Connected is a short ski film shot across North America, featuring locations including Revelstoke and Golden, British Columbia, as well as the rugged backcountry of Jackson, Wyoming. More than just a collection of ski segments, Connected explores the invisible threads that link us; not only to each other, but to the environments we move through and the moments that shape us.
At its core, Connected is a meditation on friendship, landscape, and the quiet, sometimes unspoken relationship we form with the mountains. The film balances introspection with classic ski film energy; big lines, deep snow, and a whole lot of fun, while experimenting with visual storytelling and subtle narrative structure.
Through stylized cinematography, poetic narration, and a minimalist approach to sound and pacing, Connected explores what it means to be present: with the people around us, with the terrain beneath us, and with the feelings that arise when we let ourselves fully immerse ourselves in a place. It’s a film about more than skiing, but skiing is where it starts.
United States
Canada
Ollie Smith
Filmography
Connected (2025) – Co-Director, Producer, DP, Editor
Fjalferð (2024) – Director, Producer, DP, Editor
Whispers (2024) – Director, DP, Editor
Josh Fairmont
Filmography
Connected (2025) – Co-Director, Producer, DP, Editor
Fjalferð (2024) – Director, Producer, DP, Editor
Whispers (2024) – Director, DP, Editor
Athletes
Kax Sosnkowski, Westan Lubin, Ollie Smith, Benni Soloman, Dodge Woloson
SKI CATEGORIES
For this year’s iF3 Movie Awards, any and all films about skiing, snowboarding or a mixture of the two are eligible.
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ATHLETE
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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.
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