Shaun White

When snowboarding first rose to popularity in the 1980s, many people didn't know what to make of it - taking the thrashed-out style of skateboarding and moving it to the ski slopes, snowboarding was hardly welcomed by the old-school winter sports establishment who regarded 'boarders' as punks and misfits. But as more people took up the sport and the extreme sports community developed a following that couldn't be ignored, a grudging acceptance of the sport (and the skills of the best board riders) followed, and now snowboarding is one of the world's leading winter sports. First Descent is a documentary in which some of the pioneers of the snowboarding movement (among them Nick Perata, Shawn Farmer, and Terje Haakonsen) talk about the past, present, and future of the sport with some of the top new riders on the slopes (including Hannah Teter and Shaun White). But along with sharing some friendly conversation, these snowboarding legends get together for the trip of a lifetime - a journey to a beautiful Alaskan mountain range that has never been skied or 'boarded before, giving the veteran riders a chance to show that they still have what it takes, and the new stars a challenge no one has ever faced before.

15 years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. We also celebrate Sarah Burke who crashed in Park City and died January 19, 2012.

Intimate interviews and home footage recount Scotty James' journey of ambition, resilience and triumph, from his childhood dreams to Olympic gold.

The widespread mental health issues among Olympic athletes are examined in this documentary. Directed and executive produced by Brett Rapkin -- and narrated by the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps -- the film features interviews with top Olympic athletes who open up about the crippling depression rampant among competitors, particularly after the Games are over.

Dear Rider tells the inspirational story of how Jake Burton Carpenter, the man who pioneered the sport of snowboarding, took a favorite childhood toy and developed it into an international cultural phenomenon.