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Catch the Forward Motion Festival Online April 17-24

Enjoy a week of events from April 17th-24th, culminating with the debut of nine trail-related films live (that you can watch until May 2nd).
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Looking for a bit of trail-focused inspiration at the moment? Look no further than the Forward Motion Festival. From April 17th through the 24th, the producers of the Trail Running Film Festival will host a series of online panels and events with race directors, athletes, and filmmakers (see the schedule of events) culminating with a two-hour, live-streamed event featuring eight films (see the lineup), including a few premiers, on Saturday, April 24th starting at 5:30 p.m. PDT. If you can’t join the main event live, you can watch it through May 2nd. Order your tickets now.

The organization also invites you to donate toward its diversity, equity, and inclusion grant for filmmakers.

For a taste of what you’ll get to see during the festival, check out the festival’s trailer:

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Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.