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Connect the dots of stories lost…

A ski film series exploring identity, community, and belonging

About Our Project

The journey of navigating identity often complicates our ability to feel we belong. We struggle to find space to celebrate our full, multifaceted, messy selves.  Mountains give us a medium to celebrate who we’ve become as much as reclaim the selves we’ve never known.

Dani and Lani are two ski alpinists exploring what identity, community, and belonging mean to them as mixed race Latinas in the USA. In their three-season quest to learn more about their place in the world, mountains give them a medium to celebrate who they’ve become as much as reclaim the selves they’ve never known.

Watch the Teaser

We begin filming Chapter 1, “Trust” in March 2022. 

This teaser was supported by the brands listed therein; please see below for all our project sponsors. 

We filmed this teaser just to get you excited. Sorry not sorry. Now you have to follow the journey on Instagram.

The Team

Dani Reyes-Acosta

Co-Director and Executive Producer | Dani is an athlete and storyteller exploring human experience—and how we build community with others on this planet.
Athlete

Lani Bruntz

Safety Coordinator | Lani’s connection to the natural world—found via the mountains where she feels the most confident in her own skin—inspires her to connect people to these spaces via stewardship, empowerment, and community.
Athlete

Faith Eve Briggs

Co-Director | Faith is a filmmaker, creative producer and podcast host passionate about sharing contemporary stories representative of the world we live in and the better one we are working together to create.

Sophie Danison

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Sophie focuses on the intersection of the outdoors and advocacy: with a deep drive to be outside, she has edited film and video centering fly fishing to big mountain skiing and rafting to rock climbing.

Sarah Lee Steele

Producer, Well Travelled | Sarah’s mission is to empower diverse and historically underrepresented voices in media and support changemakers looking to leverage tech for storytelling.

Leslie Hittmeier

PHOTOGRAPHER | Leslie is a photographer and cinematographer based in Montana. She’s passionate about using powerful imagery to showcase those who have a story to tell. She’s committed to doing what it takes to capture the raw action of what is going on in front of her lens.

Supporters

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We need ONE MORE project supporter to bring this film to life:
Please contact us below or via Instagram!

Word on the Street

"OUTLIER is a love letter to BIPOC folks in the outdoors, a wake-up call to the wider outdoor community, and an "I see you" to anyone who has ever struggled to confidently know they belong."
Faith Eve Briggs
Co-Director
In this divisive time where we as a society struggle to find any bridges between different ideologies and identities, OUTLIER creates a platform for all of us to find common ground and celebrate our differences, together to create a better tomorrow for everyone.
Jake Black Protect Our Winters
Jake Black
Director of Programs, Protect Our Winters

Connect the dots to stories lost…

...and draw new lines along the way.

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