Mind blown. Seriously. Not sure where to start here, so I’ll simply offer up the trailer while I catch my breath.
Still stunned, but I’ll go ahead and give additional backstory a go. The screenings kick off in Vancouver, British Columbia mid-June (details at bottom of post). As Teton Gravity Research, who co-produced this project with Anthill, explains the motivations behind the film: “unReal is for those of us who escape. A film that celebrates breaking free from the confines of reality and venturing into a boundless world. This place isn’t remote or hard to find, and yet many never see it. Here, glacial walls transform into mountain bike trails, rain and snow aren’t the only elements to fall from the sky and thousand pound mammals become riding partners. Breathtaking visuals conjure feelings of awe and pure joy; feelings that only those of us who venture outside can truly understand. This film is dedicated to you — the dreamers, the rule-breakers, the ones who never grow up, the ones who know the secret — the ones who know the way into the unReal world.”
I was already convinced with the stills/trailer alone, but this makes my fandom/support official. And to set off their Mind the Gap series, a series surrounding the “making of” this 4K action sports documentary of sorts, they filmed several episodes, including one of their mountain bikers getting run over by a horse — an actual, real-life horse. Is “trampled” more the word we’re looking for?
Along with a behind-the-scenes look of that front flip screenshotted above and forever immortalized in unReal…
…and here is POV footage from that feat as well.
Don’t trip over yourself and miss this. You won’t be happy if you do.
For more information on the tour and screenings, head on over to TetonGravity.com.
