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Watch: Short Ski Film ‘Actual Air’ About Growing Up Next to Mt. Baker

"I'm part of something... You're not bigger or better than anything around you." Ski & snowboard season has kicked off, which means it's time to start making some plans if you want to catch powder days this year. Filmmaker Mattias Evangelista went home to Glacier, Washington to make this short documentary film about his brother, skier Micah Evangelista. It is a very poetic, pensive 5-minute ski movie about growing up in the Pacific Northwest and living in the shadow of Mt. Baker (see Google Maps). There's a resort right there called the Mount Baker Ski Area, which is where they filmed most of this. All of the footage was shot on film with Kodak stock. It's super grainy and beautiful, adding to the laid back, vintage feel of this. Even if you're not a skier, I think there's plenty to appreciate here - living a simple life, focusing on joyful moments. Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this film being available to watch online. Brief intro from Vimeo: "In the depths of the Pacific Northwest, a skier reflects ...
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‘Ferrari’ Races to First Place in Best of 2023 Competition

Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” begins with the buzz of race cars and tires spinning, as black and white newsreel footage captures a wild race in which the winner, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), can’t help but smile as he speeds past the finish line. It is one of the few times in the film where we see …

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