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A film by Emmett Malloy

In the summer of 2007, shortly after the release of their 6th album Icky Thump, the White Stripes headed North of their hometown Detroit, across the Canadian border on an ambitious journey.   The plan was to play a show in every province and territory in Canada, from B.C to Newfoundland to Nunavut.  “Having never done a tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog.” Taking their tour to the far reaches of the Canadian landscape.  “From the ocean to the permafrost.” says Jack White.  “We wanted to play out of the way towns, that don’t usually get shows…the shows are better, it’s better for the people, it’s a better experience, it’s way more unique, something interesting is going to happen…hopefully.”

White called upon filmmaker Emmett Malloy to come up and document this trek for the band.  Malloy had directed videos for the band in the past, and seemed eager to hit the road with the band for this important moment in rock and roll history.  Equipped with a couple 16mm cameras, along with a few other documenting devices, the band and crew all headed North and the end result is The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights.

Created by Tiffany Campbell and Andria Lessler, the movie features a diverse cast of daring ladies united by their love of the sea. The youthful all-star cast — including Coco Ho and Sally Fitzgibbons — tackles everything from Indonesia’s green rooms to the shaping room with Ashley Lloyd, as well as sailing across oceans in search of waves with Captain Liz Clark.

Dear and Yonder also features contemporary surf legends such as Sofia Mulanovich and Steph Gilmore, the graceful stylings of Kassia Meador and legends such as Linda Benson and Rell Sunn. The film also touches on the many aspects of women’s surfing in the different mediums equipped with a diverse quiver. Ripping on everything from shortboards and quads to longboards and fish, this film features the world’s best as more than just surfers, but well-rounded waterwomen.

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THE PRESENT, A wide and varied journey into the here and now of surfing.
Runtime 76 minutes, Super 16mm, Format 16×9

Click here to buy The Present DVD in the Woodshed Store.

The Present is the 3rd and newest film from the acclaimed surf movie director/artist Thomas Campbell, director of “The Seedling and Sprout”. The Present is yet another look in to a wide ranging possibilities of accessing the surfing experience,with a multi cultural,diverse surf craft and wide range of surfers.

FEATURING SURFING by Dave Rastovich, Dane Reynolds, Joel Tudor, Chelsea Hedges, Kassia Meador, Harrison Roach, Dan Malloy, Devon Howard, C.J. Nelson, Ry Craike, Jacob Stuth, Sofia Mulanovich, Chris Del Moro, Michel Junod, Ian King, Danny Hess, Alex Knost and Rob Machado among others.

HONORARY SURFERS include Phil Edwards, Miki Dora, Gerry Lopez, and Tom Curren Shot primarily in 16mm film on location in West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, California, Sumatra, Java and Peru

FEATURING MUSIC by David Axelrod, Bonnie Prince Billy, Mice Parade, The Mattson 2,  Cass McCombs, Plants and Animals, Vetiver, The Photographic, The Dava Kuli Band (featuring Shannon Sol R. Carroll and David Rastovich), Japanese Motors, Gabor Szabo, Ray Barbee & The Mattson 2,  Jeff Parker and Tommy Guerrero

Click here to watch an Extra Feature from the DVD in the Film Catalog.

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Like so many surf films this one is about travel, unlike the others, it is also a social documentary. Sliding Liberia follows three young surfers who go to the civil-war-torn West African country in search of more than perfect waves. Along the way they record the stories of people like Alfred, a young boy who became Liberia’s first surfer after finding a bodyboard while fleeing from rebels. Besides rediscovering a world-class point break, the surfers find something much more important—a way to travel responsibly in the 21st century. Featured surfers: Chris Del Moro, Dan Malloy, and O‘ahu-born Crystal Thornburg. Film veteran and Hawai‘i resident Dave Homcy (Surfwise, Lost) did the cinematography.

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