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Caution Media: Connected

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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

Directors

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

Production

Caution Media
Action Sports Media House

https://caution-media.com/

Questions and Answers

Athletes
Kax Sosnkowski, Westan Lubin, Ollie Smith, Benni Soloman, Dodge Woloson

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Co-Presenting Partners

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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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