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Chasing The Lotus/New Surf Documentary Available now on DVD
Traveling the world for 40 years with some of todays most legendary surfers, Greg Weaver and Spyder Wills captured Super 8mm images that have, until now been lost for almost a half a century... Corky Carrol in Newport Beach in 1965, Jerry Lopez in Maui in 1970. Rory Russell and Lopez discovering Bali. An in depth look at the Black Trunks of the Westside shot in the mid 70s as explained by Sunny Garcia and Black Trunks member Warren Hoohuli. Never before seen footage of the Z Boys as Stacy Peralta tells where radical
surfing really started. This is only a sample of the legends and locations that director Gregory Schell has assembled in the new film Chasing The Lotus.
Assembled from the 'Lost Reels' of Weaver and Wills and narrated by Jeff Bridges, the film promises to go down as one of todays most indepth looks at surf discovery and will be around for many years to come.
Featuring Gerry Lopez, Sunny Garcia, Rob Machado, Rory Russell, Peter King, Buttons, Chris Brown, Donavon Frankenreiter, Craig Peterson, Kevin Naughton Stacy Peralta, Mark Occhilupo, Buddy Boy, Allen Sarlo, Ronnie Burns, Rick Griffin, Herbie Fletcher, Joey Cabell, Corky Carroll, Munga Barry, Wingnut, Joel Tudor, Steve Pezman and Randy Rarick.
Shot on location in California, Cabo San Lucas, Mauritius, Bali, Costa Rica, South Africa,
Reunion Island, Secret Reef, Maui, North Shore and Westside Oahu.
For forty years, underground filmmakers Greg Weaver and Spyder Wills documented surf discovery as it migrated around the globe, shooting timeless images for such films as The Forgotten Island of Santosha, Big Wednesday, Pacific Vibrations, and Uluwatu. A cinematic journey inspired by many of the reels that were lost in the making of these films, Chasing the Lotus is an in-depth look at surfing discovery. This fusion of rare super 8mm film, photo stills and contemporary interviews is narrated by Jeff Bridges.
Un voyage dans le temps qui couvre 40 années de Surf légendaire. Greg Weaver et Spyder Wills ont capturé en qualité Super 8mm des images que tout le monde pensait ne plus jamais revoir depuis 1 demi siècle.Corky Carrol à Newport Beach en 1965, Jerry Lopez à Maui en 1970. Rory Russell et Lopez découvrant Bali.Des images exclusives de Stacy Peralta (Z-BOYZ) qui explique ou le surf moderne et radical a réellement débuté. Une compilation des légendes et spots que le réalisateur Gregory Schell a rassemblé dans ce film unique appellé.
Jeff Bridges