The Ultra Runner

The Ultra Runner
The Ultra Runner
Directed by	Mila Aung-Thwin
Written by	Mila Aung-Thwin; Michael MacMillan
Produced by	Bob Moore; Michael MacMillan
Starring	Tiberiu Ușeriu
Cinematography	Van Royko
Edited by	Ryan Mullins
Production; company	EyeSteelFilm
Release date	September 11, 2026 (TIFF);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English; Romanian; Italian; German

The Ultra Runner is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Mila Aung-Thwin and released in 2026. The film is a portrait of Tiberiu Ușeriu, a Romanian man who spent time in prison in his youth due to his criminal history, before turning his life around to become a successful endurance runner.

The film premiered in the TIFF Docs program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Documentaries.

References

↑ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Docs Line-up Returns with Hot-Button Topics and Wide-Reaching Slate". Point of View, August 5, 2026.
↑ Simona Fodor, "Documentary on Romania's 'Ice Man' Tibi Uşeriu to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Romania Insider, August 6, 2026.
↑ Matthew Carey, "TIFF Docs Lineup Revealed: Rapinoe, Said, Love, And A Scent Of Musk". Deadline Hollywood, August 5, 2026.
↑ Pete Hammond, "‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Oscar Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award". Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2026.

External links

The Ultra Runner at IMDb

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[mullen-1] Pat Mullen, "TIFF Docs Line-up Returns with Hot-Button Topics and Wide-Reaching Slate". Point of View, August 5, 2026.

[2] Simona Fodor, "Documentary on Romania's 'Ice Man' Tibi Uşeriu to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival". Romania Insider, August 6, 2026.

[3] Matthew Carey, "TIFF Docs Lineup Revealed: Rapinoe, Said, Love, And A Scent Of Musk". Deadline Hollywood, August 5, 2026.

[4] Pete Hammond, "‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Oscar Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award". Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2026.

v t e EyeSteelFilm
Founders	Daniel Cross Mila Aung-Thwin
Directors	Tony Asimakopoulos Mila Aung-Thwin Laura Bari Kalina Bertin Richard Boyce Yung Chang Daniel Cross Mia Donovan Eric "Roach" Denis Lixin Fan Brett Gaylor Mitchell Kezin Omar Majeed Ryan Mullins Halima Ouardiri
Documentaries	The Street: A Film with the Homeless (1997) Too Colourful for the League (2001) S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic (2001) Music for a Blue Train (2002) Bone (2002) RoachTrip (2003) Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive (2004) Chairman George (2005) Punk the Vote! (2006) Up the Yangtze (2007) RiP!: A Remix Manifesto (2008) Antoine (2008) Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam (2009) Last Train Home (2009) The Frog Princes (2010) The Vanishing Spring Light (2011) Inside Lara Roxx (2011) China Heavyweight (2012) Fortunate Son (2012) The Fruit Hunters (2012) Family Demolition (2015) I Am the Blues (2015) Manic (2017) Anote's Ark (2018) Wintopia (2019) Twice Colonized (2023) The Ultra Runner (2026)
Shorts	The Colony (2007) Ali Shan (2008) Mokhtar (2010)