Battling Monsters
A world-first wingsuit BASE jump into an unescapable Patagonian valley forces two recovering addicts to climb South America’s largest granite wall to survive — confronting the monsters of their past as they climb the monster in front of them.
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A Glimpse Into What’s Coming...
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Inside the Story of Battling Monsters
BattlingMonsters begins at the summit of El Monstro, a 1,000-meter granite giant deep in the Cochamó wilderness. After hiking through dense jungle, Jamie and Sandra stand on top of one of the largest rock faces in South America...(Read More)
From that summit, Jamie attempts a world-first wingsuit BASE jump. Sandra follows with a PCA jump — her first in a truly high-consequence environment. Below them lies the Valley of the Beast: untracked, unscouted, and impossible to escape on foot. They cannot scout the landing zone. They rely only on binoculars and instinct.
When they land, the truth sets in:
There is no way out except to climb back up the very wall they just jumped from.
To escape, Jamie and Sandra:
· land with the climbing gear they jumped down with
· immediately begin the ascent
· climb 11 pitches on day one
· sleep on a wall-side bivy
· wake at 4 AM
· and start the final push: 16 pitches of the hardest climbing of their lives
Near the top, the environment shifts.
The last three pitches turn to snow and ice, forcing them into crampons and ice axes. After hours of exposed ascent, they top out to a 360° panoramic view — the literal and symbolic moment of climbing out of the valley and out of the versions of themselves they refuse to return to.
But the real ascent isn’t just physical.
Jamie battles the monsters of his past: addiction, prison, violence, trauma, group homes, self-destruction — and the injuries that ended the 2024 expedition, forcing him to rebuild his body from nothing.
Sandra battles her own monsters: addiction, anxiety, PTSD from institutional programs later exposed in Netflix investigations, two DUIs, a love-hate relationship with flying, and the fear of stepping into a role far beyond her comfort zone.
Her transformation — BASE jumping, climbing, learning filmmaking, and stepping into purpose — makes this story universal.
The wall is the monster outside.
Their pasts are the monsters within.
Part of the film is told through interviews shot inside the prison where Jamie once lived, with inmates asking the questions — tying the walls he once lived behind to the wall he climbs now.
This is not a climbing film.
This is not a BASE jump film.
This is a film about reinvention, marriage, trauma, addiction, identity, and the universal truth of recovery:
No one is coming to save you.
You climb your way out — one hold at a time.
Why This Documentary Matters
Everyone has a valley.
Everyone has a monster.
Everyone has a hole they’ve dug so deep they can’t imagine climbing out.
This film shows, in the rawest way possible, the universal truth:
The only way out is up.
One step. One choice. One hold at a time.
It speaks to men, women, couples, families, addicts, survivors, and anyone living with fear, shame, or trauma.
It will save lives — because it shows a path out that is real.
"One day in a my prison cell, I decided I didn’t want this life anymore. That lightbulb moment saved my life, and now I want this film to spark that for others."
-Jamie
Your Support Brings the Film to Life
Battling Monsters Filming is underway, but with your support we can take it to the next level — funding equipment, editing, and a film festival tour to attract major networks like Netflix and Hulu. Every contribution helps bring this vision to life.
Phase 1 (Current Phase)
Complete filming of Battling Monsters with professional equipment, travel support, and production crew.
phase 2
Fund professional editing, sound design, color grading, and scoring to ensure the documentary reflects top-tier production quality.
phase 3
Submit Battling Monsters to leading film festivals worldwide to build momentum, credibility, and visibility with distributors.
Phase 4
Pursue distribution through networks and platforms (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) while funding promotional campaigns to reach global audiences.
Phase 5
Bring the documentary directly into prisons, rehabs, and group homes with live speaking engagements and screenings that spark transformation where it’s needed most.
Be Part of the Story
From funding production to fueling outreach, every contribution or partnership moves the documentary forward. Join us in creating a film that inspires change on screen and beyond.
