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First Descent

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s.

Last revised
Jul 18, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
180 w
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Source
First Descent
Directed byKemp Curly
Kevin Harrison
Produced byKemp Curly
Kevin Harrison
StarringShaun White
Hannah Teter
Shawn Farmer
Nick Perata
Terje Håkonsen
CinematographyScott Duncan
Edited byJon Philpot
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02)
Running time
110 minutes
LanguageEnglish

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s.

The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress that the sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska and its back country.

It is the first movie to be produced and financed by the soft-drink company Mountain Dew.1

Credits

  • Kemp Curly - producer, editor
  • Kevin Harrison - producer, director
  • Marc Joubert - co-producer
  • John Kaplan - co-producer
  • Jack Kelly - coordinating producer
  • Paula Martone - line producer
  • Larry Tanz - executive producer2
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