Description
Waveform
Director – Skye Thompson
Year – 2019
Time – 2.30min
Country – Australia
Language – English
Premier – Yes
Synopsis – The Sleep Window presents ‘Waveform’. This film offers dreamy glimpses of the curves of Tea Tree Bay via two rolls of 8mm film. Digital vertical scrolling and analogue hand painted film, intersect the horizontal wave forms of real life.
Nowhere
Director – Bernat Sampol
Year – 2018
Time – 12:30min
Country – Spain
Language – Spanish
Synopsis – In 1968 Julio Villar began a four years trip on board a small sailboat. He recorded his experiences in a journal that he turned into a book called “¡Eh petrel! Diary of a lonely sailor”. Inspired by this diary, surfer Kepa Acero set out on a journey in search of a lonely wave. During his path, he leaves behind his fear of the unknown and social constraints to t in with the wild environment and the remote island inhabitants. “Nowhere” illustrates the traveler’s soul through Julio Villar’s words and Kepa Acero’s experiences.
Beyond the Noise
Director – Andrew Kaineder
Country – Australia
Year – 2018
Time – 37:30min
Language – English
Synopsis – Obsessed with world’s of our own invention, the natural world becomes invisible, technology is our king. As the cracks in society spread, two surfers seek solitude in the North Atlantic Ocean, away from the deafening clamour of humankind. Can they truly escape?
Self Discovery for Social Survival
Director – Chris Gentile
Country – USA
Year – 2019
Language – English
Synopsis – Mexican Summer (a Brooklyn based record label) and Pilgrim Surf and Supply bring you Self Discovery for Social Survival, a beautifully shot surf and music film (Mexico, Iceland, the Maldives) featuring 7x award winning surfer Stephanie Gilmore, Ryan Burch, Creed McTaggart (+ more) alongside bands: Allah-Las, Connan Mockasin, Andrew of MGMT, and Peaking Lights. The pro-surfers embark on a journey that combines a symbiotic relationship between music and the waves, the environment, and local culture. Poetically narrated by the legendary avant-garde film maker Jonas Mekas.
