surf movies

[Justin]

i'm a big fan of documentaries and just now found this not released surf doc that looks pretty fascinating:

http://www.snagfilms.com/splinters


Splinters is the first feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. In the 1980s an intrepid Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo. Twenty years on, surfing is not only a pillar of village life but also a means to prestige. With no access to economic or educational advancement, let alone running water and power, village life is hermetic. A spot on the Papua New Guinea national surfing team is the way to see the wider world; the only way.

[prjwebb]

That sounds really interesting Justin! I much prefer stuff like that with a bit of depth. I bought Innersection II recently and found the relentless air reverses into the wind. section after section, got boring pretty quick...

[iggy]

Thanks for posting Justin, HUGE fan of surfing documentaries

[kdropin]

yeah i got lost atlas for a birthday gift and didn't even finish it made it about half way through..

trilogy is still probably my favorite flick

[prjwebb]

Trilogy is sick. I fell asleep watching Lost Atlas haha
Year Zero is a good one.

[Wandi]

Just watched who is J.O.B
Sick movie even if it is of Jamie O'brien

[prjwebb]

Just watched who is J.O.B
Sick movie even if it is of Jamie O'brien

Yeah, that is a good one. His barrel riding is top 3 in the world and his above the lip stuff would have to be up there too. Every wave in that movie is crazy.

[iggy]

Flow,endless summer I and II,busting down the door, wave riders, one track mind,the drive thru series,trilogy, the occymentary,searching for jay patterson,finer glass and megapixels
thicker than water,dude cruise,free as a dog,still filthy,just add wate,dark fall,cancer to capricorn,a fly in my champagne, fin,longer,young guns 3... and a few others I have

[kdropin]

i really like scratching the surface too .. so sik

[prjwebb]

Yeah, that's another good one, kdropin.
Sipping Jetstreams and Castles In The Sky are a couple of my recent faves. As well as One Track Mind and older classics like the Momentum films, Shelter and 5th Symphony Document. September Sessions is a beauty too.
Dane's Thrills Spills is cool in a quirky way, and The Drifter and Melali are enjoyable watches, Drive Thru Europe gets a notable mention too!

[Chris]

Yeah, that is a good one. His barrel riding is top 3 in the world and his above the lip stuff would have to be up there too. Every wave in that movie is crazy.

Ha love it.

[Chris]

Yeah, that's another good one, kdropin.
Sipping Jetstreams and Castles In The Sky are a couple of my recent faves. As well as One Track Mind and older classics like the Momentum films, Shelter and 5th Symphony Document. September Sessions is a beauty too.
Dane's Thrills Spills is cool in a quirky way, and The Drifter and Melali are enjoyable watches, Drive Thru Europe gets a notable mention too!

Agreed. Love castles. Love the snow surfing and The machado section on that micro barrel.

[iggy]

Yes sir... agreed on the snow surf!!!
But Dude cruise is a movie I can't get tired of watching. Also Tom Curren rise to the top

[Justin]

this is an introspective short about a surf photographer. not a ton of surfing in it, but great photography, lotsa words, lotsa waves. good stuff.


http://vimeo.com/14074949

[core personal training]

old era defined by endless 1 (and slippery when wet etc)......new era on the map with storm riders...which also has THE best soundtrack ever.....and morning of the earth somewhere in the middle

[prjwebb]

I'm on my phone so can't see it, I'm guessing it's the Mickey Smith - Dark Side Of The Lens clip? If its not, check it out. He's a very talented guy from my area. I think he spends most of his time in Ireland and West Aus now though shooting Fergal Smith.

[Chris]

yeah good stuff!

[buzzy]

My favourites are (at the risk of categorising myself as a closet 'soul dude') are 'single fin yellow', 'glass love' and 'one California day'. Barely a contemporary move in any of them. Single fin yellow is about long boarding and I don't longboard much! Great surf film though.

[iggy]

Hey Justin that clip is siiiiiiiiiiiiick. Saw it last year I believe, superbly done!!

[iggy]

Taj Burrow Fair Bits... the retro part where the guys are in costumes is hilarious
Billabong Only a Surfer Knows the Feeling... another classic

[Chris]

ha i love that chapter Iggy. Maybe my favorite single chapter of any flick...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBFoZ2BJDZI

[iggy]

Thanks buddy!!! laughing my ass off again!!!!
Got my hands on the new Innersection at Liquid Dreams. The guy at the shop told m that you and Nev passed by during the summer!!!!!!. Bummer, would have been nice to grab a surf over there...potato style!!jejeje

[Justin]

// edit: looks like the user took down the video, bummer


http://vimeo.com/34941680

[prjwebb]

That's got to be the best 7 minutes of surfing footage I've ever seen. So dramatic... So good seeing how well the ride is going and then watching frame by frame as it deteriorates into the worst situation possible. Then watching them skidding down the face on their backs looking up and the lip in super slow motion is insane. Imagine what is going through their heads!

How did surfing ever get to a point where guys are willing to put themselves into those situations, and how did no one die that day!

[Justin]

so much water

[prjwebb]

Yeah, gallons of it, everywhere except where you'd want it haha.

[iggy]

Link is broken

[Justin]

looks like they took down the video

[Chris]

what video was it?

[prjwebb]

That code red day at teahupoo shot on the phantom camera.
I think it's still on mpora and probably YouTube.

[core personal training]

yep...i just downloaded it.....when younger, i never said no...but i reckon if i saw chopes, i would of run away crying like a baby...

[iggy]

jeez yup. I saw it. Ir running allover Facebook!

[Justin]

how 'bout some sci-fi and bomb induced waves with your surfing? wait, wha?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnzOmXK21aI&hd=1

[surferireland]

some people go too far

[surferireland]

Aliens invade america... again

[Chris]

Too far? or too soon....isn't that a documentary?