Valhalla

Sep 13, 2013

1h 2m

★ 6.8

Youth. Expression. Love. Freedom.

Overview

The weightlessness of youth: every breath radiates opportunity and hope; every sense thrives on the wealth of the present; every thing whispers of brilliance and awe. When you've seen the season’s first great snow through the eyes of a child—you've known true happiness. But what happened to that simple joy? Where do we find the freedom that time and wisdom stole away? Valhalla, Sweetgrass Productions’ fourth feature film, is the tale of one man’s search to rediscover the freedom of his youth. Feeling the distant heat of it’s fire still burning in the mountains of the frozen north, he goes in search of those tending the flame—the untamed, the wild, and the outcast dwelling on the fringe. Weaving narrative-driven style with award-winning, face-melting backcountry ski and snowboard cinematography; Valhalla is a vivid explosion of color, character, snow, and nostalgic soul.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Sweetgrass Productions

Valhalla Trailers

Cast

Conrad

Cody Barnhill

The Child

Casey Ogle

Ayle

Sierra Quitiquit

Rasheek

Alex Monot

Yama

Kazushi Yamauchi

Conrad (voice)

Jayce Bartok

Ayle (voice)

Amanda Powell

Yama (voice)

Kasey Ryne Mazak

Bar patron (uncredited)

Billynair Cruz

Skier (uncredited)

Austin Ross

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