FREE RIDER | The North Face
Sam Anthamatten and Victor De Le Rue push new boundaries in the wildest corner of Alaska. A bush pilot drops the small crew of five on a remote, unexplored glacier to conquer the spine walls in a series of ascents, each one more committed. Narrator Jérôme Tanon describes with honesty and a touch of sarcasm what exactly is going on here. Above all, he wants to feel what it’s like to be in their shoes, to understand what so-called “free riders“ are made of, and what could be the purpose and beauty of “freeriding“.
THE NORTH FACE PRESENT:
FREE RIDER
Victor de Le Rue & Sam Anthamatten
Directed by Jérôme Tanon
Produced by Jérôme Tanon, Victor de Le Rue, Sam Anthamatten
Cinematography: Christoph Thoresen, Yannick Boissenot, Jérôme Tanon
Supported by The North Face, Yeti, Smartwool, Blue Tomato
Color grading: Sébastien Baudemont @ Endjoy
Sound mixing: Thomas Roche @ Mix&Mouse
Edited by Jérôme Tanon
Photographer: Jérôme Tanon
Soundtrack: Kaleidoscope, Morgen, Yann Tiersen
Festivals & TV relations: Jérôme Tanon, Betty Coquillard
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Polish, Finnish, Romanian, Russian
For viewers who are deaf or hearing impaired, English and French descriptive subtitles are available under these language options: English (United Kingdom), French (Canada)
© Georges Biffeton production, Jérôme Tanon
Awards:
- EHO Mountain Film Festival - Best short film
- International Freeride Film Festival - Best film
- Transylvania Mountain Festival - Mountain film award
- Rossland Mountain Film Festival - Best ski or snowboard film