Lake Effect
Home Synopsis Lake Effect is a two-year ski film highlighting the joys of backyard adventure, and the shifting perspective of Mike King a professional skier, who for a decade has only sought adventure from the peaks of mountain tops in the far reaches of the west. In 2020 when Covid encouraged lockdowns & travel restrictions, […]
Creation Theory
Home Synopsis What is the source of creation? Whether it’s the grandest cosmos or the smallest human idea, true creation arrives in moments of unexpected convergence— extraordinary synchronicities between space and time, science and art, music and mountains and sea. In Creation Theory, these raw elements converge in the Westfjords of Iceland, taking us on […]
Of The Black Sea
Home Synopsis Join Turkic-American pro-skier, Giray Dadali, on his journey to answer a life-long question: Which has a greater influence; the heritage from which you descended or the culture in which you were raised? As Giray embarks on a new chapter of life, the film follows him to his father’s homeland of Türkiye where he […]
Actual Air
Home Synopsis In the depths of the Pacific Northwest, a skier reflects on his life growing up in the shadow of Mount Baker. Runtime: 5 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: Utah Premiere Director: Mattias Evangelista GALLERY Related Films
The Last Gunners
Home Synopsis The silent hours of deep, snowy mornings at Alta Ski Area are ruptured by the reverberation of heavy artillery echoing off the surrounding granite crags. Since 1949, weapons of World War II have been an invaluable tool in combating the ever-looming threat of deadly avalanches that descend upon the town and around the […]
One For All
Home Synopsis Tony Drees actually considers himself to have “good fortune,” despite being born into an abusive household, surviving the deadliest bombing of the Gulf War, beating cancer, and having his leg amputated up to his hip. After it all, and through his newly found passion for skiing, Tony sets an ambitious goal for this […]
The Caretaker
Home Synopsis Erik Boomer and Sarah McNair-Landry set off on a bold multi-sport 45 day expedition traveling through the remote landscape of Baffin Island in search of stunning cliffs to climb and unexplored rivers to whitewater kayak. Runtime: 13 minutes Language: English Country: Canada Premiere: Utah Premiere Director: Sarah McNair-Landry, Erik Boomer Producer: Rush Sturages, […]
The Pass
Home Synopsis Rogers Pass represents one of the most complicated avalanche programs in the world. Ski touring through its storied terrain is only possible thanks to the visionary mountain guide who architected the ski system years ago, and the woman she mentored who’s now at the helm of that avalanche program. The stakes are higher […]
Slides on the Mountain
Home Synopsis Two young brothers from the Lil’wat Nation set out to ski the sacred mountain they were raised beneath, pushing both themselves and their culture to evolve. Runtime: 29 minutes Language: English Country: United States Premiere: Utah Premiere Director: Seth Gillis Producer: Sandy Ward, Aline Mayerhoffer Cast: Riki Pascal, Talon Pascal, Morgan Fleury, Sandy […]
