It’s a wrap!

Svalbard Unplugged is a story of two friends, snowboarders and professional athletes exploring the northern islands of Svalbard. Their mission is to find the perfect mountain face to fulfil​ their freeriding dreams on. With no connection to the outside world they are free of the modern digital world and all the excessive noise, just to concentrate on​ experimenting the arctic nature and the feeling of freeriding - feeling of freedom. The short film takes the viewer deep into the wilderness of the Arctic​​​ where polar bears are common but people rare. The film also opens up the mindset of our heroes, what drives them from one challenge to the other, and from the international podiums to the nature. It’s a story about motivation and dreams, but also the ​uncertainty that plays an inevitable role in expeditions like this. Directed by: Rami Hanafi Co-Director: Mikko Keskinen Principal Cinematography: Iisakki Kennilä Aerial Cinematography & 2nd unit: Teemu Lahtinen Film editor & Colorist: Mikko Keskinen Music & sound design: Mikko Keskinen Producers: Antti Autti , Rami Hanafi Expedition Leader: Anders Bergwall / Arctic Guides Technical Advisor: Mikael Almert Polar Bear Safety: Martin Hallen Snowboarders: Antti Autti & Enni Rukajärvi

Professional snowboarder Antti Autti is dependent on snowboarding. For Antti it is a passion, but for his closest ones it is an obsession. He has been chasing snow and mountains at the expense of everything else. But when does absolute dedication for one thing start to take a toll on other important things in life? To figure this out, Antti decides to spend the whole season closer to home in Lapland and see if he can discover balance in life. Arctic Lights movie follows Autti´s season in the mountains and fells of the North and ponders if it is possible for a professional athlete to find balance between career and home.