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TTMF Screening Block – Raging Waters: Surfing, Kayaking, River Rafting
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Feature Film: LES VOYAGEURS SANS TRACE
Directed by Ian McCluskey
2015 USA / Duration: 84 mins
In 1938, three young adventurers from Paris decided to float the Colorado River in the wake of John Wesley Powell’s famed expedition. In doing so, newlyweds Bernard and Genevieve de Colmont and their friend Antoine de Seynes became the first to kayak the Green and Colorado rivers, pioneering a new age of adventure travel (although they could not have known it). 75 years later, American Ian McCluskey stumbled upon a plaque in Wyoming commemorating the French expedition. Intrigued, he decided to learn more about the adventurers. Les Voyageurs Sans Trace tells the story of parallel river trips. Much changed on the river and yet much remains the same, including wild unknowns, overwhelming beauty and explorers documenting their journeys.
Accompanying Short Films:
The Right – Directed by Paul Taublieb
Some waves are not meant to be surfed, and this is arguably one of them. Located off the coast of Western Australia, The Right is the scariest-looking wave in the world. After a near drowning in 2012, surfer Ryan Hipwood heads back for a shot at redemption.
Drainage Ditch Kayak – Directed by Ben Marr & Rush Sturges
Drainage ditches and Kayaks. Sometimes bad ideas become brilliant films. Enjoy!
River of Eden – Directed by Pete McBride
Accomplished photographer and filmmaker Pete McBride tells a story of hope by way of preservation of the upper Navua River in Fiji, sometimes known as the River of Eden or the tropical Grand Canyon. While McBride says in his narration that the river’s beauty is “indescribable,” he provides a powerful testimonial and shows that sometimes conservation does win out over resource extraction.
The Coast – Directed by Skip Armstrong
Just before he turned 30, Hayden Peters was forced into the terrifying position of confronting his own mortality because of a health issue that brought with it a seismic shift in perspective. Trading city life for cold saltwater, Peters finds balance, inspiration and solace in the Oregon coastline — a place of crashing waves, elegant sea stacks and blunt, breathtaking, uncaring beauty. This short film is a meditation on the power of the ocean and the lessons it can impart about what truly matters in life.
The Fisherman’s Son – Directed by Chris Malloy
The Fisherman’s Son is a film that explores the life of one of the best big-wave riders in the world, Ramon Navarro, following the trajectory of a boy who came from a fishing family, one of many that have long earned their livelihood from the bounty of the sea. Only this fisherman’s son found his passion riding the breaks just beyond his front door. Development is rapidly altering the waters and Chilean coastline that the Navarro family have depended on for more than a century, and he’s determined to ensure that this precious resource is available for generations to follow.
