Some Like It Classic is an independent feature surf film entirely shot in beautiful 16 mm colour film over 7 years, documenting long boarding and the beginning of Hotdogging through some of the most influential surfboard evolution such as the Hot Curl and Pig designs as well as some surfing pioneers history.
Filmed in Southern California, Hawaii, Mexico, France and Rhode island, this film is also a journey showing some fun, stylish, effortless and smooth surfing honouring the traditional and timeless surf culture.
Starring Sean Tully, Clovis Donizetti, Lance Carson, Joshua Martin, Randy Rarick, Tyler Warren, JJ Wessels, Jock Sutherland, Oliver Parker, Brian Bent, Matt Chojnacki, Rosie Jaffurs, Keoki Saguibo, John Wade, Mike Black, Romain Quesada amongst others.
Narrated by Robert “Wingnut” Weaver
Filmed in beautiful locations in Australia, Cornwall, and France, Behind The Tide provides an insight into creative individuals who have forged a living through their passion for surfing. It shows a different perspective on surf culture, focusing on those working independently and outside of the mainstream. From shapers to photographers, the film documents how art and a love of riding waves transcends both geographical and cultural boundaries.
Featuring great surfers such as Neal Purchase Jr, Dane Peterson, Thomas Bexon, James Parry, Joe Davies, Nathan Oldfield and many more. Behind The Tide explores surfings nostalgia with the renaissance of longboarding, single fins, alaias, hand planing and tandem surfing.
Vincent is a French surfboard shaper from Vendée, near Nantes. He loves shaping longboards with pinched rails, a 1960's feature that can be seen on some of Master shapers surfboards such as Del Cannon, Terry Martin, Roger Hinds....
This short film has been entirely shot on 16mm Kodak color film with Kodak vision 3 250D, with a 1965 Bolex Rex 5 Super 16mm camera;
The films have been processed and scanned in 2K by Cinelab UK
The stories of three couples who decided to change their lives and make sacrifices to live their passion for surfing for better and for worse.
Luke Jannaway, Nicki Jannaway, Pierre Mesnage
Available on download here
