
The Frozen Road
Ben Page leaves his home in England in 2014 at twenty-four, setting out to cycle around the world with a line from Jack London in his head: "Any man, who is a man, can travel alone." The route eventually carries him into the Yukon Territory, a landscape of empty highways, frozen rivers, and long stretches without another person in sight. The film follows him through the physical grind of the ride, flat tires and failing gear in sub-zero temperatures, and through the quieter toll of months of solitude far from anyone he knows. Local encounters along the way, truckers, trappers, and small-town residents, break up the isolation and give the film its human texture against the wilderness backdrop. Rather than framing the trip as a triumphant stunt, the film stays close to the daily reality of endurance travel: the boredom, the fear, and the moments of doubt that come with committing to a route this remote. It is a portrait of what solitary long-distance cycling actually demands.