Role: Editor
Client: Arc’teryx + Well Travelled Collective
Director: Darcy Henessey
Producer: Sarah Steele
Featuring: Alannah Yip
Cinematography: Karina Jesson
Run Time: 12 mins
Year: 2025
While training for the Paris Olympics, professional climber Alannah Yip's hair suddenly starts to fall out. Within weeks, she's diagnosed with alopecia universalis, an autoimmune condition that causes complete hair loss. As Alannah grapples with the sudden change to her physical appearance, she confronts deeply held assumptions about beauty, identity, and self-worth. Untangling herself from the constructs that have dominated her life, Alannah departs from the competitive climbing world she's known since childhood, looks to nature to guide her toward a place of healing, and embarks on a journey to redefine her perceptions-of sport and of self.
Winner of Best BC Film at Vancouver International Film Festival 2026, Official Selection at Mountainfilm 2026, Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2026.