

The River Runner
- 2021
- USA
- Duration:
- 86 mins
Overview
Screening in Telluride Only
The story of Scott Lindgren’s 20-year quest to be the first person to paddle the four great rivers that originate from Tibet’s sacred Mount Kailash is more than a gripping whitewater flick. It is also an intimate chronicle of an emotionally stunted athlete who’s having a breakthrough after a life crisis. As a highly accomplished expedition kayaker and whitewater filmmaker, Lindgren always forbade any sign of emotional vulnerability on the river; he saw it as a weakness that might jeopardize the fortitude needed for extreme waters. It takes a life-changing diagnosis, followed by a dark night of the soul, for him to finally learn how to show up with an open heart.
World Premiere
Production Team
- Director
- Rush Sturges
- Producers
- Rush Sturges
- Aidan Haley
- Thayer Walker
- Aidan Haley
Film Contact
Rush SturgesFestival Screenings
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