

By Rush STURGES

RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE - as SALES All rights, World / PROD

Action/Adventure - Completed 2015

Rafa Ortiz and a crew of professional kayakers chase a dream - to ride the Niagara Falls. But unforeseen challenges put the set goal in question.

Festivals
& Awards

Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2015

Best Film (Mountain Sports)

San Sebastian Film Festival 2015

Official Selection Savage Cinema (World premiere)

DF Docs Mexico City 2015

Official Selection (Mexican premiere)

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2016

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival 2016

Best Mountain Sports Film

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2016

Official Selection (UK premiere)

Newport Beach Film Festival 2016

Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Action Sports

PKO OFF Camera IFF 2016

Official Selection (Polish premiere)

- Year of production
- 2015
- Genres
- Action/Adventure, Documentary
- Countries
- USA, MEXICO, CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- N/A
- Duration
- 80 mn
- Director(s)
- Rush STURGES
- Writer(s)
- Mark ANDERS
- Cast
- Rafa ORTIZ, Rush STURGES, Evan GARCIA, Gerd SERRASOLSES
- Producer(s)
- Rush STURGES (River Roots), Philipp MANDERLA (Red Bull Media House), Guido KRUETSCHNIGG (Red Bull Media House), Florian MOSER (Red Bull Media House)
- Synopsis
- When pro kayaker Rafa Ortiz makes the decision to paddle over Niagara Falls, he sets in motion an incredible series of events that eventually takes on a life of its own. To prepare for this mission, Rafa enlists the help of world-renowned paddler Rush Sturges and a tight team of their friends. Together they go on a remarkable three-year journey from the rainforest rivers of Mexico to the towering waterfalls of the U.S. Northwest. Their journey concludes in Canada where
  the team plays a cat-and-mouse game with local police before Rafa’s mission comes to a heart-stopping climax at the iconic Falls.