Freeski Film Culture Comes to London: Only Half The Story with Klättermusen, Boom Club and Bucket Clips
For those of you who remember the iF3 London days, you probably miss the golden era of pre-season film premieres and parties in the UK. Well, we have something special to fill that gap.
Last month, we saw scenes of absolute carnage up and down the UK with Boom Club’s Great British Banquet UK Tour, stopping at SnowTrax in Dorset, SnowDome in Tamworth, The Snow Centre in Manchester and Bearsden Snowsports Club in Glasgow. These guys brought a garage bassline style boom of excitement to the UK snowsports community, showing us that the scene is thriving once again. And you thought they were done? Oh no, the hype train continues...
Wednesday October 21st
36 King’s Road, Chelsea, London
A celebration of the untold stories behind two independent freeski films, alongside the launch of Klättermusen's first-ever dedicated freeride collection and a special screening of its new short film, The Signal.
We’ve all seen the final cut: perfectly edited tricks, dreamy conditions, endless good times. But what about everything that didn’t make the edit? The broken equipment, arguments, injuries and endless hours waiting for the weather to clear?
That’s the other half of freeski filmmaking, and on October 21st Klättermusen is joining forces with Boom Club and Bucket Clips to show London exactly that. The evening brings together independent freeski films, the stories behind the edits, and a celebration of the brand’s first-ever dedicated freeride collection.
Making these films comes down to blood, sweat and tears. Friendships are tested, crews battle the weather and travel the globe on budgets that probably shouldn’t get them out of the country, all chasing that one glory shot. The finished films might only last about 20 minutes, but the stories behind them could fill an entire evening.
What's on?
Austria-based DJ Stine Steinbiß kicks things off while you explore behind-the-scenes photography, artwork, prints, physical artefacts and outtakes from the productions, the stuff that rarely makes Instagram, let alone the big screen. London’s own Jubel will keep the ice-cold beers coming.
Once Klättermusen’s King’s Road store has been transformed from retail space into a showroom, the screenings begin:
BC5 by Bucket Clips: the fifth instalment from an all-female project based in Austria, with everything from gnarly kinked street rails to big mountain faces.
Block Buster by Boom Club: their second big production, in which many blocks were busted as the crew scoured Japan and Europe for the most unique features and creative ways to hit them.
The Signal by Klättermusen: a 90-second short featuring athletes including members of The Bunch, closing the screenings and marking the Swedish mountaineering brand’s arrival in freeride. After five decades building equipment for moving up and through the mountains, Klättermusen is turning its attention to the descent.
A Q&A with the crews follows, then the lights dim, the music gets louder and Boom Club take over the decks to close the night with a UK Garage set.
Skier, snowboarder, filmmaker, photographer, or simply someone who enjoys a good movie and a beer, you’re welcome. Expect a super friendly crowd and the chance to hang out with the riders, filmmakers and creatives behind it all. Events like this rarely happen in freeski, and even fewer premieres land on a street as historic as King’s Road.
Tickets are cheaper than a pint anywhere in the city, and every one sold goes towards funding Boom Club and Bucket Clips’ next projects and keeping independent freeski filmmaking alive.
Grab your tickets: https://OnlyHalfTheStory.eventbrite.se
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