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Grinta! & Escape

Wednesday Mar 4 / 2026

  • Escape

Show Genres:

  • Biking / 
  • Diversity / 
  • Mountain Sports

Stories of movement that ask why we keep going, long after the goal disappears.

Across cycling and running, these endurance films move beyond competition and results. They follow athletes revisiting defining moments, questioning motivation, and discovering why forward motion still matters when performance fades and personal meaning takes its place.

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Wednesday Mar 4 / 2026
6:30pm
7:45pm
Doors: 6:00pm
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Race the Trails 2

Wednesday Mar 4 / 2026
8:30pm
Starting again, moving differently, and redefining what progress means.
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Films

VIMFF X Escape

Escape

World Premiere
27 mins |
Canada |
2025
Quinton Jacobs created Escape to unite runners worldwide. Across 950km in South Africa, he confronts the question: “Who am I?”
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VIMFF X GRINTA!

GRINTA!

35 mins |
US |
2025
He was too big. The day too hot. The mountain too steep. The story of a battle between two giants.
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