BLINDSPOT

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/362679941[/vimeo] Louif Paradis, Mark Wilson, and Sam Taxwood in Georgia and Quebec City.... That's all you need to know. Watch and enjoy! Louif Paradis, Mark Wilson and Sam Taxwood embark on two trips - to the country of Georgia and to Quebec, to explore and draw parallel between the completely unknown and arguably the most iconic, recognizable and known visual to the snowboard community.   The Russians left Georgia in 1991, because of the collapse of the USSR. They left behind hotels, ski resorts and buildings galore devoid of human attention for decades. The entire country seemed to be cast in a cloak of mystery, vacant of any digital guide. Our phones didn’t properly work. We used paper maps to navigate. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Like one giant blindspot on the map.Georgia was a beacon of unknown. And set side by side to the unknown was now the known; Quebec – arguably the most iconic and recognizable visual to the snowboard community. The area has been pillaged for the last two decades by some of the best riders we’ve even seen. But all it took was open minds and snow accumulated in ways we hadn’t seen before. blindspot. A short film by Dakine. Starring Mark Wilson, Sam Taxwood, Louif Paradis. Filmed & Edited by Jon Stark Produced by Dakine, Colleen Quigley, Tyler Malay, Alexandra Erickson Color & post by Tyler Malay Art Direction by Alexandra Erickson Music in order of appearance Intro “Opus” Performed by Men I trust From the album Men I trust menitrust.bandcamp.com/ Quebec “Production Line” Performed by Le Cliché From the album Consumer Behavior lecliche.bandcamp.com/ Interlude “Purgatory (The Storm has Passed) Performed by Live Footage From the album Doyers Georgia “Achille” Performed by Naibu From the album Achille horizonsnaibu.bandcamp.com/ Credits "Saw A Light" Written by Bill Lennox and Bobby Colombo Performed by Bonny Doon Courtesy of Woodsist By arrangement with Terrorbird Media