Sublimation Experiment 11mgs

The Sublimation Experiment is a candid look at a handful of athletes throughout the two winters of 2006 & 2007 as they advance their skills while struggling to integrate their passion for skiing and snowboarding with a sustainable lifestyle. This is not a story of big name pros, but a story of people who are devoted to the sport and the mountains who struggle to make it work, just like you and me.

It is a progressive alternative to the traditional ski film. The movie integrates aggressive action skiing, with a narrative storyline and seeks to understand why these individuals have been driven to devote a substantial portion of their lives to the sport, the hardships and the conflicts that have resulted from this decision. The viewer will witness these individuals as they confront the changes that have affected their communities and the pristine backcountry locations that they frequent in addition to maintaining their unique culture. Through skiing in competitions, chairlift and snowmobile-accessed backcountry, to human powered backcountry excursions, ski mountaineering, and multi-day expeditions, these athletes will showcase their skills while trying to preserve their lifestyle. The Sublimation Experiment will speak to anyone who has a passion for skiing, the skiing lifestyle, and is concerned about the future of mountain communities and pristine backcountry locales.


Athletes

Main: Mike Gimmeson, Rob LaPier, Conor Horigan, Hannah Horigan, Ashley Freer, Mike Hatch, Erich Hamm, Dan Forsberg, Trei Cooke.

Supporting: Whitney Bell, Josh Holleb Jan Hegelwald, Brian Close, Sam Pope, Chris Kitchen, Sam Harriman, Sam Sienhert


Locations

Tetons, Wyoming; Sawtooths, Idaho; Sierra Nevada, California; Golden, BC Rogers Pass, BC Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC Jumbo Glacier, BC; Sierra Nevada, CA; Oregon; Montana; Wyoming; Chugach, Alaska.


Sponsors:

Presenting Totem Telemark, Nossa.TV

Contributing: Clif Bar, Nemo Tents, Mountain Khakis, 22 Designs,

Supporting: Backcountry Access, Teko Socks, Haber Vision, Atwater-Carrey, Osprey, ClimbingSkinsDirect.com, Flylow


Special highlights: Big, technical lines in remote and little-known backcountry locations, with multiple first descents. Jackson Freesking comp footage. Tons of pillows, cliff-drops and powder. In-depth interviews that examine the skiers’ devotion to the sport, contrasted with their attempt to live an environmental and monetarily sustainable life.


3 Disc Set

The Sublimation Experiment (73min)


DVD Bonus Footage/Features:

Jackson Skids (MTV cribs of the ski world) (13:31min)

Jackson Rigs (humorous look at skiers’ vehicles) (12:08min)

Town Down (about the local open downhill race in Jackson, comical and inspiring) (11:08)

The Sublimation Experiment Trailer (4:41)

Sawtooth Mountain Guides Promo (4:40min)


Original Soundtrack CD from the movie The Sublimation Experiment

About KGB

KGB Productions is based in the beautiful Teton Range, in Jackson Hole, WY. Our mission is to tell the stories of people, places, passion, sport and the environment. Our motivation has arisen from the belief that movies have the unique power to entertain, while educating, informing, changing and creating opinions and emotions. All of this is within the context of the largest audience that exists within the arts. KGB brings events, issues and action together in an entertaining, engaging experience.

KGB Productions was formed in the fall of 2004, in response to a perceived desire within the market for greater content in action-sports films. Chris Kitchen and Sam Pope, co-founders/owners of KGB Productions, are life-long river and ocean enthusiasts, with years of guiding experience and worldwide travel. Combine this with our degrees in geology and politics, we have a deep understanding of the complexity and relevance of the issues that that are brought to light in our documentaries. On the sports side we are active participants in the ski, mountain bike, and kayak and surf community. This gives us an insiders view and more legitimacy with our subjects along with our vast network of connections. Above all, as lifelong outdoor enthusiasts, we have a personal interest in the advancement of sport and in the preservation of our natural resources through the medium of film and video.

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