First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s.
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| Directed by | Kemp Curly Kevin Harrison |
| Produced by | Kemp Curly Kevin Harrison |
| Starring | Shaun White Hannah Teter Shawn Farmer Nick Perata Terje Håkonsen |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Language | English |
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 this young 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.[1]
Credits
edit- Kemp Curly - producer, editor
- Kevin Harrison - producer, director
- Marc Joubert - co-producer
- John Kaplan - co-producer
- Jack Kelly - coordinating producer
- Paula Martone - line producer
- Larry Tanz - executive producer[2]
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