Join Giray Dadali (Turkic-American pro-skier & J skis engineer), on his journey to answer a life-long question: Which has a greater influence; the heritage from which you descended or the culture in which you were raised?
As Giray embarks on a new chapter of life, the film follows him to his father’s homeland of Türkiye where he looks to discover more about his place in the world and which elements of the Turkish culture to carry forward.
Of The Black Sea is more than a ski film; it’s a powerful exploration of heritage, breaking cultural barriers, and fostering understanding of what it means to be a Dadali, and what it means to be Turkish.
Turkey
United States
Director
Hennie Van Jaarsveld
Filmer / Director
Filmography
Ski centric productions are below:
Director/Filmer/Editor:
Lineage - Powder Magazine - Story of Ingrid and her family traveling to the 25 best lift lines in North America
Silk Road - Team Thirteen - Story following Ahmet Dadali to go check out the first freeskiing contest in Kyrgyzstan
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Edior:
Cody Townsend - Peak Obsession
Cody Townsend - The Mountain Why
Cody Townsend - Summit Fever
Mali Noyes - Stepping Out
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Shots featured in:
Meathead Films - Born from Ice
Meathead Films - Wil Stallions
Rage Films - Pretty Good
Teton Gravity Research - Way of Life
Level 1 Productions - Less, Small World, Habit
4bi9 - A bunch of them
Questions and Answers
Athletes
Giray Dadali, Dave Crichton, Ahmet Dadali, Will Wesson, Andy Parry, Ross Imburgia, Erik Olson
Presenting Partner
Co-Presenting Partners
Our Amazing
Partners
Collaborators
Media Partners
Film Guide
SKI CATEGORIES
For this year’s iF3 Movie Awards, any and all films about skiing, snowboarding or a mixture of the two are eligible.
AMATEUR
- Film of the year
- Skier of the year
ATHLETE
- Standout Female Skier of the year
- Standout Male Skier of the year
- Breakout Skier of the year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Urban Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (both Ski & Snowboard films eligible)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, urban, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
AMATEUR
- Film of the year
- Snowboarder of the year
ATHLETE
- Standout Female Snowboarder of the year
- Standout Male Snowboarder of the year
- Breakout Snowboarder of the year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Urban Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (both Ski & Snowboard films eligible)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
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