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First Descent (2005)

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Year of U.S. Release: 2005

Starring: Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Shaun White, Hannah Teter .

Director: Kevin Harrison, Kemp Curley

Screenwriter(s): Kevin Harrison

Producer(s): Kevin Harrison, Kemp Curley

Ex. Producer(s): David Burwick, John Galloway, Jaime Weinstein, Tera Hanks, Chris Moore

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Prod. Company: Mountain Dew Films, Transition Productions, Embassy Row, LivePlanet, Davie-Brown Entertainment

Genre(s): Documentary, Sports

Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.

U.S. Release Date: December 02, 2005 (Limited)

U.S. DVD Release Date: February 21, 2006

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for brief strong language and a momentary drug reference.

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Plot Summary:

The docu-drama ''First Descent'' chronicles the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial rise of snowboarding—as seen through the eyes of the snowboarders setting the standards and breaking the boundaries of this worldwide phenomenon. ''First Descent'' spotlights a handful of snowboarding's early pioneers (including Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata and Terje Haakonsen) and some of the ultra-sponsored superstar phenoms at snowboarding's current cutting edge (Shaun White and Hannah Teter) and literally takes them to the edge—the snow blanketed mountains of Alaska—where these five icons face some of the most challenging and hard-core natural terrain on the planet. The five come for different reasons—Perata and Farmer to see if they still have what it takes, Haakonsen to add another credit to his Big Mountain resume, and White and Teter to undertake their first Big Mountain ride ever—and yet all seek to challenge themselves to accomplish the best snowboarding feat of their lives down peaks of powder no rider has ever descended. Leading up to their first descent, the crew of five share their stories, comparing viewpoints, individual lifestyles, and unedited opinions on the evolution of snowboarding that began as a delinquent child of skiing and now stands as an international cultural movement that has permanently changed the face of winter sports. Intercutting footage from the snowboarding revolution of the '80s and '90s, real-life accounts from both notorious and famed riders, and dramatic, newly-filmed scenes from the biggest winter contests and experiences these riders undergo on their way to and in Alaska, ''First Descent'' creates a fast-paced portrait of a snowsport that has quickly evolved from a fringe hobby to a full-fledged global event.

Additional Notes:

This is the first motion picture produced by MD Films, the marketing arm of the soft drink brand, Mountain Dew, which is dedicated to promoting action sports through film.

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