FREE SOLO | HURT (Award-Winning Short Film 2022) | Squamish

With his mental health at an all time low, a veteran Free Solo’s for what may be the last time.       In years following the Oscar winning film, Free Solo, the act of soloing may have grown to become a glamorized endeavor. This film explores a man’s controversial motivations behind free soloing.      In today’s climate, the amount of service members challenged with suicidal thoughts are at an all-time high. HURT is an 12min fictional short following a veteran who free solo’s recklessly as an escape when PTSD and heartbreak thrusts his mental health into decline.      ___________________________________________________________________________________________________      𝐀 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫:    As a Squamish