Last Friday evening, September 24, 2011, at 10 p.m. sharp, the Cinemaxx cinema in Munich played host to the premiere of the new ski film "ALL. I. CAN." from Sherpa Cinema. "All. I. CAN." is a tribute to the wonders of the mountains, but at the same time appeals to the environmental awareness of all skiing, mountaineering and nature sports enthusiasts.
All.I.Can. Teaser 2 from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.
Movie on!
The cinema at the Isartor was packed to the rafters that evening with ski and mountain sports fans. Guests at Munich's Cinemaxx were able to enjoy the 75-minute action-packed and impressive ski film seven hours earlier than the North American audience. After the trailer for "ALL. I. CAN." trailer had already warmed up the pom-pom cap and snow goggle crowd with some lead time, the overall cinematic result ultimately fulfilled all expectations. "ALL. I. CAN." takes the viewer on an impressive journey around the globe.
"Respect the Mountains"?
The film project by Sherpa Cinema, realized over the course of two years, delivers impressive and impressive nature shots on the one hand and thought-provoking images of today's civilization on the other, with the intention of awakening the viewer's environmental awareness. The makers around Malcolm Sangster manage to make a moral appeal to all nature and mountain sports enthusiasts with their work, but they also get caught up in contradictions with individual heli-skiing and skidoo shots - which in turn is already addressed in the film. Their statement along the lines of "Respect the Mountains" therefore loses a little credibility.
Conclusion
Apart from deductions in the B grade for the realization of the moral message of the ski film, "ALL. I. CAN." is great cinema! The film is convincing on a sporting level as well as visually, musically and artistically - and in comparison to conventional ski films, it also addresses the unpleasant topics. Protagonists such as Eric Hjorleifson, Callum Pettit, Dana Flahr, Kye Petersen, Mark Abma, JP Auclair, Chad Sayers, Chris Rubens and many more show what is possible on two boards these days and push the level of skiing to unimagined heights. True to the motto "Ski good or eat wood", the exceptional athletes not only let it rip in their treeruns but also in the backcountry of Alaska, Canada, Chile, Morocco and Greenland. Spontaneous snapshots and comments also provide a few laughs in between. As they say! "Good things take time" and that is the case with the two-year film project "ALL. I. CAN" by Sherpa Cinema is definitely the case! An overview of all other tour stops October 6, 2011: London, UK?
October 15, 2011: Oslo, Norway?
October 20, 2011: Innsbruck, Austria
October 21, 2011: Linz, Austria
October 22, 2011: Vienna, Austria
November 4, 2011: Helsinki, Finland