Matilda Söderlund

Matilda Söderlund is one half of the climbing partnership at the center of a short documentary set on a remote Madagascar limestone wall. In A Big Wall Story — Anna Hazelnutt & Matilda Söderlund the camera follows Söderlund and Anna Hazlett as they climb together six months after meeting in Las Vegas, with the film giving weight to how two climbers build trust, share hauling duties, and make team decisions on a multi-day objective.

The piece is explicitly framed as documentary: Hazlett edits and narrates, William Hamilton supplies drone footage, and Mark Hendry provides music, all of which shape the tone toward the interpersonal and logistical realities of big-wall travel. The film also references wider context—Honnold Foundation work in Madagascar—and premiered at the No Man’s Land festival, which underscores its emphasis on story and process alongside movement on rock. As represented here, Söderlund’s climbing is shown in tandem with partnership dynamics and expedition-style problem solving rather than isolated athletic highlights.