After months of planning, the Ski Channel’s latest project is ready to be shown to the world–and what an exhilarating experience it is! The new television network, based right here in Pacific Palisades and available on Time Warner Cable, DirectTV and Dish, will be premiering its new ski film “The Story” this Sunday, October 24th, at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. As the first of hundreds of screenings around the country the event will include a red carpet arrival of athletes, musicians, celebrities and cast, a warm up film about Mammoth Mountain’s terrain park called “Hot Laps” and an after party and concert at the 30,000 square foot Highlands next door. The event gets underway at 6 p.m., approximately 70 athletes and celebrities are expected. Reminiscent of the old Warren Miller ski films, “The Story” stars Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Bobby Brown, Mike Douglas, Chris Davenport and other top stars of skiing, snowboarding, human flight and various other mountain sports. The revolutionary action film celebrates those who devote their lives to the mountains and takes viewers to the top of Mt. Everest to the bottom of Antarctica. In all, there are over 100 different locations featured in the film. At every turn, there are jaw-dropping stunts that will have viewers scratching their heads and virtually every frame of the film is filled with breathtaking scenery. “The film tells the story of incredible people doing incredible things in incredible places,” said Steve Bellamy, the CEO of Atonal Sports and Entertainment which owns the Palisades Tennis Center as well as The Ski Channel. “The reason we made the film was because the stories of these athletes are so good they have to be told. Such a large portion of skiers give up virtually everything to do what they do. Whether it be surrendering their childhood to race like Lindsey Vonn or passing up promising careers and the traditional trappings of life to wash dishes at the lodge and be able to ski everyday, the stories are all or nothing. Even though the action in the film is as gnarly as anything you will see in life, it is the stories that really captivate me.” Bellamy also wrote, produced and directed the film. The film’s soundtrack includes songs by Brandi Carlile, Bryon Friedman, Sara Mancuso and of course there are tennis players, as the Bryan Brothers, the Jensen Brothers and the Seguso Brothers all have songs in the film. Additionally, Joey Ryan a cutting edge new artist now touring the country has songs in the film. Ryan grew up playing tennis at the Palisades Tennis Center. Nearly all the artists will be performing songs from the film at the after party. Every person purchasing a ticket to the event, gets a swag bag that includes a lift ticket to Mammoth Mountain, a $50off coupon on a Sony TX-5 camera and much more. Families and kids are welcome and there will be autograph signings and picture opportunities at the event. It is through enlightening experiences and dimensional characters that the tale of skiing is told; “The Story” travels around the world and delves into the lives that built and continue to build the great American pastime and sport of skiing. Unlike any other ski movie, “The Story” reveals the untold tale–the greater legend told through the intimate words and skiing of the films’ respective stars. Through epic skiing, snowboarding, river surfing and unimaginable variations of human flight, the new High Definition film showcases the insatiable hunger and the intangible feeling that drives the people who are the pillars of mountain sports. The movie was shot on location in Mt Everest, Nepal; Antarctica; Las Le’as, Argentina; Portillo, Chile; Whistler, British Columbia; Haines, Alaska; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Snowbird, Utah; Vail, Colorado, Lake Tahoe and Mammoth and other snowy locations across the globe. The perfect prelude to winter, “The Story” documents the story that has yet to be told–until now. Tickets available at The Ski Channel’s website or by clicking on http://www.theskichannel.com/filmtour/Hollywood%2C+CA/.
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