Case study: Few Words

In 2012, Process was approached by Quiksilver global to produce a feature-length documentary about one of skiing's biggest names, Candide Thovex. Named Few Words for more reason than one, the project was one of the world's most hugely anticipated ski films. Few Words takes a look at Candide´s life, starting ground-up from his childhood right to the current day with newly filmed footage from all over the world. The film featuring interviews from people close to Candide and some of the sports biggest names, the viewer is given insight into the path Candide took to make it to the top of his sport, to win X-Games gold and then seemingly lose it all in a tragic accident that broke his back.

The teaser for 'Few Words' has amassed over 1 million views on youtube.

Few Words took 2 years to produce and was filmed in locations across the world including, France, Austria, Switzerland, British Columbia, South America and Alaska. The film premiered at the Le Grand Rex in Paris to a sold-out crowd and was well-received globally during its premiere tour. Few words won 4 out of 5 nominations at skiing's largest international awards ceremony the Powder Awards in Utah, including Best Male Performance (Candide Thovex), the Full Throttle Award, Best Cinematography Award, and the Best Documentary Award. The Le Grand Rex in Paris was the location for the world premiere.   Process founder and Few Words director, Matt Pain with Candide Thovex at the world premiere in Paris.   The world premiere in Paris had a sold out crowd.   Few Words on the screen at Le Grand Rex.  

Today, in 2020, Few Words lives on. You can watch it free on Quiksilver's youtube channel, the 60-minute documentary has gathered over 3.6 million views and has been labeled as a must-see film for ski fans over the world and has a 8.3 raiting on IMDb. If you have a spare 60 minutes, we encourage you to sit down and enjoy it.