RETURN TO SENDER

Award Winning Documentary Short

Collection of laurels and titles recognizing various film festival selections from 2023 and 2024, including Lookout Wild Film Festival, Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Wasatch Mountain Film Festival, SOAR-Sudbury OutdoorAdventure Reels, Moab Craggin Classic, Boulder Highline Film Festival, and Couch Film Festival.

Return to Sender

Suspended in the air hundreds of feet above the Crooked River in Central Oregon, a group of highliners attempt to set the record for the longest highline in United States history - nearly a mile in length.

Between September 8 and September 15 2022, a group of highliners came together in Oregon to rig the longest known highline in the United States at 1540 meters, 70 meters short of a mile. Return to Sender, follows a group of highliners who came together in Central Oregon to rig and walk across the longest highline in U.S. history, just 70 meters short of a mile, stretching 500 feet above the crooked River. Throughout the event, we documented their efforts, showcasing the rigging process, community, risks, and mental & physical sensorial experiences of walking highlines.

This is the story of a devoted and driven community pushing the limits in the growing sport of highlining in the US.

Written, Directed, and Edited by Nate Stephens

Cinematography by Nate Stephens and Taylor Mac Brown

Produced by Keegan Sentner

Additional Producers Taylor Mac Brown, Danny Schlitt, and Nate Stephens

Drone Cinematography by Brittney Whittern

Sound Design & Color by Nate Stephens

Created in association with Camp Five Films