Winner
Best Woman Director
Best Documentary
Watch: Those Among Documentary
Special Edition Directors Cut
(Director recommended Version!!!)
Theatrical Version
(shorter, still great but not the directors cut)
This award winning documentary was inspired by Adrienne Rich’s Poem, “There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.” And after experiencing her own trauma, solo adventurer and first time film maker Casey Sheppard sets out on a month long road trip in seek of answers. Sheppard connects with 7 adventurous women who have faced trauma in the hopes of understanding their journeys within and throughout healing. What Sheppard finds is the healing powers of nature and that no adventure is too small and no trauma is too big to keep connection, love, hope, and understanding from thriving.
This is the debut film by Casey Sheppard, who acts as camerawomen, sound & color engineer, writer, director, animator, editor, narrator, musician, producer, tech, and punk.
Featuring: Alli DeFrancesco, Debora De Napoli, Annette McGivney, Kareemah Batts, Josie Smith, Lindsay MacNevin, and Tracy Ross.
Those Among Trailer
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Resources
Lifecycle Project Documentary by Debora De Napoli, a very personal journey; in the past three years, Debora has lost five family members to cancer, including her mother, an aunt and three uncles. The idea behind creating this film is to not only raise cancer awareness but to chronicle 39-year-old woman’s physical, emotional and spiritual transformation, from couch potato to mountain warrior.
Pure Land Book by Annette McGivney, a true story of three lives, three cultures, and the search for Heaven on Earth.
Adaptive Climbing Group creates accessible, affordable, and transformational climbing opportunities for people with disabilities of all ages.
Josie’s Bike Life by Josie Smith, a blog featuring anecdotal stories and inspirational interviews of women who are mountain bikers, road riders, commuters, and everything in-between.
The Source of All Things Book by Tracy Ross, where she struggles to reconcile her stepfather’s abuse with her desire to make her family whole again.
First Descents provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults (ages 18 - 39) impacted by cancer and other serious health conditions.
Voices of Hope (Lincoln NE) provides confidential 24/7 crisis intervention services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and related forms of abuse; and raise awareness for prevention by offering training for professionals who work with individuals who have experienced the trauma of relationship violence or sexual abuse.
National Domestic Violence Hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.