SYNOPSIS

Five eco-conscious friends set out on a cycle across the UK to answer the question

How do we regenerate the UK's National Parks at scale?

14 Days South: Over Sea and Land — is a short 30-minute documentary about five eco-adventurers bikepacking across the UK, with a twist… They will also be using waterbikes to perform two sea crossings: Orkney Islands to John o’ Groats, and Land’s End to the Isles of Scilly! On their journey of learning and discovery, they will be passing through six of the UK’s National Parks, meeting with numerous experts in the environmental and sustainability space. This helps the viewer understand how humans are interfering with these landscapes, and what scalable solutions there are for regenerating and restoring them.

Trailer

Our Documentary Partner

CREW

SkyRise Productions specialises in filming outdoor pursuits, endurance & adventure sports and expeditions and has a history of film making with many world-class adventurers (including some well-known cyclists) in a wide range of wild environments globally making them the perfect fit for our story. To find out more visit their website (be warned – video clips are addictive).

Kevin Merrey

Owner of SkyRise Productions and Director of our film "14 Days South: Over Sea and Land".

Isaac Kenyon

Founder of Pedal 4 Parks, campaign lead, “14 Days South: Over Sea and Land” film producer and endurance athlete.

Alex Pierrot

Team chief technical officer, “14 Days South: Over Sea and Land” film producer and endurance athlete.

soundtrack

Accompanying our film will be a bespoke soundtrack created to draw the audience in and create a journey to immerse the senses in the physical and emotional journey of the challenge. It will feature folk music and native wildlife from across the UK.

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Maeve McCarthy

Composer of the soundtrack to our film “14 Days South: Over Sea and Land”.

REVIEWS & CRITICAL RECEPTION

Our Festival Journey

film premiere

Held at the Courthouse Hotel in Mayfair, London, UK

On the 28th of October 2021, we hosted the premiere of our documentary! The screening was followed by the presentation of our £5000 donation to the UK National Parks Foundation, and a Q&A with the expedition team, led by Alicia Thomas, host of our podcast Mind the Green Space. An auction for two beautiful paintings made by support crew member Fiona Reynolds and plenty of celebratory drinks at the bar afterwards rounded off a superb evening!

COP26

Scalable nature-based and sustainable climate solutions
in the UK

Hosted by Google & Pedal 4 Parks

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

We presented our documentary in the UN Climate Change Pavilion, followed by a short panel discussion with Naomi Conway, Development Director at National Parks UK.

Kendal mountain festival

In-Person
four screenings as part of the explore programme

Thursday 18th Nov – 7pm, with live Q&A

Friday 19th Nov – 9:30am 

Saturday 20th Nov – 9:00am, with live Q&A

Sunday 21st Nov – 2:30pm

Location: Kendal, UK

online film premiere

in partnership with adventure uncovered and paus.tv

From the 24th to the 26th of November Paus.TV hosted a 48-hour online premiere of our documentary, complemented by a live Q&A with the expedition team.

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Royal Geographical Society of London

Online Screening and talk

13th January 2022
7:00pm-8:30pm

Fort william mountain festival

In-Person Screening and talk

20th February 2022
4:00pm-6:00pm
The Highland Cinema, Fort William, Scotland, UK

Stroud Film Festival

In-Person Screening and talk

24th March 2022
Stroud Brewery, UK

Cotswold International Film Festival

Online Screening

1st May 2022

Award Winner – Best Medium-Length Film

London Mountain Film Festival 2022

Online Screening

Film was shown between 14-29th May 2022

Laurel Best Film Poster

Cannes Shorts 2022

Online Screening

3rd June 2022

Award Winner – Best Film Poster

Travel Fest Albanialogo

Travel Fest Albania

Screening

23rd-25th July 2022

Tirana, Albania

Docs Without Borders Film Festival

AWARD WINNER – EXCELLENCE

13th August 2022

U.S Premiere

Location: Rehoboth Beach, United States

Pharos Best Inspiration Film Festival

Screening

16-18th September 2022

Location: Cine Astron, Mandra, near Athens, Greece

Five Star Badge Think Shorts

Think Shorts

Online Screening

Film was shown between 14-29th May 2022

5* Review

Norway Action Film Festival 

In-Person Screening

21st August 2022

Location: Sandvika, Norway

PORTOBELLO Film Festival 

In-Person Screening

2nd September 2022

Location: London, United Kingdom

The Adventure Travel Film Festival

Screening

(Cotswolds) Hatherop Castle 13th August 2022

(Australia) Bright 11th February 2023

(Scotland) Strathallan School 8th July 2023

Adventure Uncovered Film Festival

Screening

April – October 2022

UK Tour

Xplore Alpes Festival 2022

XPLORE ALPES Festival

IN-PERSON Screening

29th October 2022

Location: Bourg Saint Maurice, France

Oaxaca FilmFest 2022

OAXACA FilmFest

IN-PERSON Screening

8-11th December 2022

Location: Oaxaca, Mexico

Scarab Short Film Festival

In-person Screening

18th December 2022

Location: Dubai, UAE