Gigi Rüf
Actor
Movies11
Movie5.3DocumentaryAn out of the box Snowboard Film by PIRATE MOVIE PRODUCTION coproduced by RED BULL MEDIA HOUSE. This unusual Snowboard action movie brings together some of the best european riders, an award-winning production crew and locations every snowboarder dreams of, all blending into one outstanding action packed visual experience. Join a tight group of snowboard professionals on their journeys around the globe, always on the hunt for the best snow, the biggest jumps, the gnarliest lines and the most unique features. From the streets of Russia and Canada, to the mystical forests of Japan; from the steepest mountains of India and Alaska to the endless possibilities of the European Alps; to the spiritual slopes of Greenland, we not only captured the action but also the sense of traveling.
Perceptions
2014 · 3 votes
MovieDocumentaryAbsinthe remains committed to documenting these amazing riders with the most timeless and stylish medium: Film. Following up to last year’s question ‘Optimistic?’, Absinthe answers with a crew of riders who overcome obstacles with spontaneity and skill in another full spectrum snowboard film that is down to have some more fun with snowboarding. Ready.
Ready
2008
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As a professional snowboarder Elias Elhardt has achieved what many others only dream of. Powdering is a privilege, the Allgäuer is aware of that. Nevertheless, he wonders how he can reconcile the sport with his conscience even longer. Without doubt, snowboarding is his dream job, but it also makes him a figurehead of the sports industry. Exactly these questions drive Elias Elhardt: When will our enthusiasm for the mountains reach destructive proportions? How can we protect what we love? CONTRADDICTION is both - a clever film about the contradictions of our passion and an ode to life with the mountains. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
MovieDocumentaryA winter defined by feast or famine, shattered snowfall records and endless droughts, tidal waves, floods, and for many, a season that simply would not end. In a time where technology and the energy of our planet are accelerating off the charts and Mother Nature's confusion can no longer be explained away by experts. The Kootenay, Purcell, Selkirk, Monashee, Pacific Coast, Cascade, Wasatch, Uinta, Cache, Gros Ventre, Strandafjellet and Kaçkar mountain ranges were on the winning end of the spectrum, and you might guess where the Absinthe crew spent their winter. Twelve riders having a blast, redefining the limits of what is possible. Absinthe brings you the next wintry shred classic: Twel2ve.
twel2ve
2011
Movie5.2DocumentaryMovement can give the illusion of progress. And they say that all the world is illusion. So what is the difference between exploring and being lost? In a winter that brought an exceptional amount of challenges to riders all over the world, Absinthe's newest snowboard film reminds us how much our reality is affected by what we make of it. Whether you are lost ... or exactly where you want to be ... all depends on how you look at it. NOW/HERE
NowHere
2010 · 2 votes
MovieDocumentaryAnimationIn a time beyond and close to now... a vision was revealed. A vision of the very first dream of life. The dream of life before there was life. The dream that vapor dreams of becoming solid and falling to meet whatever will catch and hold it. Thus begins "ESCRAMBLE".
Escramble
2006
Movie7.0DocumentaryGrain Media and Burn Energy Drink tell the story of snowboarding through the eyes of the people who made it happen. From its origins in the culturally shifting 1960s, to its boom in the 90s, to its acceptance as a mainstream sport, snowboarding has had a roller coaster history. A fully immersive archive film narrated by Jason Lee and a cast of dozens of snowboarders, We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding is the first feature film to tell the story of how this outsiders' sport became huge.
We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding
2013 · 3 votes
Movie9.0DocumentaryJoin international snowboard professionals - Gigi Rüf , Elias Elhardt, Kazu Kokubo and Toni Kerkela - on their journey around the globe to determine which path leads to a life well-lived, always on the hunt for the best snow, the gnarliest lines, the most unique features.
As the Crow Flies
2017 · 2 votes
MovieGigi Rüf and Elias Elhardt share a passion for exploring the unknown. The journey to find new lines is as much a part of the soul of snowboarding as the turns themselves. Together, they create high-velocity art in the deep snow of the backcountry.
Follow Your Nose
2015
Movie8.0DocumentaryThe documentary follows a crew of snowboarders for six weeks in the Chugach mountains, and showcases what it takes to ride these unique Alaskan mountains: the waiting, the stress, the dangers, everything that goes into it and is usually never shown. It also retraces some of the history of this unknown discipline and pays tribute to the pioneers. But the film really focuses on the human aspect and why these people do what they do.
Lines
2007 · 2 votes
MovieDocumentaryStarring the best team in snowboarding, the long awaited UNION BINDING COMPANY team movie is here at last! Shot entirely with RED cameras in 4K and above, STRONGER was filmed on location from the peaks of the Alaskan alpine to the streets of Finland, and all the best spots in between. Bringing together legends, veterans and rookies, STRONGER delivers insane snowboarding from Kazu Kokubo, Gigi Rüf, Scott Stevens, Dustin Craven, Johnny O’Connor, Phil Jacques, Travis Rice, Dan Brisse, Anto Chamberland, Bryan Iguchi, Arthur Longo & Torstein Horgmo. Buckle up tight, because a crew like this has never been assembled in a major snowboarding motion picture.
Stronger
2016