Through Darkness
 

SPONSORS

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 SYNOPSIS

 
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A film that explores the concept of darkness through the eyes of different people. The story takes the audience on a journey through darkness, showing what it takes to overcome the difficulties that we face as individuals.

Is darkness just the absence of light?

Do we need darkness, in order to recognise the brightness of light?

Can we really understand the fullness of life when we are buried in a crisis?

High up in northern Norway, above the Arctic Circle, five snowboarders, some local, some visitors, are out in the mountains during the polar night.

Their attention to the dark is curious, their perception focused on their immediate surroundings. Their field of view is narrowed along with the length of daylight, everyday life becomes a challenge, one's own rhythm changes.

They must not only overcome the lack of sight, but also the risks of steep avalanche terrain.

 
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TEAM

 
Hampus Cederholm / Athlete

Hampus Cederholm / Athlete

Melissa Brandner / Director I Producer I Athlete

Melissa Brandner / Director I Producer I Athlete

Manuela Mandl / Director I Producer I Athlete

Manuela Mandl / Director I Producer I Athlete

 
Krister Kopala / Athlete

Krister Kopala / Athlete

Eirik Verlo / Athlete

Eirik Verlo / Athlete

Joonas Mattila / Cinematographer

Joonas Mattila / Cinematographer

 

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MISSION

MENTAL HEALTH


 

In through darkness the cast talk about difficulties they have faced and how they have moved through them. Some of the difficulties our athletes have faced are mental health issues 

If you or anyone else close to you is suffering due to mental health, please do not be afraid to reach out, wherever you are in the world:

EUROPEAN helpline:

116 123

US HELPLINE:

1-800-273-TALK (8255)



Online help:

https://chasingthestigma.co.uk/



For athletes with sports traumas:

https://www.brainline.org/article/9-tips-starting-your-brain-injury-recovery-process

 

GREEN FILMMAKING

 

 

This film was produced with the environment in mind, the majority of the cast, crew, energy and food, were local to the production site.

WE REACHED summits using only human power on split boards, fueled by homegrown vegetables, hand-picked mushrooms and dumpster-diving.

All carbon based energy used was offset with the partner Mossy Earth.


We amounted 3.39 mt CO2

We produced 1.47 mt less CO2 than in our previous film production

We partnered with Mossy Earth in hope of a greener future


 
 
 
 
 
 
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SCREENINGS


 

Click Events for tickets

 

St Anton Film Festival

St Anton, Austria

28-30 AUGUST

High Five

Annecy, France

4-6 OCTOBER

POPRAD Mountain film festival

Slovakia

9-13 OCTOBER

The Front Climbing Gym

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

14 OCTOBEr

Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center

Spokane, WA, USA

17 OCTOBEr

ALPCON SNOW

Austria + Germany

24 OCTOBEr- 08 December

Arctic Weekend

Rovaniemi, Finland

25-26 OCTOBER

EHO Mountain Film Festival

Macedonia

28 OCTOBER- 1 November

Linehunters movietour

Vienna, Austria

5 November

Film Festival Spokane

WA, USA

7 November

Linehunters movietour

Munich, Germany

7 November

Fira de la Muntanya

Barcelona

10 November

Nordnorsk Fjell Film Tour

Norway (3 cities)

11-18 NOVEMBER

Rialto

Bozeman, USA

13 NOVEMBER

GoExpo Winter, Vapaalak

Helsinki, Finland

15-17 NOVEMBER

Alpcon

Austria (10 cities)

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER

EHO Mountain Festival

Macedonia

18th- 22nd NOVEMBER

Utah Avalanche Center

UT, USA

November 21 5pm MST

Winter Opener

Edinburgh, UK

23 November

@Powgals Event

Nelson, BC, Canada

4 DECEMBER 5pm MST

BOVEC Outdoor Film Festival

Bovec, Slovenia

28-30 DECEMBER

TIFF Tromsø International Film Festival

Tromsø, Norway

13-19th January 2020


BEHIND THE SCENES


SOUNDTRACK

BEKKADAL. “Voksen”

BEKKADAL. “Voksen”

RUNTHER. “Rebirth”

RUNTHER. “Rebirth”

LEAGUS “Salma”. “Naimaka”

LEAGUS “Salma”. “Naimaka”

ALEK DRIVE. “Autopilot”. “Industrial Art Process”

ALEK DRIVE. “Autopilot”. “Industrial Art Process”

STEPHAN MADER “ Diving Deep “ “Now”.original music for Through Darkness, Click photo to listen

STEPHAN MADER “ Diving Deep “ “Now”.

original music for Through Darkness, Click photo to listen

I TOLD NO ONE. “This is what”

I TOLD NO ONE. “This is what”

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