On July 24, 2024, a wildfire tore through Jasper, Canada, reducing aerialist Sasha Galitzki's home to ashes. Short documentary film Embers connects Sasha's loss in the wildfire and the glacial recession she has witnessed in her creative work to highlight their common root: climate change.
Set in the year following the fire, Embers follows Sasha as she rebuilds her life and confronts the realities of a warming world. Through interviews with wildfire and glacier experts, she seeks to understand the heartbreaking changes affecting the mountains she loves. Gradually returning to her aerial practice, she performs over the ashes of her home and amidst the whirling winds of melting glaciers—inviting us on an intimate journey to find hope out of darkness.
Embers captures a profound shift within Sasha, who channels her grief and art into a powerful and visually impactful message of environmental activism.
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Short documentary film Wild Aerial follows aerial artist Sasha Galitzki to dramatic ice-bound locations in the Canadian Rockies as she overcomes extreme cold and dizzying heights to perform aerial, connect with nature, and draw attention to the beauty and fragility of mountain landscapes.
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Wild Aerial features jaw-dropping footage never-before-seen in adventure documentaries, while telling the story of a a woman uniquely inspired and equipped to perform in frozen landscapes. Blending techniques from the disparate worlds of mountaineering and acrobatics, Sasha performs gravity-defying routines in subzero temperatures, all without being ‘tied in’.
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As Sasha turns 40 and continues pushing her limits as an athlete-meets-artist, she inspires us to explore new ways to move through, and connect with, our environment. This is a film about pursuing creative passions, nurturing a personal connection with nature, and blazing a trail off the beaten path—sequins optional.