Jake Burton

Jake Burton Carpenter, also known as Jake Burton, was an American snowboarder and founder of Burton Snowboards and one of the inventors of the modern day snowboard. He grew up in Cedarhurst, New York.

The Crash Reel (2013)

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucy Walker
CAST:  Kevin Pearce  •  Shaun White  •  Scotty Lago  •  Jake Burton

The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lucy Walker
CAST:  Kevin Pearce  •  Shaun White  •  Scotty Lago  •  Jake Burton

Life As A Movie (2008)

Comedic host and pro surfer, Benji Weatherley, takes the worlds biggest names in surf, skate and snow and one very famous musician around the world to experience each others sports first hand. From the exotic island of Kandui in the Mentawaiis for world class ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benji Weatherley
CAST:  Jake Burton  •  Tony Hawk

Comedic host and pro surfer, Benji Weatherley, takes the worlds biggest names in surf, skate and snow and one very famous musician around the world to experience each others sports first hand. From the exotic island of Kandui in the Mentawaiis for world class ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Benji Weatherley
CAST:  Jake Burton  •  Tony Hawk

For Right Or Wrong (2006)

For For Right Or Wrong is a documentary feature made in conjunction with Burton Snowboards, which profiles several of the companies sponsored riders in their various snow board disciplines; Pipe, Street, Free Ride and Big Air. A large part of the action takes place ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jake Burton  •  George Burton Carpenter  •  Shaun White  •  Terje Haakonsen

For For Right Or Wrong is a documentary feature made in conjunction with Burton Snowboards, which profiles several of the companies sponsored riders in their various snow board disciplines; Pipe, Street, Free Ride and Big Air. A large part of the action takes place ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Jake Burton  •  George Burton Carpenter  •  Shaun White  •  Terje Haakonsen

We Ride: The Story of Snowboarding (2013)

Grain Media and Burn Energy Drink tell the story of snowboarding through the eyes of the people who made it happen. From its origins in the culturally shifting 1960s, to its boom in the 90s, to its acceptance as a mainstream sport, snowboarding has had a roller ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orlando von Einsiedel  •  Jon Drever
CAST:  Danny Davis  •  Terje Haakonsen  •  Jason Lee  •  Ståle Sandbech

Grain Media and Burn Energy Drink tell the story of snowboarding through the eyes of the people who made it happen. From its origins in the culturally shifting 1960s, to its boom in the 90s, to its acceptance as a mainstream sport, snowboarding has had a roller ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Orlando von Einsiedel  •  Jon Drever
CAST:  Danny Davis  •  Terje Haakonsen  •  Jason Lee  •  Ståle Sandbech

Making Your Mark: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris (2014)

So how did a five-year-old kid from the flattest prairie region in Canada with the closest resort 8-hours away land the first ever backside triple cork 1440, win three X Games gold medals and just about every major snowboard competition by age 19? Director David ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Tindale
CAST:  Mark McMorris  •  Craig McMorris  •  Danny Davis  •  Terje Haakonsen

So how did a five-year-old kid from the flattest prairie region in Canada with the closest resort 8-hours away land the first ever backside triple cork 1440, win three X Games gold medals and just about every major snowboard competition by age 19? Director David ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Tindale
CAST:  Mark McMorris  •  Craig McMorris  •  Danny Davis  •  Terje Haakonsen

Unbroken: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris (2018)

After a horrific backcountry accident leaves professional snowboarder Mark McMorris in the ICU, he fights for his life and faces an existential crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Burwell
CAST:  Mark McMorris  •  Craig McMorris  •  Danny Davis  •  Torstein Horgmo

After a horrific backcountry accident leaves professional snowboarder Mark McMorris in the ICU, he fights for his life and faces an existential crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Burwell
CAST:  Mark McMorris  •  Craig McMorris  •  Danny Davis  •  Torstein Horgmo

Burton Snowboards - Chill (1989)

Locations: Canadian Cariboos Stratton Mountain, VT Southern Alps of New Zealand Mt. Baker, WA Stubai Glacier, Austria  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael McDonnell
CAST:  Craig Kelly  •  Jake Burton

Locations: Canadian Cariboos Stratton Mountain, VT Southern Alps of New Zealand Mt. Baker, WA Stubai Glacier, Austria  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael McDonnell
CAST:  Craig Kelly  •  Jake Burton

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today (2005)

The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans into the metropolis we know today and features animated maps and archival photographs, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Burton  •  James Sanders
CAST:  Stanley Tucci  •  Louis Auchincloss  •  John Guare  •  Pete Hamill

The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans into the metropolis we know today and features animated maps and archival photographs, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jake Burton  •  James Sanders
CAST:  Stanley Tucci  •  Louis Auchincloss  •  John Guare  •  Pete Hamill

Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story (2021)

An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Villena
CAST:  Jake Burton  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Shaun White  •  Kelly Clark

An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport- and unexpectedly launches a global cultural phenomenon: snowboarding.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Villena
CAST:  Jake Burton  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Shaun White  •  Kelly Clark