Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to director #DeonTaylor and photographer Isaac “Drift” Wright on the documentary #Drift at the 2026 #SXSW Film Festival
DRIFT is the story of #IsaacWright, a self-taught photographer and Army veteran who goes by the same moniker and who has built a massive social media following (@driftershoots) by illegally scaling bridges and skyscrapers to photograph his summits. As the climbs grow more dangerous and the threat of police and jail time looms, the film reveals how his high-risk art becomes a way of confronting the aftermath of his Army deployment — an adrenaline-fueled journey that is both thrilling and deeply emotional. He’s awesome.
Directed by Deon Taylor (MEET THE BLACKS), the film premiered in Documentary Spotlight at the SXSW festival.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to director #DeonTaylor and photographer Isaac “Drift” Wright on the documentary #Drift at the 2026 #SXSW Film Festival
DRIFT is the story of #IsaacWright, a self-taught photographer and Army veteran who goes by the same moniker and who has built a massive social media following (@driftershoots) by illegally scaling bridges and skyscrapers to photograph his summits. As the climbs grow more dangerous and the threat of police and jail time looms, the film reveals how his high-risk art becomes a way of confronting the aftermath of his Army deployment — an adrenaline-fueled journey that is both thrilling and deeply emotional. He’s awesome.
Directed by Deon Taylor (MEET THE BLACKS), the film premiered in Documentary Spotlight at the SXSW festival.
