The Freedom Chair

Directed by: Mike Douglas 2011 Canada 15 minutes
Showing: Thursday February 16th 2012 - Ski Show - Centennial Theatre
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Friday February 17th 2012 - Ski Show - Denman Cinemas
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Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life. Despite his comeback, and success in the world of competitive sit-skiing, Josh’s dream is to tackle the backcountry and the steepest and wildest mountains in the world.


Mike Douglas

In his 23 year ski career, Mike Douglas, has done it all – World Cup competitor, coach, film star, TV commentator, innovator, adventurer, event director, writer, film producer and more. Most notably, he is credited with the design of the modern twin–tip ski – an innovation that changed the sport. Known as the 'Godfather of Freeskiiing', Mike is constantly pushing forward and challenging the boundaries of skiing and the media that surrounds it.

Though he has dabbled in filmmaking since his first high school project – a short 8mm film called Born To Ski – it wasn't until 2006 that he started to take his production work seriously. At that time he founded Switchback Entertainment and began production on the web-series, Salomon Freeski TV. Since then he has worked on more than 100 productions and has won several filmmaking awards. Mike's passion lies in directing and the creative process of filmmaking.