First Descent (2005)

Directed by

Kemp Curly, Kevin Harrison

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows three generations of snowboarders from the 1980s to the present. They ride the backcountry of Alaska and show how the sport has evolved.

energeticadventurousnostalgicinspirationalfast-pacedexhilaratingupliftingawe-inspiring

What happens

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress that the sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska and its back country. It is the first movie to be produced and financed by the soft-drink company Mountain Dew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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