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OUTLIER: Common

“What happens if we survive all this chaos?”

OUTLIER: Common is a documentary film that follows three Latina athletes as they navigate life in remote mountains alongside the unpredictable forces of Mother Nature.

  • Dani Reyes-Acosta
    Director
    OUTLIER: TRUST (2023), WELL WORN LIFE (2022)
  • Danielle Reyes-Acosta
    Producer
    OUTLIER: TRUST (2023)
  • Dr. Christina "Nina" Aragon
    Key Cast
    HYPOCRITE (2023)
  • Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada
    Key Cast
    Soñadora (2022)
  • Dani Reyes-Acosta
    Key Cast
    OUTLIER: Trust (2022), WELL WORN LIFE (2022)
  • Monica Medellin
    Creative Consultant
    RED BULL PRESENTS: MAKING HISTORY: WOMEN OF FREERIDE (2024); SURF GIRLS (2023)
  • SAM DAVIES
    Editor
  • Duane Peterson III
    Key Collaborators
    A Mirror of the Cosmos (2024), NO OTHER LAKE (2022)
  • Carlos "Charlie" Hernández
    Composer
  • Charlotte Percle
    Cinematography
    DAWN (2022); NEXUS (2022);
  • Len Necefer
    Cinematography
    SPIRIT OF THE PEAKS (2022); Classic Climbs (2020); Welcome to Gwichyaa Zhee (2019)
  • Tania Matus
    Lead Artists
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    adventure, documentary, environmental
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 22, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    74,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Trento Film Festival
    Trento
    Italy
    May 2, 2026
    European Premiere
    "Thrill of the Mountains" Award
  • Cine De las Americas
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    May 15, 2026
    Texas Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Durango Independent Film Festival
    Durango, Colorado
    United States
    March 6, 2026
    Durango Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Colorado Environmental Film Festival
    Golden, Colorado
    United States
    February 21, 2026
    Golden Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de San Luis Potosí
    San Luis Potosí
    Mexico
    October 18, 2025
    Mexican Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Banff Mountain Film & Book
    Banff, Alberta
    Canada
    November 8, 2025
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Freeride Film Festival
    Innsbruck
    Austria
    Honorable Mention
  • Rocky Spirit Film Festival
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    September 30, 2025
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • San Francisco Latino Film Festival
    San Francisco, California
    United States
    September 28, 2025
    San Francisco Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Wild & Scenic Film Festival
    Nevada City, California
    United States
    February 22, 2026
    Nevada City Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Mountainfilm
    Telluride,
    United States
    May 22, 2025
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Outside Festival
    Denver
    United States
    June 1, 2025
    Official Selection
  • No Man's Land Film Festival

    United States
    March 8, 2025
    World Premiere
    MOST INSPIRING FILM; Official Selection
Director Biography - Dani Reyes-Acosta

Award-winning filmmaker, advocate, and strategist Dani Reyes-Acosta tells stories of reciprocity in the outdoors—inviting us to roam the path of liberation.

After leaving corporate life in 2014, she began a circuitous journey to self-actualization and cultural reclamation through outdoor adventure. With a background in change management and brand strategy, Dani’s work combines media with action to foster community-building. Through words, visuals, and film, Dani's work heals our relationship with (and fosters connection to) self, land, y comunidad.

Named "Alliance Member of the Year" by Protect Our Winters for climate advocacy and Explore Fund Council Member for The North Face in 2022, she’s also served as a juror for several film festivals and funding committees. Her 2025 film, OUTLIER: COMMON was named “Most Inspiring Film” at No Man’s Land Film Festival, and she is a 2024 recipient of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Adán Medrano Film Award.

Join the adventure at @NotLostJustDiscovering and DaniReyesAcosta.com

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Director Statement

I set out to create the film I wish had existed when I was growing up—one that weaves together soul-shaking imagery of big mountain travel with character-driven stories rooted in cultural identity and care for the Earth.
OUTLIER: COMMON is more than a film; it’s a love letter to resilience, to interdependence, and to the communities that make us who we are—both human and ecological. By featuring three Latina snow athletes navigating their relationships with snow, water, land, lineage, and other, COMMON challenges the dominant narrative of who belongs in these spaces, and how we move through them.
Through visual storytelling and emotional honesty, my hope is that this film not only redefines representation, but also becomes a mirror and a call-to-action—inviting audiences to consider their own connections to place, culture, and climate.