Stories from the Wild North

Name: Stories from the Wild North
Start: 2026-03-13T17:45:00+00:00
Location: Rheged, Penrith

Schedule

Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 05:45 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Rheged, Penrith | Penrith, EN

10 New short films celebrating the landscapes, people and passions of Northern Britain.
The Mermaid Wife - The Apex Singers (4 mins)
Directed by Lydia Wonham
A music video for an original A Cappella song by The Apex Singers - beneath the serene hills of the Shetland Islands, mermaids dwell in underwater palaces made of coral and pearl.
Anti Pollution Pirates (8 mins)
Directed by Ellie Green
The adventures of a small crew who hike into a remote Highland beach to clear some of the huge volume of waste washed ashore.
Assynt (18 mins)
Directed by Dan Lior, Noam Nofi Genet
Nestled within the rugged beauty of the Scottish Highlands, small communities carry on a lifestyle shaped by history and bound to the land.
Masa: 居場所 (The Place Where I Am) (18 mins)
Directed by Rachel Sarah
Blending together Scottish and Japanese landscape, culture and language, from the icy crags of the Scottish mountains to Masa‘s home in the shadow of the Cairngorms.
Alter Ego (3 mins)
Directed by Will Rabbitt
Set against a rugged Scottish backdrop, Alter Ego follows endurance mountain biker Kyle Beattie as he rides the fine line between control and chaos.
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Love Notes to Nature (4 mins)
Directed by Joanna Suchomska
Writer Dal Kular embarks on a journey through roots and ancestry to make sense of her connection to the land she calls home.
Fellsman (3 mins)
Directed by Billy Barraclough
A portrait of young fell runner Sonny Ashton-Fitch filmed during the spring season as he trains for the annual Three Peaks Fell Race.
Bogs | The Magic of Peat (11 mins)
Directed by 2b13 Productions
A climate focused short film opening the conversation about carbon capture through the means of peatland restoration in the beautiful Cumbrian landscape.
Thrive (27 mins)
Directed by Zak Jaques
In the heart of the most beautiful landscapes the UK has to offer, a growing community of men walk, meditate, and physically challenge themselves together.
Where the Wild Things Are (6 mins)
Directed by Ellie Green, Matt Green
Ultrarunner Tom Hollins embarks on a relentless, self-supported winter attempt to set a new record across the 214 Wainwright peaks in the Lake District.