I apologise, we feel bad, but there's no trailer available. ~Ed.
What's the best way to spend the first day after a new snowfall in Alaska's pristine backcountry?
If you answered "Plunging headfirst from the peak of a very steep mountain with my feet strapped to a fiberglass plank, you're in luck. First Descent the feature debut from Kevin Harrison and Kemp Curley, is here, bringing with it all the excitement, adrenaline and idiocy that accompany world-class snowboarding. The movie provides a relatively clear-eyed glance back at the sport's early days, as well as a showcase for five of the world's foremost talents, who are brought together for a sort of intergenerational spaz-fest in the snow...
First Descent: The Story of the Snowboarding Revolution profiles and aggressively sells the relatively new sport of freestyle snowboarding, borrowing moves from Imax adventure films and the Bruce Brown tradition of surfing docs. Pic displays filmmakers Kevin Harrison's and Kemp Curley's love of snowboarding, but suffers from an unjustifiably long running time, considerable repetition and a generally awkward structure. Fans will pile in during the opening frame for the sport's first mainstream movie, but vid is where this one will score style points...
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Sunday, 1st Jan 2006.
Release date: January 1st 2006.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
