Featured Picture: Taylor Loughran | Skier: Joe Schuster
On Film Monday, FREESKIER brings you free films from the large world of snowboarding. With a mixture of previous and new, that is the place you could find your weekly dose of freeski historical past, adrenaline and cinema mastery multi function.
The artwork of the quick movie has exploded within the final decade, and never simply throughout the large world of snowboarding. Platforms like YouTube and Vimeo have made sharing these petite tasks simpler than ever. You now not want a prolonged film to attract in an viewers. However making a collection of shorter ski movies wasn’t all the time this frequent. Virtually 10 years in the past, extra of those collection started to emerge, and a few of our all-time favorites to today are the flicks made by the In search of Nirvana crew.
This group of Canadian powder hounds stood out because of their dedication to precision. They included refined but significant sound design and animations, masterful cinematography and, in fact, a few of the best freeriding round. That includes a legendary lineup consisting of Mike Henitiuk, Joe Schuster, Riley Leboe and Matt Margetts, the group made many wonderful movies. Their first one, titled “Residence,” is that this week’s FREESKIER Film Monday function. With an aesthetic that blends the Whistler backcountry with Wes Anderson, this can be a movie will wash away all of your worries. Dive into the by way of the lens of the In search of Nirvana crew.
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That is the mountain village of Whistler, 675m above sea stage. Forested with previous development fir and cedar. An essential black bear habitat. Criss-crossed by deep valleys making option to infinite glaciers. There are few paved roads however as an alternative many miles of intersecting logging roads and grime trails. It’s an El Nino 12 months. We’re on the far fringe of the Howe Sound, well-known for fierce storms, which is able to make landfall from the west, come December.
4 males make haste into the storm seeking huge powder bowls, to which the mountain village has garnered a status. A tough activity, travelling the unchartered terrain, requires the teams mixed wits. Solely persistence and a spot of luck will reward success. The journey begins within the mountain village they name dwelling however overseas lands beckon. A journey awaits and a sense desired. We observe this group, by way of trials and triumph, In search of Nirvana.
Created by: Mike Henitiuk, Joe Schuster, Riley Leboe, Matt Margetts
Cinematography by: Taylor Loughran
Edited by: Leigh Powis
Narration by: Colby James West, Jay Henitiuk
Graphic Design by: Alex Viau
