St John's Head on the Island of Hoy is a wild, remote 1,150-foot sea cliff, first climbed in 1970 by climber-poet Ed Drummond and Oliver Hill over seven days spent sleeping on ledges and in hammocks. Forty years on, one of the world's top climbers, Dave MacLeod, sets out to climb it in a single day — finishing with a desperately hard new final pitch. Produced by Hot Aches Productions.

Why This Film Matters: The Long Hope is a story of vision and endurance across generations, pairing the pioneering spirit of the first ascent with a modern master's pursuit of the near-impossible on one of Britain's most intimidating cliffs.