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Climbing For Gold

A short documentary about Fré Leys, a Paralympic climber determined to secure victory at the 2023 World Championships in Salt Lake City.

  • Vincent Groos
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Adventure, mountain, climbing, disability, sport
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 18, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium, United States
  • Language:
    Dutch, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Vincent Groos

I live to write stories about the vulnerable human. I'm constantly looking for projects that move me -- films that have a strong visual identity matched with some deeply compelling human element.

I graduated from the Royal Institute for Theater, Cinema & Sound (RITCS) in Brussels in 2020. My graduation film, Lieve (2020), was selected in over thirty filmfestivals worldwide and received a lot of praise.

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Director Statement

A couple of years ago I started rock climbing to deal with my crippling fear of heights. When I started I couldn't even ride the elevator to the fourth floor in my building. I learned to breathe and focus on technique, taking everything step by step, and entrusting my life in someone else's hands. To me climbing is not just a sport. It's a therapy that teaches me gratitude towards life & our planet and coaches me in the fact that I can't always control everything.

Climbing For Gold is a testament to exploring human ability.