Snow Blue & Red

Nexus Tracks

FILM COLLECTION SNOW - BLUE

A worldwide tour of cinematically beautiful ski stories. Watch professional snowboarders grapple with their risky approach to freeriding and see the astonishing ‘Nexus’ which documents five female skiers, their connection to the mountains and how skiing shapes their relationships.

SCREENING TIMES

14.30 Friday 18 Nov Brewery Arts - Screen Two 14.30 Saturday 19 Nov Brewery Arts - Studio

SCREENING TIMES

12.30 Friday 18 Nov Brewery Arts - Digital Lounge 09.30 Saturday 19 Nov Brewery Arts - Theatre 09.30 Sunday 20 Nov Shakespeare Centre

INVISIBLE GROUND

ELIAS ELHARDT After experiencing a traumatic avalanche accident, professional snowboarders Xavier De Le Rue and Elias Elhardt grapple with their position as role models and their risky approach to freeriding. During several days in the mountains together, they explore the fine line between their love for adventure and a dangerous longing to prove themselves to the world. AUSTRIA / 27’

MY IKON, MY BEGINNINGS

JEREMY PETIT In this short film the legendary Russell Winfield, the first Black pro snowboarder and up-and-coming young snowboarder LJ Henriquez talk about the joy and creativity they find on the mountains, as well as some of the challenges. USA / 4’

LUZHBA | CREATING A NEW REALITY

ANDRÉ COSTA Anton, a 40-year-old pioneer skier from Siberia, tells the story of the first skiing expedition he and his friends had, in an attempt to create a new reality away from the dirty industrial city they were born in. Simultaneously, 4 skiers from Austria get to meet Anton and ski the best powder of their lives. AUSTRIA / 20’

NEXUS

SHANNON CORSI Nexus is a ski film documenting five distinct groups of female skiers, their connection to the mountains and how skiing shapes their relationships. Each segment explores how the mountains have been a transformative place for each of these athletes, and what they’ve learned from their time on skis. USA / 43’

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FILM COLLECTION SNOW - RED

Travel across the globe to stunningly cold locations, and explore the wildest corners of Alaska, the north of Sweden and Scotland.

THE LAST SKI MAKER IN SCOTLAND

EUAN ROBINSON The uncertain future of skiing in Scotland has inspired Jamie Kunka to make sustainable skis out of wood. UK / 7’

SUNBIRDS

ALEXA FAY This cinematic ode to winter is a reflection on the importance of protecting nature and re-evaluating our presence within it. CANADA / 11’

FRAGMENTS CHOISIS

ALICIA CENCI Elisabeth combines her ski career with life as a political science student. In the mountains she is Elisabeth the skier - in the streets, Elisabeth the activist. She lives her two lives separately, until the day she becomes world freeride champion. The activist then meets the sportswoman when Elisabeth decides to use her visibility to come out publicly. SWITZERLAND / 12’

CRUSH

MEGA COMPUTEUR On the verge of crushing two old cable cars, a nostalgic scrap dealer delves into his memories and imagines the life they once shared. FRANCE / 3’

TRACKS

VIKTOR BJÖRNSTRÖM & KAJSA MÄÄTTÄ Kajsa and Viktor, two snowboarders living in the very north of Sweden, love the arctic winters. But in the last two decades, the average temperature of where they live is increasing at twice the rate as the global average - what consequences will that have for the winter and the people living there? SWEDEN / 23’

SKIING IN COLOR

AUSTIN SMOCK Artist and snowboarder Lamont Joseph White explores the lack of diversity and inclusion in the ski and snowboard industry through his paintings ‘Skiing in Color’, he showcases black and brown people thriving in white environments. USA / 4’

FREE RIDER

JÉRÔME TANON Sam Anthamatten and Victor De Le Rue explore the wildest corner of Alaska, in search of the craziest spine walls to ski and snowboard. Dropped on a remote and unexplored glacier, they attempt to conquer the spine walls by foot, in a series of ascents each time always more committed. USA / 35’