MIMM 2: Trajedy to Triumph
About the Film
Tragedy Into Triumph is the second breakthrough film and follows in the footsteps of last year's film, Mountain in My Mind. The film interviews male and female professional skiers and snowboarders across the “Suicide Belt” in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States, where the suicide rate is nearly triple the national average. The crew hopes to inspire viewers to turn their own tragedies into triumphs and further increase awareness for suicide prevention in the Mountain West. The film features nearly every type of skiing and boarding, including: backcountry skiing, backcountry freestyle jumps, Olympic halfpipe skiing, park skiing, resort skiing, freeskiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, rail skiing, and freeriding.
The crew added a current Olympian and X-Games competitor to the athlete lineup, Benni Harrington. This year, we brought the crew out to Cooke City, Montana for 10 days of backcountry sled skiing. It was an amazing and powerful experience to have everyone together in one place, off the grid, in a snowmobile-accessed lodge. We also partnered with Arapahoe Basin to build and film in a private park with Alex Thisted, and we partnered with renowned filmmaker Chris DeJohn of Ski the East to film Bobby Sullivan in Timberline Park at Mt. Hood. The structure of the film itself also evolved and features 4 parts, ranging from personal challenges to advice for overcoming mental health hurdles. Overall, the product is far more polished and professional.
Presented By
FlyLow Gear, LINE Skis, Solvista Health, and Yellowstone Club Community Foundation. Supporting Sponsors Include: PitViper, VIIA Hemp Co., BombSnow Magazine, Treefort Lifestyles, Zipline Ski, PowTech MFG, Phunkshun Wear, Titan Straps, PWR Gum, Newschoolers.com, and JackStrong17
“Be like the bison. Face your traumas and tragedies head-on by running into the storm and you’ll spend less time in the worst of the elements.”
TRAILER
Credits
Directed and Narrated by John Padilla
Editor: Jack Dana
Cinematographers: John Padilla, Sarah Dolan, Chris DeJohn, and Derek Schreiner
Title Animation by Randy Fugler - Fortified Graphics
Artwork by Liam Johnston - Ooz Blue
Athletes and Interviewees (in-order of appearance): Benni Harrington, Alex Thisted, Derek Shreiner, Ski Patroller Eric, Sarah Dolan, Jack Clark, Bobby Sullivan, 10th Mountain Freeride, Matty Marks, Ashlyn Baird, Logan Smith, Jerome Anderson, and John Padilla.