Channel: REI

Category: Sports

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Description: “Spirit of the Peaks” is a film about the struggle for balance between two worlds. For Hunkpapa Lakota skier Connor Ryan, skiing in Ute Territory has always raised questions about being in reciprocity with the land and its people. As a skier who connects with the land through sport, he empathizes with the injustices that have displaced the Utes and ongoing colonization, erasure and extraction impacting the Ute people. This story connects conflicted pasts to an awakening in cultural awareness that can create an equitable future for Indigenous people and skiers. The film was produced in partnership with REI Co-op Studios, Wondercamp and NativesOutdoors with additional support from Salomon, Peak Design and Protect Our Winters. LEARN MORE about the film here: rei.com/blog/spirit-of-the-peaks-film - CREDITS - PRESENTED BY REI Co-op Studios. PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Wondercamp and NativesOutdoors DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY Connor Ryan (instagram.com/sacredstoke) Tim Kressin PRODUCED BY Davis Goslin Greg Balkin EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Len Necefer Hanna Boyd Paolo Mottola Joe Crosby STARRING Connor Ryan Roland McCook Lorelei Cloud Teal Lehto Cody Townsend Bird Red DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Greg Balkin MOUNTAIN CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Isaiah Branch-Boyle ADDITIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Bjarne Salen Matthew Tufts EDITED BY Tim Kressin AUDIO POST BY Ridgeline Sound COLOR CORRECTION BY Alkemic Color PHOTOGRAPHY BY Micheli Oliver GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Vernan Kee IMAGERY COURTESY OF Utah State Historical Society Uintah County Regional History Center J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Park City Historical Society & Museum, Jordanelle Special Service District Collection National Anthropological Archives, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE COURTESY OF Cody Townsend Renan Ozturk Pond5 Tread of Pioneers SONG CREDITS “Unforgotten” Written by Meghan Meisters, Melissa Bandura, Dan General, Tanya Tagaq, Eddy Robbinson Performed by iskwē Used by permission “PSA” Performed by An Illustrated Mess, Tré Orona, E-Turn Lyrics by Clint Slim, Tré Orona, Eliza Javaheri Additional Vocals by Amber Martin, Tom Tuitasi Music by Cecil Tso Used by permission “GASP” Performed by An Illustrated Mess, Amber Martin Music by Cecil Tso Used by permission SONGS COURTESY OF MUSICBED “Lux” by Ryan Taubert “Memories” by Ryan Taubert “Xibalba” by Ryan Taubert “Futures” by Roary “Full Murmur” by Alicia Enstrom “In the Shattering of Things” by Hammock “Steady Now by Cubby “Confucius” by Kyle McEvoy “Weep No More” by Abilene MOUNTAIN GUIDES Rob Gardiner Jack Klim Casey Franklin Owen Duffy Jeff Cricco SPECIAL THANKS TO Silverton Powdercats San Juan Expeditions Winter Park Resort The Coffee Bear Silverton Mountain Wolf Creek Ski Area Michelle Seegers Ellen Bradley Joe Johnson Jake Black Maddy Peavy Mike Douglas Jimmy Hopper Elliott Millner Rob Peterson Whitney Clapper Annie Nyborg Adam Saraceno Anders Nordblom Jaimie Love Stephanie Wright Lianna Kressin Tim Ryder Carmen Ryder Wyatt Farwell Paul Soderman