This video has made quite an impact on the surf and kayaking communities since it was released around a month ago by Sean Mullens. I was recently asked by a surfer friend in Hawaii, Eric, who is also a wheelchair user, what I thought of it. I've asked Eric the same question.
Some of the comments on the Vimeo page are worth reading, but I was especially interested in the film-maker's own disection of the video. Once you've watched the film above, take a look at the version below, on which you'll hear Sean Mullens talk about how and why he made it. It's one of a series of director commentaries done by DSLR Storytelling.
3 Comments Here:
Hi Simon,
great to see this is doing the rounds still, after seeing it for the first time, I spent some time contemplating my own minor & hopefully temporary absence from kayaking, I then posted links on all of the message boards & groups, facebook etc. It really deserves to be seen by a wider audience, it is inspiring in so many ways, and with the class filming and production, it is just the most moving piece I have seen on the net.
Thanks for posting....
Mike Devlin
Hi Mike,
I'm pretty sure it was your post which turned me onto this film in the first place. I now like the way the discussion around it has developed, including the comments from the film maker.
S
I agree Simon, Seans comments give a depth to the film.
After seeing birthright I decided to group all of the films that I thought were interesting in some way, together.....
have a quick look at some of the folms here:
http://vimeo.com/groups/34477
all the best
Mike
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