sports documentary films founder peter mortimer headquarters boulder colorado usa website http www.senderfilms.com sender films is an american film production company based in boulder colorado . productions include outdoor adventure films television shows and commercials . contents 1 company 2 recent work 3 films 3.1 reel rock 11 2016 3.2 reel rock 10 2015 3.3 valley uprising 2014 3.4 reel rock 8 2013 3.5 reel rock 7 2012 3.6 reel rock film tour 2011 3.7 first ascent the series 2010 3.8 reel rock film tour 2010 3.9 the sharp end 2008 3.10 king lines 2007 3.11 first ascent 2006 3.12 return2sender 2005 3.13 front range freaks 2003 4 crew 5 awards and honors 5.1 awards 5.2 awards & honors 6 references 7 external links company edit sender films integrates action with story telling to create climbing mountaineering and adventure sports documentary films . sender films goes inside the sport of hard core climbing focusing on climbers driven to obscure accomplishments . 1 according to outside magazine sender films has focused on character driven narratives . . . 2 over the past three years sender films has produced the six part series first ascent with national geographic international . they have also been producing adventure film segments for us tv networks such as nbc the weather channel and outside tv . their shows have been financial successes proving that audiences are interested in the emerging genre of climbing and adventure sports . 3 recent work edit on april 25 2015 the feature documentary valley uprising had its television premiere headlining discovery channel s elevation weekend . 4 during ueli steck and simone moro s attempted ascent of mount everest in april 2013 a conflict between climbers and sherpas derailed the expedition and put the climbers in the national spotlight . sender films was there to document the altercation and later that year released their retelling of the events as high tension ueli steck and the clash on everest along with the reel rock 8 film tour . sender films filmed 26 year old alex honnold complete the triple solo in yosemite valley ca for one of their reel rock film tour 2012 short films . according to the new york times honnold accomplished ... something no one had done before climb the three biggest rock faces in the california park in succession alone and in less than 24 hours . dubbed the triple the task would mean scaling the sheer walls of mount watkins el capitan and half dome for a total of about 7 000 vertical feet of rock . 5 the film is set to premiere in late 2012 alongside the reel rock film tour . reel rock film tour 2011 part of an annual compilation of adventure film shorts that is co produced by sender films and big up productions featured a short film called sketchy andy . andy lewis or sketchy andy is a professional slackliner highliner and base jumper . he was recently featured in the super bowl xlvi halftime show alongside madonna . his appearance created media attention not only towards himself and his reel rock film but also to the obscure sport of slacklining . 5 sender films was recently hired to shoot a citibank television commercial that aired in the united states . the ad was featured in a cnn video segment due to its popularity . 6 the commercial features professional climbers alex honnold and katie brown climbing the fisher towers . alex is featured in multiple sender films productions including alone on the wall from the first ascent series . free solo climber alex honnold was also featured in a 60 minutes special detailing his impressive feats as a climber . sender films shot the 60 minutes piece 7 on location in eldorado springs co and yosemite ca with 60 minutes crew members including laura logan . 8 jeff newton a producer for the segment considered the camera crew for the shoot a dream team of photographers and riggers in order to properly film the climb . 9 films edit reel rock 11 2016 edit reel rock cranks it up to 11 with a collection of electrifying climbing films showcasing the sport s biggest stories and athletes . the five films deliver edge of your seat action globe trotting exploration big laughs and true inspiration . reel rock 10 2015 edit the 2015 reel rock film tour consisted of five films a line across the sky dean potter tribute high and mighty 24 hours of horseshoe hell and a dawn wall exclusive . athletes in these films include alex honnold tommy caldwell jimmy webb daniel woods nik berry mason earle kevin jorgeson and dean potter . valley uprising 2014 edit in the shady campgrounds of yosemite valley climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the national park service . and up on the walls generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing vying amongst each other for supremacy on yosemite s cliffs . valley uprising is the riveting unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition in yosemite national park half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity and the laws of the land . reel rock 8 2013 edit the latest collection of films from the reel rock 8 film tour featuring the sensei starring yuji hirayama and daniel woods spice girl starring hazel findlay and emily harrington and high tension with ueli steck simone moro and melissa arnot a film chronicling the 2013 conflict on mount everest between european climbers and a group of sherpas . reel rock 7 2012 edit the four films in this collection chronicle alex honnold s triple solo climb in yosemite valley chris sharma and adam ondra s battle to establish the world s first 5.15 c and never before seen ascents of some of the most brutal routes in the world . also featuring conrad anker sasha digiulian daila ojeda jimmy chin renan ozturk pete whittaker and tom randall . reel rock film tour 2011 edit a collection of short films focusing on everything from rock climbing and base jumping to slacklining . the films feature renowned climbers tommy caldwell dean potter sketchy andy lewis ashima shiraishi will gadd kevin jorgeson corey richards obe carrion sean leary tim emmett simone moro denis urubko hans florine and the huber brothers . first ascent the series 2010 edit first ascent is sender films 6 part series that has aired on the travel channel 10 and the national geographic adventure channel . 11 produced over two years on five continents first ascent follows nine climbers to locations around the globe on their quests to redefine what is possible in the mountains . the series features the first rope free climb of yosemite s sheer 2 000 foot wall of half dome ; the longest base jump achieved from the eiger nordwand ; and a tragic expedition to the lost peaks of western china . 12 reel rock film tour 2010 edit a collection of short films including the hulk first round first minute fly or die down and out and under the hardest moves and the award winning 13 the swiss machine . athletes featured in this edition include ueli steck chris sharma daniel woods paul robinson peter croft lisa rands cedar wright matt segal . the sharp end 2008 edit a film documenting the worlds best climbers including alex honnold dean potter steph davis lisa rands chris mcnamara ammon mcneely renan ozturk cedar wright and others as they free solo high ball boulder hard trad climb extreme big wall aid wingsuit base fly high line and tower jump in various locations on earth . the sharp end has won multiple awards including best adventure film 14 at the x dance action sports film festival . king lines 2007 edit a film chronicling chris sharma s global quest to climb difficult routes or lines including his first ascent of es pont s the still unrepeated mediterranean deep sea arch . the film was hailed for its cinematography with one critic calling it the best camera work in a climbing film . 15 first ascent 2006 edit the film that preceded the similarly titled national geographic series . this documentary focuses on climbers in pursuit of a first ascent . featuring dean potter timmy o neill and sonnie trotter ; also featuring didier berthod on his quest for the first ascent of the cobra crack . return2sender 2005 edit a compilation of short climbing films featuring timmy o neill and others . rock and ice magazine called it ... one of the best climbing films ever made ... 16 front range freaks 2003 edit a short film detailing many of colorado s front range climbers tackling front range routes . front range freaks was produced by axolotl productions before sender films was founded . crew edit peter mortimer president partner peter mortimer is a filmmaker who lives in boulder colorado and is the founder of the adventure film company sender films . peter is also co founder along with josh lowell of big up productions of the reel rock film tour coming up on in its 9th year and showing in over 265 locations across the world . nick rosen partner nick rosen is a partner writer and producer at sender films . he is co creator of the emmy nominated national geographic television series first ascent and co director of the sharp end . awards and honors edit awards edit a line across the sky 2015 best climbing film banff film festival best climbing film ladek mountain film best climbing film bilbao mendi film festival jury honorable mention for climbing film festival gorni kega filma dom ale audience award chamonix adventure festival best film silver sheffield adventure film festival best women in adventure film silver sheffield adventure film festival best climbing film bronze sheffield adventure film festival people s choice award silver sheffield adventure film festival high and mighty 2015 best short film bilbao mendi film festival best short mountaineering film festival gorni kega filma dom ale judges special mention sheffield adventure film festival best soundtrack silver sheffield adventure film festival showdown at horseshoe hell 2015 people s choice award at radical reels banff film festival valley uprising 2014 news and documentary emmy outstanding graphic design and art direction grand prize banff mountain film festival grand prize torello mountain film festival grand prize bilbao mendi film festival grand prize danish mountain film festival grand prize kendal mountain film festival grand prize krakow mountain festival grand prize ladek mountain film festival grand prize domzale mountain film festival grand prize bcn sports film alpine camera in gold mountainfilm graz savage cinema prize san sebastian film festival audience award bilbao mendi film festival audience award nuovi mondi film festival public choice horsky film best documentary in climbing culture horsky film prix du jury chamonix adventure film festival special mention of the jury for main award autrans mountain film festival most inspiring adventure film wild & scenic best film bronze award sheffield adventure film festival best film on exploration adventure trento film festival best film on climbing trento film festival best climbing film nz mountain film festival grand jury prize why not adventure film festival people s choice award why not adventure film festival best soundtrack why not adventure film festival news and documentary emmy nomination outstanding graphic design & art direction high tension 2013 best film mountain culture banff mountain film festival best mountaineering film kendal mountain film festival grand prize krakow mountain film festival audience award bilbao mendi film festival mountaineering film honorable mention mountain film festival domzale best short film danish adventure film festival jury award snow film fest the sensei 2013 best climbing film bilbao mendi film festival people s choice radical reels banff mountain film festival best climbing film kendal mountain film festival categoria mallku arica nativa 2013 people s