The Art of Flight (2011)

Two years in the making, this film gives snowboarder [ling=nm1751071] and friends the opportunity to redefine what is possible in the mountains.

Director:

Curt Morgan

Stars:

Travis Rice, Mark Landvik, John Jackson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Travis Rice	...	Self
Mark Landvik	...	Self
John Jackson	...	Self
Nicolas Müller	...	Self
Scotty Lago	...	Self
Bjorn Leines	...	Self
David Carrier Porcheron	...	Self
Jeremy Jones	...	Self
Pat Moore	...	Self
Eero Niemela	...	Self
Kyle Clancy	...	Self
Eric Willet	...	Self
Bode Merrill	...	Self
Jack Mitrani	...	Self
Luke Mitrani	...	Self

Storyline

Two years in the making, "The Art of FLIGHT" gives iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends the opportunity to redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents, and wrong-turns strike.

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Plot Keywords:

four word title | snowboarding | snowboard | 

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Taglines:

The Experience Elevated.

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Genres:

Documentary | Adventure | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Over 500,00 copies sold A jaw-dropping spectacle of men reveling in the whims of gravity - Vanity Fait

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Happy One Year Anniversary to Us, and to Lisa and Greg Drucker of Wayne, New Jersey (2011)

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Soundtracks

Ash/Black Veil
Written by Sascha Ring and Patrick Christensen
Performed by Apparat

User Reviews

Amazing shots, nothing more nothing less

Snowboarding on the most remote places on earth. Living careless, without fear and just doing what you love. That is what The Art of Flight is about. There are tons of amazing shots of going down off the most deserted mountain slopes of the planet. Anyone who likes snowboarding at all will immediately envy some of these runs these guys make. The camera gets really close and sometimes you feel a little out there as well while watching this. That alone makes the film worthwhile. The film tries to add a little more substance though as we also follow the daily routine of these masters of the snowboard. This is where we realize just how shallow this film or perhaps their lives is. They sit around waiting for the perfect weather, traveling from one remote location to the next. The vocabulary seems to consist of only "Wooo!!!" ,"AWESOME" and the like. The interviews only validate this claim and anytime it tries to go a little deeper we move over to the next footage of awesome jumps over the best snow you ever see. At the end I'm not sure if I envy their lifestyle or not, on the one end they live so careless and relaxed that it's just a dream. On the other end it seems they couldn't care less about the other things in life and are just stuck in their nonstop quest for the biggest adrenaline rush.

Anyway the footage is some of the best you'll ever see and that is enough to make this fun to watch. Don't expect anymore more then that though there just isn't.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Art of Flight

Filming Locations:

Alaska, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$116,134

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brain Farm Digital Cinema, Chugach Powder Guides, Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Dolby (Dolby Surround 7.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD