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Born out of the mountains and inspired by all adventure sports, we live to play in the world’s peaks, rivers and oceans. Anthill Films is looking for a full-time, internal graphic designer that shares our appreciation for fun and hard work. As a key member of our creative team, you will lead the creation of artwork that will help our films and videos standout in today’s digital world. More details inside...
Step into the shoes of Tom van Steenbergen, Cam McCaul, and Stevie Smith in these POV Action Cam clips from #theunRealmovie. Compiled here for your viewing pleasure!
The trails of the Whistler Bike Park have seen their fair share of screen time over the years, from segments in our past films to your next-door-neighbour's POV edit. So, when it came time to filming the bike park segment for unReal, we knew we had to do something different.
Every so often, an event happens in nature that is so profound, it belies the very foundation of reality. This is the stuff of legends and lore, a rare phenomenon that may only happen once in a lifetime. In order to witness such an event, we must suspend our judgement of what we think we know. We must let go, look to the sky, and believe.
For as long as I can remember, my answer to the following question has always remained consistent. “Where is the one place in the world you want to go but have not yet been?” My reply, “Bali.” The fascination I’ve had with this tiny Indonesian island originally stemmed from its reputation for warm water and surf-able waves, but it wasn’t until recently when I met a Balinese mountain biker in Whistler that I realized there’s another huge reason to go explore Bali.
Last week, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Anthill Films released one of the most acclaimed segments from unReal, Brandon Semenuk’s “One Shot” segment. It’s the first full segment in a mountain bike film shot in a single, continuous shot. The beautiful simplicity of the segment hides the extraordinary amount of work and coordination it took from the entire team to create.
The stoke is high in the Anthill Films and TGR offices right now. Our new mountain bike film unReal is currently on tour and now available on iTunes. To celebrate we are releasing the soundtrack to the film via Spotify. Relive the best moments from the film and get a new soundtrack for your next ride.
"There comes a time in all our lives when we must let go of all the chaos and clutter of the modern world and tune our minds to a simpler idea…to see into that empty space just a few feet in front of us and see nothing else… to see the path ahead as a story yet to be written. Entire days of our lives can pass by without meaning, yet within these moments of absolute clarity there’s an entire lifetime worth remembering. It’s simply a matter of letting the rest of the world melt away…"
You can purchase unReal on iTunes for $14.99, or you can download it from one of the following platforms: Amazon, Google Play, Xbox, PlayStation, MGo (4k), and Vimeo on Demand. unReal is also available on demand on Comcast Cable VOD, DirecTV On Demand, and Dish On Demand.
You can PRE-ORDER unReal on iTunes now for $14.99 and it will automatically download to your computer once the clock strikes midnight on July 21st.
On June 18th, 2015, Teton Gravity Research and Anthill Films unveiled their long-awaited mountain bike film, unReal, to 1600 people in Vancouver, BC. Since then, the film has premiered in over 55 cities and is set to premiere in dozens more over the summer. Be sure to check out tetongravity.com/films/unreal/tour for tour dates and to buy tickets!
It's the question you've all been asking: Who is the winner of the custom unReal Trek Slash with Shimano XTR?!
With only nine days to go until the World Premiere of unReal, things around the Anthill Films and TGR headquarters are getting pretty crazy. The crew is working around the clock to make sure that the final film is... well... unReal!
How do YOU escape the real world? We want to see YOUR worst real world experiences—your traffic jams, long line ups, spilled coffees—and then we want to see your way out. What does your unReal world look like?
On June 18th, 2015, the unReal world tour kicks off in Vancouver, BC. Tickets for the tour are ON SALE NOW! To purchase tickets, head on over to www.tetongravity.com/films/unreal/tour. You don't want to miss this!
Night vision. Examples of species that possess this quality include the Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus) and the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus). However, not all species are privileged enough to possess this nocturnal quality. Example… the human species (homo sapiens).
In the early 80’s, mountain biking emerged from a core group of friends using their bikes to find new adventures. The technology has evolved a lot since then, but the reasons why we ride will always remain.
Escape the real world and join us for the world premiere and global tour of unReal, starting June 18th in Vancouver B.C.
Dusk is falling rapidly and I’m driving down a maze of gravel roads deep in the interior of BC with the fuel gage nearing empty. Stevie is injured and all I have to go on are some sketchy directions that an old timer gave us a ways back. We’re hoping that we can find the hospital before the truck runs out of gas.
Early last summer I had an unUsual email come across my inbox. It read something like this: “Hey Cam, we’re actually going to try to do that crazy glacier idea for unReal. We’ll be camping up there for 2 weeks and trying to find some rideable snow and ice. It will probably be a big challenge, are you into it...?”
