Fearlessly Longboarding Down Norway’s Steep Mountain Roads | Short Film Showcase
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- In Ishtar X Tussilago, filmmaker Maceo Frost captures downhill longboard rider Ishtar Bäcklund and her friends in the majestic mountains of Norway. An inspiring soundtrack from Swedish rock band Tussilago accompanies footage of the group skating by snowfields and rocky outcroppings at breakneck speeds.
Maceo Frost: cargocollective.com/maceo/
Ishtar Bäcklund: / ishti
Tussilago: / tussilagoofficial
Director: Maceo Frost
DoP: Max Larsson & Maceo Frost
Produce: Fred Thurstrup
Rider: Ishtar Bäcklund
Music: Tussilago
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Fearlessly Longboarding Down Norway’s Steep Mountain Roads | Short Film Showcase
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'Just follow that feeling, everything else is a lie'
Leon Chatterton coming back here for the third time now and this is just the best quote ever
What could go wrong following a temporary emotion
I've never skateboarded in my life but this video makes me want to! Ishtar is beautiful - the music is fantastic - the scenery is incredible - the inspiration, unbeatable!
Thats not skateboarding mate haha
yusuf zulfi d'oh! longboarding, right?! My bad.
if you look at the earliest videos in the 70tees that was considerd skateboarding it looks more like longboarding..It started as a form of mimicking surfing.I been skating street for almost 24 years I dont concider longboarding beeing anything different then vert or street.Its just another form of doing it
Erik Erikssen i bet you're an awesome boarder of all kinds after 24 years! way to go~
Longboarding for me was a great way to start skating, it was much easier than Park skating. Longboarding is a lot more forgiving than the smaller board, hard wheeled brothers of Vert and Street. In a way it really is all the same skate at heart. Downhill skating is a thing unto itself however, compared to a smooth kick around town on a Longboard. Until you've dialed in your form, learned how to maintain/mod your gear and learn the basics of sliding on an open road, you have no idea how fun gripping or slipping a corner on the apex at 50mph can be. Everyone should try Longboarding, but Downhill is for the those who embrace fear as a brother and let doubt fall by the side of the road. Kudos to all you Park, Vert, Street, Pool, Freestyle, Slalom and Trick skaters. It takes skill and effort to not hurt yourself skating, and it happens all the time. My parking lot kicking, hill bombing, freestyle sliding, city slashing, and longboard dancing heart beats for my fallen brethren. From one branch of the Sk8 Fam tree to the other, shred on!
Leathers are a good thing for a Mountain run. Looked like a fun time.
thank you national geographic for making this film!
walter mitty!!
what do you mean?
it's a film :)
Sadie love this movie
Wrong spot hehe. :)
That was in Iceland not Norway.
what a beautiful place
Adhitya Permana Putra true
This is the most beautiful video I've seen in weeks!
OwenB22 yes
Still one of the most beautiful videos i’ve come across. So simple yet so aesthetic.
i have so much respect for these people!
FREAKIN' SPECTACULAR. On all counts! Thank you for a superb film!
I just want longboarding to be massive again
they are brave as hell...
People think these people are good at what they do. Bitch please the camera man is doing the same but filming at the same time! Never forget behind the camera people!
I know right! They made this film look so breath taking!
Often times they use a follow car. And skating while holding a GoPro or having a luger isn’t as hard as you’d think
sooo many pervs!!!!!! nice vid would have liked more skating though the footage was rad i bet there is a lot more. thanks to national geographic for promoting the sport! big up!
she's beautiful.
Needs more longboarding
You can see in her eyes that she enjoys what she's doing.
"Follow that feeling, everything else is a lie"
Respect. Of course. My son used to do this here in South Africa. I am extremely pleased he stopped. But respect. Your life your choice.
the whole video is amazing, I wanna be friend with these guys 😭💗💗💗💗😍😍😍
The scenery is awesome. The skateboarding is pretty nutzy.
this feeling im getting just by watching this is all I ever wanted it's freedom
This reminds me of one of my favorite movies
I love it!
Transcendent film and thank you National Geographic for epic vid. Epic nature experience with human entanglement of inspiration.
Someone better be climbing those gorgeous rock walls I see in the background! someone better! Rock climbing visit would be nice, maybe this crew of long-boarders could give me tour.
Lucus Kane climb those rocks up and skating back down would be so perfect
I doubt those people are into any sport that moves less than 20mph.
she's a beauty
4:19 I get enough of that at my house my father and brother they say imagination is stupid and you should just give up hope but I never listen to them because, if I don't have imagionation I can not truelly live to the fullest I would feel like a caged animal and wait for death to come suffering everyday that's why it's better to be yourself then someone your not do not listen to the negative people they can not live to the fullest eny ways those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind
Totally Agree!
Well, its been 3 years since this comment.
Any updates on life?
so true
She needs a shoe sponsorship urgently.
JUST BEUTY! AWESOME
Love the curved corners, wish there was a browser plugin for that!
This dangerous !!! but cool
Hello,
Very nice video. I love Norway. Please tell, which camera have been used for shooting?
Nokia
I think Im in love
YES follow your dreams!!!
Que pico irado!!!
Very nice
really nice video... from a person with same mentality and deeds:)
I wanna do this!!
NATURE😍
your form scares me. flying V all the way! nice.
A dream it is for me to LongBoard
love from Bangladesh. If I am able to save enough money I will surely visit Norway someday .
Omg Ishtar appearing on National geographic :o
cool
Omg is this heaven?
maby. if you want to go to heven and not die first so go to Norway. (best out of the big City eria
Where in Norway was this filmed? I have to add this to my list of places to see before I die...
+DiatonicVids i'm not sure but it looks a bit like Aurland
+DiatonicVids This is road 500 down to Lysebotn in southwest of Norway :)
Trøndelag,Troms,finmark and Agder eria
+oslo 2000 møre og romsdal, Sogn og fjordane??
Mp1Maater03 well yas der too
Best wishes. :)
anyone know the location? could be rogaland.
Anyone know what wheels there using
is this natgeo channel ?
Yes
Who went back up to get the car?
You should do what you believe in
Just follow that feeling
Everything else is a lie.
me encanta la longboards
1:09 camping lysebotn
Nobody noticed the guy with the hole in his pants at 2:03
which part of Norway is it?
+Łucja Sołtys This is road 500 down to Lysebotn in southwest of Norway.
where ist this in norway?
lysebotn
When is it going to become a sport ?
They were going down a wet road and not using rain wheels ._. sketch.
It was only wet right there due to the waterfall.
Красивые девушки byti gerl
awesome!
Very nice!
But you're out there longboarding, not just dreaming about it.
Don't you worry about cars coming the other way?
Yugan Dali sometimes
Song please?
+MichaelShammas Tussilago - waltz
Unfortunately not all of Norway looks like this ):
Tell where not to go and I shall stay far away. >.
naomi trowell just all of the bottom part of Norway ;P I could show you around xD
Haha, which part are you from?
naomi trowell almost the middle, and now that we have chance of snow, it's gonna be beautiful
ah snow. I've never seen snow:) Do you think i'll survive in Norway?
04:02 She needs a shoe sponsorship urgently.
Cool, I also ride a long board
They must’ve been praying that a car didn’t suddenly approach them down one of those one way streets
in half of the video, they are not longboarding
2:52- 3:05 I beleave in my ozzie so yes I am dating him
LoveTruth>>Bad Asses >Skate or die!
4:27 They spelled "succeeding" wrong. So professional that is.
Wait, she is swedish...
Those chicks. Wife material.
can I have the name of the girl please? real awesomeness... just would like to say I love u :)
Try to put English subtitles in there or don't put it for Americans
+skippyjl1 there are englih subtitles.
see that's the problem with americans if things can't go their way they don't want no part of it, and that is english subtitles you're probably too dumb to understand
Oops, I see now 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 the blind man says ✌🏼️✌🏼✌🏼
hva heiter plassen
autos
She was getting like surgery on her scratch wth
I built the first woman's longboard site ;)
Zq
Those guys are starting to look like girls. Damm!!!
Amazing video... Would have been a lot cooler if the skaters could actually skate. Must be nice to pick up any hobbie and go anywhere you want.
A swedish girl talking
Good thing she brought her kneepads so when she falls on her face and shatters her jaw and losses most of her teeth her knees will be a-okay.
Typical longboard edit, half the video isn't even skating just static shots lol
Brown people "deserve" snow, too.
Dear Europe, keep the doors open to brown people!
why do they speak swedish an not norwegian??
fuck that was cheesy
sped up footage? they arent even wearing glasses.
muricanblubber not sped up. But true. Aren't wearing glasses or a full face. Gnarly.
you guys were filming the wrong people lol some kooky beginner girls? Norway has a pretty talented downhill scene and some of the world's best roads...lots of wasted potential with this video.