Sanctuary | A snowboard short film
Sanctuary approaches the earth as a sacred ground: not something to conquer, but to connect with. This short film, conceived with snowboarder Coline Benninger, and produced with no budget, was an exercise in constraint and intention, deliberately moving away from conventional snowboard narratives.
The film unfolds as a more introspective gesture — rooted in a shared philosophy of nature as a space of resource, but also of reverence. Shot in deep blue and night tones, across high mountain landscapes that verge on the cosmic, the imagery is deliberately refined, almost suspended.
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Rider & voice over – Coline Benninger
Music – Yu Lin Hum
Film direction, cinematography, editing – Claudia Lederer
Additional footage – Craig Paterson – JustBe Films
Official Selection IF3 – International Freeride Festival 2023
© Claudia Lederer 2023