Beyond The Break

Beyond the Break is a documentary about Sam Danniels, a multi-sport professional athlete in three para-skiing disciplines, as well as cycling, snowmobiling and paragliding. Sam Danniels refuses to let his life-changing spinal cord injury become a barrier to the many outdoor sports that he loves. Sam’s most recent athletic obsession is surfing, and since existing adaptive surfboards don’t work with his high level of paralysis, he’s learning to craft his own.

My take

A gripping portrait of resilience that transcends typical sports docs. Watch someone turn paralysis into purpose while building adaptive solutions from scratch—it's inspiring without being saccharine, and quietly humbling.

Ask me more about it