Alice Rosso

Sienna Beckman

Kelda Wood

Keith Partridge

Sally Rayn

Blake Denischuk

Kathy Clark

Bradley Rosenberg

Breaking Waves tells the story of Kelda Wood, a British adaptive adventurer who doesn’t take no for an answer. She was a world class equestrian, Olympics-bound, when she experienced a life-changing accident after a giant hay bale fell on her head, the shock shattering her ankle. But rather than giving up, she began embodying the attitude of saying ‘How Can I?’ instead of ‘I Can’t.’ She became the first female para-athlete to summit Mt Aconcagua, trained with the GB para-canoe squad in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, and holds the World Record as the first para-athlete to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She is now the leader of the UK-based charity Climbing Out, which takes people who have experienced a life-changing diagnosis, injury or trauma on outdoor wilderness treks to help rebuild their self-confidence. Despite her incredible achievements, Kelda’s story is a relatable one of resilience and empowerment that everyone can take inspiration from and incorporate into our own lives.

Breaking Waves tells the story of Kelda Wood, a British adaptive adventurer who doesn’t take no for an answer. She was a world class equestrian, Olympics-bound, when she experienced a life-changing accident after a giant hay bale fell on her head, the shock shattering her ankle. But rather than giving up, she began embodying the attitude of saying ‘How Can I?’ instead of ‘I Can’t.’ She became the first female para-athlete to summit Mt Aconcagua, trained with Great Britain for the para-canoe squad in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, and was the first para-athlete to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She is now the leader of the UK-based charity Climbing Out, which takes people who have experienced a life-changing diagnosis, injury or trauma on outdoor wilderness treks to help rebuild their self-confidence. Despite her incredible achievements, Kelda’s story is a relatable one of resilience and empowerment that everyone can take inspiration from and incorporate into our own lives.

Kendal Mountain Film Festival

Vancouver International Film Festival

Beloit International Film Festival

Frontier Sapiens Film Festival

ReelAbilities Film Festival

Poulsbo Film Festival

Bainbridge Island Film Festival

"she decided to see it as a challenge and ... became the first solo adaptive rower to cross the Atlantic"

Carl Jones

Through a mix of intimate yet amusing and uplifting interviews, personal and commercial archive footage, and cinematic b-rolls, the film sensitively explores Kelda's monumental journey through a life which has thrown more than her fair share of misfortune her way. The unbelievable highs, devastating lows, and her real and very raw emotions behind every decision in between, are all laid bare.

My Shrewsbury

"From the lows of a life-changing injury to the highs of completing a solo row across the Atlantic, and the raw emotions of every decision in between, [Kelda] shows her determination to never quit."

Dominic Robertson

Sienna Beckman, Producer

Alice Rosso, Director

Subject of documentary - please contact producer Sienna Beckman sienna@emergencefilms.us

Kelda Wood, EP and protagonist

Breaking Waves

Breaking Waves tells the story of Kelda Wood, a British adaptive adventurer who won’t take no for an answer. She holds the World Record as the first para-athlete to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean, she is the first female para-athlete to summit Mt Aconcagua, and she is the leader of the UK-based charity Climbing Out, which takes people who have experienced a life-changing diagnosis, injury or trauma on outdoor wilderness treks to help rebuild their self-confidence. Her story is one of resilience and empowerment for all to take inspiration from and incorporate into our own lives.

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Emergence Media Ltd

Please stay after the film for a live Q&A with the creative team and ask your own questions in the live chat!