Crux

Arc’teryx

Directed by Zac Hoffman & Casey Dubois
Produced by The Grove
34m | 2021

Crux follows Harvey, a recovering addict who uses rock climbing to work through his ongoing struggle with mental health

Life can be beautiful. Life can be messy. Add in the struggles of addiction and life can often become overwhelming.

As trauma, depression, heartbreak and declining mental health were woven into Harvey Wright’s internal fabric, so was rock climbing. Climbing gave him purpose and helped him to connect with nature, with others and with himself. Passion and healing followed but his mental health was to be massively tested by the global pandemic, with self-isolation forcing Harvey away from the climbing lifestyle.

Crux tells the story of Harvey’s recovery as he learns to love himself amidst the mountains of his life.

Directors: Zac Hoffman, Casey Dubois

Producers: Zac Hoffman, Casey Dubois

Cinematographers: Casey Dubois, Zac Hoffman

Editor: Casey Dubois, Zac Hoffman

Press:

“They say you can tell a climbing film is good when it makes your palms sweat. Well, Crux made out palms sweat, even in scenes when Harvey Wright, the lead character, wasn’t climbing. The jury felt that both the filmmakers and their subject went out on a psychological limb to tell this difficult story, and their absolute tryst in each other resulted in this fine film.”