Here is the final episode of the trilogy. I’ve bashed my head against the wall about this one, really. Canadian identity is something that I’ve grappled with for quite some time, especially in my studies during my Political Science degree at Simon Fraser University (which I’m just finishing up this fall). Ultimately, I wasn’t able to work it into the piece as much as I would have hoped, due to a whole range of reasons.
None the less, we did have a really amazing trip to the Freshfield Icefield, located North of Golden, BC. My friends at Sherpas Cinema invited me along, and we enjoyed cold and stable snow during 6 days in May, such a treat. They are producing their 2 year film project, “All I Can”, which is bound to be an amazing spectacle, without a doubt. Dave Mossop, one of the “Sherpas”, is known for his ability to imagine and capture evocative time lapse imagery. He’s shown the ski industry what is possible, and in many ways broken new ground. It was awesome to be able to share creative energy and work on images together. It was very gracious of them to have me along and I had a lot of fun getting to know them better, along with skiers James Heim, Chris Rubens, Callum Petit, and Eric Hjorleifson, who are featured in the episode.
Freshfield Icefield: A Skier’s Journey Ep3 from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.
