First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s.
The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress that the sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska and its back country.
It is the first movie to be produced and financed by the soft-drink company Mountain Dew.
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Credits
Kemp Curly - producer, editor
Kevin Harrison - producer, director
Marc Joubert - co-producer
John Kaplan - co-producer
Jack Kelly - coordinating producer
Paula Martone - line producer
Larry Tanz - executive producer
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 54% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10.