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Structure before the race
The story of the race, the characters and the points along the course defined with the Confraria before race day.
Documentaries
OS FILHOS DA FREITA.
The race that started trail running in Portugal.
Ultra Trail Serra da Freita · Arouca, Portugal · 2024
A trail race with almost twenty years of history, told by the people who created it, the people who run it and the people who live in the mountains.
+25K
YouTube views
45
Minutes of documentary
2
Official festival selections
25
People interviewed
The main film
Watch the final piece.
Stills from the documentary
The mountains and the people who run them.
What the race gained
A story people keep watching.
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Memory
Almost 20 years on record.
Told by the people who lived them, from the founder to the village residents.
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Festivals
The film went beyond trail running.
Over 25,000 views and official selection at two film festivals.
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Alive
Two years on, still being watched.
Athletes rewatch it and ask for the aerial footage for their own videos.
Have a story years in the making that has never been told?
Let's talkWe reply with three concrete options.
How it was made
Two people, an entire mountain range.
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A crew that doesn't get in the way
Two people on the ground, camera, sound and drone. Small enough to follow the race without interfering with the runners.
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25 voices, one film
Athletes, volunteers, organisers, the council and residents. The edit brings them together into a single story, from 2006 to today.
