Frontlines

Arc’teryx

Directed by Casey Dubois & Zac Hoffman
Produced by The Grove
25m | 2022

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, three emergency room nurses strive for balance in their lives through rock climbing.

Since March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic has been pushing the limits of our healthcare system. The physical and emotional load placed on our healthcare workers has been massive. They were proclaimed to be heroes in our society. 

Frontlines follows three emergency room nurses as they use rock climbing to work through the many stresses of their jobs. Vikki, Mando and Ash strive to find balance in their lives while juggling nursing, climbing, relationships, motherhood, and their personal endeavours. 

While incredibly strong, talented and hard-working, these three nurses help remind us that they aren’t just heroes, but people too, just like the rest of us.

Directors: Casey Dubois, Zac Hoffman

Producers: Gordie Rogers, Zac Hoffman, Casey Dubois

Cinematographers: Zac Hoffman, Casey Dubois

Editor: Casey Dubois, Zac Hoffman

Press:

“It’s a common theme for the marquee climbing films in outdoor film festivals to feature sports celebrities accomplishing seemingly impossible feats. However, Frontlines is a picture that focuses more on the stores that can be found in the ordinary.”

• Steven Chua, Squamish Chief/North Shore News