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Rating: PG
Duration: 1 hr 50mins

The UK’s touring short film festival celebrating Scotland’s great outdoors is coming to Ilkley Cinema! Enjoy an inspiring evening of short films featuring wild adventures, breathtaking landscapes, and incredible stories—from Scottish winter climbs to rare wildlife discoveries.

2025 Programme Highlights:

Footsteps (33 min)
A team of Scottish women retrace the steps of the first all-female 1955 Himalayan expedition, exploring what success in the mountains means today—environmentally, culturally, and personally.
Dir. Emma Holgate

Finding Bo (13 min)
Photographer Karen Miller forms a unique bond with a mountain hare named Bo in the snowy Monadhliath Mountains, reflecting on her journey to finding purpose through wildlife.
Dir. Rachel Sarah

The Pine Hunters (11 min)
Two ecologists track down Britain’s loneliest Scots Pine in a quest to connect with the last remnants of the ancient Caledonian forest.
Dir. Ted Simpson

Three Wheeled Drive (16 min)
Three physically disabled cyclists take on a challenging journey to a remote Highland bothy, proving that with courage and planning, anything is possible.
Dir. Stefan Morrocco

Window (5 min)
A cinematic glimpse into the raw beauty of Scottish surfing.
Dir. Seth Hughes

Entangled (4 min)
A poetic look at Scottish winter climbing and the deep personal ties climbers form with the land.
Dir. Rachel Sarah

Stephen Redpath Artist (4 min)
Landscape artist Stephen Redpath shares how Scotland’s wild places inspire and shape his art and emotional connection to nature.
Dir. Stephen Redpath