Watch: Plastic Seas

Plastic SEAS a Surfing video by MPORA

Watch: Uncharted Waters Trailer

Courtesy of Patagonia.
U.S. Tour Dates: June 20th at the Broad Stage, Santa Monica, CA, June 21st at La Paloma Theater, Cardiff, CA , and June 27th at the Village East Cinema, NY.

180° South Inspires

I watched the documentary 180° South (trailer below) today and I highly recommend it to any appreciator of nature. It's not a surfing documentary, but there is some surfing in it and it carries with it a lot of elements that would attract people in the surfing culture. Equal parts adventure, an affinity for the natural world, environmental responsibility and simple living, this film is an inspiring story of a sixth-month journey that enriches the life of one man in ways he never bargained for. I don't want to get too much into what actually happens in this movie, because it should be seen instead of read about, but I will say that perspective is a tricky thing, and I have a great deal of love for things that alter and help fine-tune my perspective.

I will share one quote from the film that especially resonated with me (there were several):

"Each of us have got to do something to save our soul, whatever that is."
-Yvon Chouinard

For me, that something is surfing.

Watch: A Fly in the Champagne

Interesting documentary on the rivalry between Kelly Slater and the late Andy Irons.  Trailer and full movie below:

Peanut Butter: A Short About a Surfboard

Leah Dawson is a surfer, media creator, live camera operator and self-described positive living enthusiast. She created a little short called "Peanut Butter," in which the main character and "narrator" is a surfboard named, you guessed it, Peanut Butter. Very creative, very fun. If anyone can understand the love of a surfboard, it's me.

Finding Utopia

Watch this short film, seriously; it's worth it.  It's only about a half hour, and shows a life of simplicity and surfing in Costa Rica set to an interesting mix of tunes and audio clips. Check out the 3:23 mark for my favorite part of the film.