The documentary DESERT RUNNERS will have its world premiere at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Steinman (Motherland), Desert Runners follows a diverse cast of non-professional runners as they attempt to complete the four most difficult ultramarathon races on Earth.

Their dramatic journey takes them across the World’s most picturesque yet brutal landscapes, as they push their bodies, hearts and spirits through a myriad of external and internal obstacles.

DESERT RUNNERS is a glimpse into the mindset of ultra-athletes, and the complex ways in which human beings deal with both heartbreak and triumph.