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