Here, Hold My Kid
You had us with the title. So what happens when professional big-mountain skiers like Elyse Saugstad and Jackie Paaso juggle new motherhood with their serious ski habits? No going slow in this hilarious take contrasting steeps and air with the raising of diapered future athletes. Written, filmed, and directed by Adam Gendle, John Verity, and Hersha Patel, Here, Hold My Kid is full of belly laughs and relatable moments for parents and children alike. All that and a whole lot of the hold-your-breath skiing Gendle and Verity are known for.
Advice for Girls
Inspirational advice for young women comes alongside a whole lot of banger skiing performed by a raft of role models and mentors who know of what they speak. Targeted toward the next gen of female skiers, these top snowsports athletes address the good, the bad, and the ugly that are their ski industry experiences. Written and funded in part by her $50,000 Kickstarter financing work, Addy Jacobsend celebrates girls and women changing the sport for the better. With an all-female cast and production crew, this is a top-quality cinematic ski experience sure to skiers across the board.
Trailblazer
Check out this sneak peek into three-time Olympian Megan McJames’ remarkable determination and headstrong love of ski racing – a six-year journey that made her one of the first independent skiers to compete in the World Cup and the Winter Games. In a revealing fly-on-the-wall mountain documentary, we witness how being cut from the U.S. Ski Team in 2012 was only the beginning for this self-motivated athlete. From ongoing fundraising to the demands of training, ski tuning, and traveling alone, here’s a look at what it takes to go against the odds, alone among the best in the world.
