Inner Walls
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Official Selection, 2025 Fantasia Festival
From Red Rock Canyon to Yosemite, director Alexandra Elkin follows two septuagenarian climbers, Jack Lambert and Dierdre Wolownick, as they push the boundaries of age in the extreme sport of rock climbing. Between dizzying ascents and inner journeys, Inner Walls is an inspiring human adventure, where fear becomes the driving force, and where each summit reached redefines the very notion of limits.
At 71, Dierdre, mother of the legendary Alex Honnold (Free Solo), became the oldest woman to climb El Capitan. At 73, Jack seeks to pass on his experience to the next generation.
Alexandra Elkin
After twelve years of work as a machinist on film sets, Alexandra Elkin, 34, embarked on the production of her first feature film documentary, Inner Walls. She graduated in 2013 from Concordia University in Montreal in film studies and art history.
