Official Selection · Berkshire International, Santa Cruz
Ascent

A young woman returns to a century-old redwood grove — the site of a long-ago environmental protest — to face her past, 250 feet in the air.
- Written by
- Austin Bunn & Sorrel Brae
- Directed by
- Sorrel Brae
- Starring
- Natalie Morales & Alex Quijano
- Producer
- Austin Bunn & Natalie Morales
- Director of Photography
- Thomas Scott Stanton
- Editor
- Sorrel Brae & Aidan Haley
- Music
- David Fleming
Full credits
Directed by Sorrel Brae
Written by Austin Bunn & Sorrel Brae
Produced by Austin Bunn & Natalie Morales
Executive Produced by Louis Venezia & Nancy Schafer
Starring Natalie Morales & Alex Quijano
Cinematography by Thomas Scott Stanton
Edited by Sorrel Brae & Aidan Haley
Line Produced by Philip Higgs
Original Score composed by David Fleming
Casting by Johanna Weirauch & Chanelle Desautels
Production Consultant and Stunt Coordinator: Tim Kovar
Assistant Camera: Justin Pugh
Camera Utility: Colin Crilley
Drone Operator: Brandon Widener
Location sound recordist/mixer: Durand Trench
On-set medic: Nicholas T Stewart
Production Assistants: Jared Zabel & Katie Haggard
Sound Design: Dan Flosdorf
Re-Recording engineer/sound mix: Joseph Miuccio
Colorist: Mike Howell
Radio voices: Interviewer, Tish Pearlman; Activist, Jacob White
Funded by: Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Gangway Films, Cornell’s Department of Performing and Media Arts and the Cornell Council for the Arts.
Opening footage provided by: Doug Wolens
Thanks to: REPStudio Ithaca, Rebecca Brower, Color Collective, Claudia Guerva
Official Selection · Berkshire International Film Festival · Santa Cruz Film Festival





