{"id":14064,"date":"2024-10-22T09:53:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neu.freeride-filmfestival.com\/?p=14064"},"modified":"2024-10-22T10:22:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T08:22:42","slug":"griffin-glendinning-svea-irving-had-never-been-filmed-in-the-backcountry-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeride-filmfestival.com\/en\/griffin-glendinning-svea-irving-had-never-been-filmed-in-the-backcountry-before\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffin Glendinning: “Svea Irving had never been filmed in the backcountry before”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Stasis” is a mystical, melancholic portrait of Svea Irving, who competes for the US national team in the halfpipe. The film showcases her experiences in the wilderness and in nature in a cool and abstract way. In this interview, director Griffin Glendinning<\/a> shares his excitement about what made this project so special.<\/em>
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Could you briefly tell us who Svea Irving is?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Griffin Glendinning<\/strong>: Svea leads quite a stressful life. She just completed her first bachelor\u2019s degree at the University of Boulder. On top of that, she competes professionally in the halfpipe: in the World Cup and at the X-Games, where she won bronze in the SuperPipe in 2023. She is also trying to qualify for the 2026 Olympics. But she also loves being in the backcountry, exploring that side of skiing. All of this makes her life very complicated and chaotic. But there is one element that connects all these aspects, and that is nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n