{"id":2453587,"date":"2020-01-22T23:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=319531"},"modified":"2020-01-22T23:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T06:05:00","slug":"action-flicks-back-in-2020-at-studio-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/action-flicks-back-in-2020-at-studio-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Action flicks back in 2020 at Studio X"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Fire on the Mountain” will screen Friday in Studio X at the X Games venue, one of 11 film screenings schedule for 2020.<\/strong>
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Ski and snowboard movies, and a dash of athlete on-screen acting, are finding their place at X Games Aspen.<\/p>\n

Between the snowsports action and the concerts<\/a> at the Buttermilk venue, event producers this year are hosting free screenings of some of the newest ski flicks in the indoor Studio X dome.<\/p>\n

The mini film festival debuted onsite in 2019<\/a>, when the free screenings were hosted in the Diamond Club. Located at the far edge of the venue, a trek across the temporary music venue from the crowds at the superpipe and X Fest, these screenings drew intimate crowds gathered on couches for athlete talks and screenings.<\/p>\n

For 2020, X Games is putting the free film screenings in the middle of the action at Studio X, a heated indoor space located along the festival\u2019s busy pedestrian walkway adjacent to the snowmobile course and Summit Express ski lift. The event space will have a capacity of 150 people.<\/p>\n

The more prominent film screenings, said X Games associate director of event development Valerie Ryan, are part of a broader effort to engage athletes intimately with X Games spectators and to push budding stars into the pop culture mainstream.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to highlight what our athletes are working on,\u201d Ryan said, noting that some screenings will be followed by athlete Q&A sessions. \u201cWe also want to find ways to connect the athletes to the spectators. They\u2019re wearing helmets and goggles and might not be recognizable, so we want to connect them to our X Games guests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Screenings kick off Thursday afternoon with the new Volcom snowboarding movie \u201cInexact Odyssey\u201d and \u201cOverjoyed\u201d featuring X Games boarders Red Gerard, Sage Kotsenburg and Ben Ferguson.<\/p>\n

While the winter edition of X Games has pushed freeskiing and boarding fully into the mainstream on ESPN over the past two decades, movies featuring X Games athletes remain a relatively smaller subculture among snowsports enthusiasts. By making the films a centerpiece of the in-person experience, along with year-round broadcasts on ABC\u2019s \u201cWorld of X Games\u201d series, ESPN aims to grow that audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to connect the dots and bring these films into the mainstream,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n

The Aspen production crew worked with the \u201cWorld of X Games\u201d team to program the film series and looked to the sponsors who fund ski and snowboard movies along with leading production companies like Teton Gravity Reseach to find movies that would suit the in-person audience. X Games also will put the might of its social media handles behind the films, reaching the global audience that watches the broadcast on ESPN and follows online.<\/p>\n

Snowboarder Danny Davis \u2014 who last year screened his behind-the-camera debut \u201cAll in A Dream\u201d<\/a> \u2014 is back on the bill, with a Friday screening of the 2019 championships at his Peace Park comp, featuring 21 elite snowboarders (including X Games stars like Jamie Anderson, Red Gerard, Ben Ferguson, Mark McMorris and Scotty James).<\/p>\n

Davis is also featured Thursday in the artful \u201cFire on the Mountain,\u201d a Grateful Dead-inspired short about improvisation in action sports. It\u2019s narrated by the Deadhead and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton, with segments also featuring snowboarders Jeremy Jones and Kimmy Fasani, surfer Rob Mahado and skiers Michelle Parker and Chris Benchetler.<\/p>\n

Aspen\u2019s Alex Ferreira is in the spotlight Saturday, screening his Japan travelogue \u201cThe Scenic Route,\u201d<\/a> made with the local production company Vital Films.<\/p>\n

Ferreira\u2019s show will be preceded by a screening of Ryan Murphy\u2019s FX anthology series \u201cAmerican Horror Story: 1984,\u201d which is off the action sports map but features X Games mainstay and gay icon Gus Kenworthy in his role as Chet Clancy, a disqualified Olympic athlete.<\/p>\n

\u201cGus Kenworthy is a great highlight to show the crossover of action sports with mainstream media,\u201d Murphy said.<\/p>\n

Mark and Craig McMorris take over Sunday, with three screenings of snowboarding adventures in Europe, Aspen and Alaska.<\/p>\n

Along with the 11 films featuring X Games athletes, Studio X is turning into an indoor entertainment option throughout the festival and competitions. Daily events inside the venue include DJs, dance parties, Q&As with athletes and photographers and a daily \u201cKids\u2019 Bubble Bash.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to provide the younger kids with something to do and someplace to warm up,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n

DJs will play in the space until 10 p.m. on Thursday, 11:30 on Friday and Saturday and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, giving spectators a new option for a post-competition party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere really is something for everyone throughout the day,\u201d Ryan said of Studio X.<\/p>\n

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