New Teton Gravity Research feature “Esperanto” has an official trailer

Snow sport veterans Teton Gravity Research are back in the world of mountain biking with a new feature film: Esperanto.

TGR dropped the official trailer for the film, which you can watch below.

The title, Esperanto, is borrowed from the attempt to create a universal language. While Esperanto didn’t really catch on, TGR explores an unspoken language that’s never required translation: the love of mountain biking.

Esperanto – Tour Dates

TGR is taking Esperanto on tour, including several Canadian dates. The new film premieres June 16 in Salt Lake City, Utah. After a few more U.S. stops, the tour arrives in Canada on June 23 in Nelson, B.C.

Vancouver’s Rio Theather is the next Canadian stop, hosting a pair of showings a month later on July 21 and 22. Esperanto heads to Whistler, B.C. on July 23-24 for two showings at the Maury young Arts Centre.

If your hometown isn’t on the list, you can get in touch with TGR host a premier of Esperanto.

Esperanto – Official Trailer

From TGR:

Mixing the rock stars of mountain biking with a cast of unknown and up-and-coming heroes, Teton Gravity Research’s latest film Esperanto explores how we share our dreams through a universal two-wheeled language no matter what our native tongue may be. 

This visual tapestry features next-level riding in unusual locations all across the globe.

There are more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. In 1887 a Polish-Jewish doctor named L.L. Zamenhof created a new one, a universal second language based on a combination of existing widely-spoken European languages. Its goal is to help bring people together from different ideologies, beliefs, and nations and ultimately to help end war. The language was called Esperanto. Translated into English it means ‘one who hopes.’ Today, Esperanto might remain elusive, but the dream of a shared language spoken worldwide still flourishes. You just have to know where to look for it.

Athletes:

Alma Wiggberg, Andreu Lacondeguy, Blake Hansen, Brage Vestavik, Brandon Semenuk, Brooke Anderson, Cam Zink, Carson Storch, Chelsea Kimball, Darren Berrecloth, Emil Johansson, Gift Puteho, Hannah Bergemann, Johny Salido, Justin Wyper, Kurt Sorge, Kyle Strait, Lukas Skiöld, Nico Vink, Rene Arévalo, Samantha Soriano, Sophie Gregory, Tomomi Nishikubo