A snowboard film where no one leaves the ground.
Whether it's riding into a jump, navigating exposed faces, floating through forests or your first snowboard lesson, turning is at the heart of snowboarding.
Filmmaker Samuel McMahon brings a decade of experience behind the lens to this deep dive into snowboarding culture that examines resort riding, high mountain freeriding, Japanese flatland and - of course - powder. Lots of powder.
Left Right is in part a search for the perfect turn, but along the way it unearths dream locations and incredible characters. It shows a little of the secret sauce that goes into filming beautiful turns, and tries to get to the heart of why such a simple act keeps us coming back for more and more every winter.
Featuring Sebastien Konijnenberg, John Mhyre, Lewis Sonvico, Kaori Terabyashi, Emilien Badoux, Tiphanie Perrotin, Liam Rivera, Dave Crozier, Mathieu Crepel, Shuta Takamatsu, Shun Yamamoto & Clemmens Bergmann.
France
Switzerland
Japan
Norway
Director
Samuel McMahon
Filmography
A Guide To Mellow Livin' (screened IF3 2020)
The Instinct Diaries - Nidecker Snowboards
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
- Amateur Film of the Year
- Amateur Skier of the Year
ATHLETE
- Female Skier of the Year
- Male Skier of the Year
- Breakthrough Skier of the Year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Street Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Ski Mountaineering Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (Dedicated to Kai Smart)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, street, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
AMATEUR
- Amateur Film of the Year
- Amateur Snowboarder of the Year
ATHLETE
- Female Snowboarder of the Year
- Male Snowboarder of the Year
- Breakthrough Snowboarder of the Year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Street Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (Dedicated to Jeff Keenan)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
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