Film/TV

Premiere Digital and Windfall Films (part of the Argonon Group) announced January 18th 2022 as the official launch date of The Wall – Climb for Gold, a feature-length documentary. The 90-minute film will be available for Transactional-Video-on-Demand globally via Apple TV, Google Play and Amazon Prime Video, depending on a viewer’s country.

In the US it has also been picked up by DirecTV, Redbox On Demand, and Vudu, plus other soon-to-be available platforms and cable outlets picking it up before launch date. It will then be accessible on global streaming platforms later in the year.

“The Wall – Climb for Gold” follows four elite female climbers over a two-year period as they battle to make it through the qualifying events to get to Tokyo, for the first-ever Olympic climbing competition. The journey includes a gruelling season of competition and training that sees all their original plans in tatters as the Covid-19 pandemic forces the Olympics to be postponed. As they battle both mentally and physically enroute to the games, the film reveals an astonishing and inspiring insight into what it means to be an Olympian, and ultimately what it means to be human.

The documentary is an intimate portrait into the lives of four elite climbers: Brooke Raboutou (USA), Janja Garnbret (Slovenia), Miho Nonaka (Japan), Shauna Coxsey MBE (Great Britain).

Garnbret, 22, was a child phenomenon and holds the most world titles under her belt in the sport. Heralded the greatest competition climber of all time and the overwhelming favourite for the Olympic title, she is under extraordinary pressure to deliver when it matters most.

Raboutou, 20, is one of the youngest competitors at the Games and must balance training and being a student at UC-San Diego. Both Raboutou’s mother and father are legends of the sport, winning numerous World Cup titles in the 1990s and she hopes to continue the family success.

Nonaka, 24, the 2018 Bouldering World Cup champion, is a Tokyo native and must overcome all the extra pressure of representing her country in her home city.

Coxsey, 28, is one of the most successful British climbers in history, with Bouldering World Cup titles in 2016 and 2017. Coxsey has fought to overcome serious injury, but hopes to continue her success with a record-shattering performance at the Olympics.

The film is directed by Nick Hardie (Formula 1: Drive to Survive), features a score by multi-award winning composer Nainita Desai (The Reason I Jump, For Sama) and is edited by Emily West.

Dan Kendall, Executive Producer for Windfall Films said: “The Wall is an intimate, emotional and epic story charting the astonishing journeys of four inspiring athletes from across the globe. The film provides a unique window into the climbers’ lives, capturing their amazing strength of character. With its broad international appeal, The Wall – Climb for Gold will excite and engage audiences across the world.”

The Wall – Climb for Gold was created by Windfall Adventures Ltd, a subsidiary of Windfall Films, part of the Argonon Group. Windfall was supported by adidas in the making of the film, but it retained complete independence and editorial control throughout. Premiere Digital is handling the global distribution.

· A trailer for the film can be viewed here.

· Full details of where the film can be viewed by country.

· Pre-order now via AppleTV