New 2026 Trailer for ‘Learning to Fly’ Documentary Film on Runners

by Alex Billington
July 31, 2026
Source: YouTube

“Winning a race is far from the point of running one.” Unreasonable Studios unveiled a brand new official 2026 trailer for the documentary film titled Learning to Fly, now that it’s ready for a release coming up soon. From director Max Lowe, Learning to Fly is a profile of long-distance runners. A former competitive runner turned photographer goes on a journey to document the toughest ultra marathons, confronting her complex past & reclaiming her love of racing, as she captures the triumphs & struggles of the best endurance runners. “On its face, it might be hard to understand why someone would push themselves to run grueling 100-mile trail races, through the night and up and down thousands of feet of mountain trails. Throughout the journey of documenting these elite athletes in competition, watching their failures & triumphs… seeing the community they’ve built by the process of pushing the unknown, Aisha McAdams starts to reclaim not only her love of the sport but also her belief in her own ability to confront her idea of impossible within her interpretation of the sport.” Chris Hemsworth’s company Wild State is now supporting the release – this will play in limited theaters starting in August. An inspirational new film for runners about runners. View below.

Here’s the new official trailer Max Lowe’s documentary film Learning to Fly, direct from YouTube:

You can rewatch the first official trailer for Lowe’s Learning to Fly doc film right here for the first look.

Learning to Fly follows former competitive runner turned photographer Aisha McAdams embarking on a journey to document the triumphs and struggles of some of the biggest names in ultra running, such as Jim Walmsley and Eszter Csillag, as they compete at the Western States Endurance Run in the Mountains of Eastern California and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) in the French Alps. While photographing and interviewing these elite runners, Aisha confronts her own painful and complex past, and the reasons why she had to step away from racing, a meaningful pursuit that had once brought her a much-needed sense of freedom, joy and belonging. Learning to Fly is directed by acclaimed doc filmmaker Max Lowe, director of the doc film Torn previously, plus the acclaimed short doc Camp Courage. It’s produced by Katy Chevigny, Evan Hayes, Ayesha Rokadia. This first premiered at the 2025 Telluride Film Festival last year. Unreasonable Studios debuts Learning to Fly in US theaters on August 21st, 2026. Visit the official site.

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