"Stronger than Ever" by Marcin Jamkowski
"Best Feature Documentary"
Rock climber Maciek "Pastor" Kubera, 52, has a tragic fall while climbing, breaking his arm, his leg, his pelvis, his heel and four vertebrae. From his hospital bed, he vows to come back stronger than ever to tackle the toughest climb of his life - a super steep route called Andromeda on the Greek island of Kalimnos.
The film paints an intense portrait of a man of passion and dedication who imposes a draconian training regime on himself, with his life governed by the schedule in his training logbook. To his own surprise, he finds that his needs go far beyond physical strength - he is now limited by his psyche. Fear has taken over his climbing and he doesn't know how to tame this previously unknown beast.