Watch: Short Ski Film ‘Actual Air’ About Growing Up Next to Mt. Baker

“I’m part of something… You’re not bigger or better than anything around you.” Ski & snowboard season has kicked off, which means it’s time to start making some plans if you want to catch powder days this year. Filmmaker Mattias Evangelista went home to Glacier, Washington to make this short documentary film about his brother, skier Micah Evangelista. It is a very poetic, pensive 5-minute ski movie about growing up in the Pacific Northwest and living in the shadow of Mt. Baker (see Google Maps). There’s a resort right there called the Mount Baker Ski Area, which is where they filmed most of this. All of the footage was shot on film with Kodak stock. It’s super grainy and beautiful, adding to the laid back, vintage feel of this. Even if you’re not a skier, I think there’s plenty to appreciate here – living a simple life, focusing on joyful moments. // Continue Reading ›