Canada| 2026 | 82 minutes | French, English, Portuguese, Japanese, Innu
Available with English or French subtitles

Directed by Vali Fugulin

Produced by Ziad Touma

In 40,000 years of existence, the human being – Homo sapiens – has never walked so little. With the decline of walking, are we at risk of losing our humanity?

Made To Walk explores this question through intimate encounters with a gallery of extra/ordinary individuals — walkers and scientists — who reclaim or redefine walking as a way to reconnect with themselves. In a world that is increasingly sedentary, virtual, and fragmented, they each, in their own way, resist gravity, imbalance, the loss of identity, direction, or the experience of grief, by responding to the vital and inevitable call to stand and move on two feet.

• RQVC 2026 - Official Selection

A multi-platform documentary director, Vali Fugulin explores the real through stories that are sensitive, visually refined, and deeply rooted in the human experience. Whether in the form of films, series, or interactive and immersive experiences, her work aims to foster connection, spark reflection, and evoke a personal resonance in the viewer. A graduate of INIS and Concordia University, she is the creator of Traces: The Grief Processor (SXSW), IA: To Be or Not to Be (Radio-Canada), and Danser l’espoir (FIFA). Her work has been critically acclaimed and recognized with numerous awards, including Gémeaux, NUMIX, FWA, Emmy, and Canadian Screen Awards.