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| Release Date: |
December 2, 2005 |
| On DVD: |
February 21, 2006 |
| Genre: |
Documentary |
| Running Time: |
110 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and a drug reference. |
| Director: |
Kevin Harrison, Kemp Curley |
| Writer: |
Kevin Harrison |
| Cast: |
Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Shaun White, Hannah Teter |
The docu-drama "First Descent" chronicles the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial rise of snowboarding--as seen through the eyes of the snowboarders setting the standards and breaking the boundaries of this worldwide phenomenon. "First Descent" spotlights a handful of snowboarding's early pioneers (including Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata and Terje Haakonsen) and some of the ultra-sponsored superstar phenoms at snowboarding's current cutting edge (Shaun White and Hannah Teter) and literally takes them to the edge--the snow blanketed mountains Read more
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