Weekend Warrior
The World Ski and Snowboard Fest in Whistler, B.C. pretty much closed out the winter season for the west with one of the best parties in the land. Despite all of the Big Air and halfpipe contests, my favorite part has always been the 72-Filmmaker Showdown. That’s where teams have 72 hours to run around Whistler, shoot and produce a short film. But this year, with its lackluster snow, organizers expanded the borders and time frame. Footage at this year’s Showdown spanned from the hills of Ontario, Canada, to the monoliths of Alaska.
Legs of Steel took Best In Film and $10k. It’s a segment from their upcoming film, Passenger. While the all-female crew Full Moon Film won the People’s Choice Award with Whishalla, a spoof on the naked shenanigans in Sweetgrass Productions’ Valhalla.
But here’s a look back on the film that sold me on this competition: