Grit by Mammut
Documentary, Branded Content | 28 min | 2023 | HILLTON
In the summer of 2022, three amateur trail runners set out to run across Iceland. Spanning 340 kilometers across barren landscapes, lava fields, rivers, and rhyolite ‘rainbow’ mountains, the famed north-to-south traverse from Akureyri to Vik demands several weeks for advanced hikers. Scotswoman Julie Hewison, Frenchwoman Marie Gamen and American Carol Passarelli plan to cover it in just eight days.
An incredible story of partnership and perseverance, GRIT follows the trio throughout their attempt, getting up close and personal with the extreme physical and mental demands that ultra distances entail, and confronting the question: what is pushing the limits, and what is going too far?
“I do hope that, if anything, this can redefine what grit and tenacity looks like.” - Carol Passarelli
An incredible story of partnership and perseverance, GRIT follows the trio throughout their attempt, getting up close and personal with the extreme physical and mental demands that ultra distances entail, and confronting the question: what is pushing the limits, and what is going too far?
“I do hope that, if anything, this can redefine what grit and tenacity looks like.” - Carol Passarelli
Client: Mammut | mammut.com
Written by: Tom Gibbons & Dennis Gnoni Visconti
Director & Cinematographer: Tom Gibbons | tom-gibbons.com
Film Editor: Dennis Gnoni Visconti
Music by: Pablo Nouvelle | pablonouvelle.com
Sound Studio: Tonverein | tonverein.ch
Sound Mix: Kurt Human & Julian Joseph | kurthuman.com / julianjoseph.ch
Color Grading Studio: SLGH | slgh.com
Colorist: Samuel Muff | slgh.com/samuelmuff
Production Company: HILLTON | hillton.ch
Senior Producer: Mona Bertschinger
Post Producer: Billy Bains
Assistant Editors: Isai Oswald | isaioswald.com
Written by: Tom Gibbons & Dennis Gnoni Visconti
Director & Cinematographer: Tom Gibbons | tom-gibbons.com
Film Editor: Dennis Gnoni Visconti
Music by: Pablo Nouvelle | pablonouvelle.com
Sound Studio: Tonverein | tonverein.ch
Sound Mix: Kurt Human & Julian Joseph | kurthuman.com / julianjoseph.ch
Color Grading Studio: SLGH | slgh.com
Colorist: Samuel Muff | slgh.com/samuelmuff
Production Company: HILLTON | hillton.ch
Senior Producer: Mona Bertschinger
Post Producer: Billy Bains
Assistant Editors: Isai Oswald | isaioswald.com
4K, 16:9, Color
Strangers at the outset, GRIT follows the three women as they band together,
interweaving individual battles and motivations with one common goal.
interweaving individual battles and motivations with one common goal.
To associate success with the distance covered, however, would be entirely missing the point.
Grappling with the extreme physical and mental demands that ultra distances entail,
each runner must inevitably face the question: What is pushing the limits, and what is going too far?
The answer may vary, but one thing is clear for all:
The greatest performance has nothing to do with the finish line.
Grappling with the extreme physical and mental demands that ultra distances entail,
each runner must inevitably face the question: What is pushing the limits, and what is going too far?
The answer may vary, but one thing is clear for all:
The greatest performance has nothing to do with the finish line.
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