Keyword Ski Jumping

Odd Horton is dependable and contained: he's a train driver retiring after 40 years of service, living a simple life. His idea of adventure is to fly from one city in Norway to another. Starting on the night of his retirement dinner, Odd has a series of dislocating experiences: a boy insists that Odd sit by his bedside while he falls asleep; misadventure causes Odd to miss his last run; he witnesses an arrest; he assists an old man and makes a friend; he takes a trip with a blindfolded driver; he adopts a dog; he takes stock late one night at the roundhouse; he revisits his mother's disappointment in him. How should he live the rest of his life?

Residing at 32 meters above sea level, the city of Orlando marks the water ski capital of the world. Onside Films brings you The 32 Accounts, containing a whole new insight into the personal lives of the top elite skiers, who travel from around the globe to base themselves around the densest concentration of ski sites existing today. Shot in high definition, THE 32 ACCOUNTS world record holder Karina Nowlan's reflection of 2008, Prodigy kid Zack Worden's Video debut, Chris Rossi's winter in Alta, Utah, world champaion Nicole Arthur, the untouchable Will Asher's day at the office, and jump annihilators Jaret Liewellyn and Freddy Kruger meet up to hit the ramp together. Athletes: Karina Nowlan, Thomas Asher, Zack Worden, Nicole Arthur, June Fladborg, Ray Stokes, Chris Rossi, Aaron Larkin, Jonathan Travers, Brooks and KC Wilson, Jaret Liewellyn, Freddy Kruger, and Will Asher Film by Ryan Sawyer Narrated by Casey Mommer

This Pete Smith Sports Champion short visits Southern California where it quickly moves from orange orchards to the mountain snow playground at Big Pines L.A. County Camp for some winter sports including sledding, skating, and ski jumping.

In her directorial debut, Martina di Lorenzo tells the story of two female ski jumpers, Katharina Althaus and Eva Pinkelnig, as they prepare for a groundbreaking change in skiing: the first official ski flying for women in Vikersund, Norway. Until now, this supreme discipline of ski jumping was only available to men. The documentary follows the two athletes through their physical and mental challenges as well as their fight for equality in skiing.

Hans Thirring, a theoretical physicist at the University of Vienna, is skiing down a mountain slope wearing cape-like attire. The cape, designed by Thirring and called the Thirring mantel, is made of parachute silk and acts somewhat like a parachute to provide its wearer reduced speed while shushing down the slopes. But it also provides lift so that the skier is lighter on his skis, almost weightless. This "flight" somewhat mimics the experience felt by those participating in the relatively new sport of ski-flying (also known as ski jumping), which must have exacting conditions (i.e. little wind, hard packed snow) to ensure safety. Even in ideal conditions, ski-flying is a dangerous sport, especially if the landing is not executed properly.