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Trailer • Full feature doco as part of Red Bull Media 'Explorers adventures of the century. The rocks of Pedra Branca stand 30km from the southernmost point of land of Australia's Tasmania. Sticking out of the Tasmanian Ocean, the rocks are a magnet for massive swells coming up from the Antarctic. The wave that breaks there is no ordinary wave – it’s a monster that lives where the world ends. 22 fishermen and scientists have died out there there. Trips out here usually involve helicopters, boats and rescue teams. Known for years as a surfing tow-in spot for only the most fearless, unpredictable winds have kept windsurfers ashore - until now. In 2015, Australian windsurfer and student Alastair McLeod, teamed up with Tasmanian big wave surfer Marti Paradisis to plan, prepare, forecast and learn the conditions required to windsurf out to Pedra Branca and ride the monster of a wave. Riding a wave at Pedra Branca isn’t the first challenge – getting out to and catching it is. When else do you get the chance to face your fears? When else do you get a chance to be with your own private monster? Director of Photography: Curtis Redden Producer: George Opadchy Cinematographers: Curtis Redden • Blake Copland • Ben Raymond • Dwayne Fetch Editor: Curtis Redden

'El Mar, Mi Alma' is a visual love song to the surf blessed land of Chile, its people, and the ocean that defines it. Limited edition DVD pack containing 30 minutes bonus footage and 3 postcard prints available now from elmarmialma.com/shop With a long and diverse coastline Chile is a country not only shaped by its geography; the sea occupies a mystical and poetic, conscious and unconscious place within the cultural fabric of the nation. The film is a visual tone poem, a blend of images and music featuring cinematic surfing sequences, coastal landscapes, insightful commentary, and the movements of the cast on a unique surfing journey. With environmental themes and political undercurrent, the film paints a picture of Chile’s beauty and association with the sea, centred around the intimate act of surfing. Starring: Dave Rastovich, Ramon Navarro, Gabriel Villarán, Dane Ward, Chris Del Moro, Crystal Thornburg-Homcy, Joel Parkinson, Leo Acevedo, Diego Medina and Cristian Merello. 'El Mar, Mi Alma' es una canción de amor visual a una tierra bendita por el surf, Chile su gente, y el océano que lo define. Con una costa larga y diversa Chile es un país no sólo definido por su geografía, el mar ocupa un lugar místico y poético, consciente e inconsciente en el tejido cultural de la nación. La película es un poema de tono visual, una mixtura de imágenes y música donde destacan cinematográficas secuencias de surf, paisajes costeros, profundos comentarios y momentos del elenco en un viaje de surf único. La película dibuja el cuadro de la belleza chilena en asociación con el mar, centrado alrededor del íntimo acto de surfear. Protagonizan: Dave Rastovich, Ramon Navarro, Gabriel Villaran, Dane Ward, Chris Del Moro, Crystal Thornburg-Homcy, Joel Parkinson, Leo Acevedo, Diego Medina and Cristian Merello.

First preview of Antes como Antes, Ahora como Ahora: Encuentros del Son Jarocho (Before like Before, Today like Today: Encounters in Son Jarocho). A film by Blake and Tristan Copland.

SPECIAL THANKS: Rafael Figueroa Hernandez, Francisco Gonzalez, Ricardo Perry, Alejandrino Hernandez Reyes, Cardenalcito Hernandez, Andres Bernardo Moreno Najera, Alec Dempster, Cesar Castro, Rosario Cornejo Enrique Fabela, Diana Martínez Ramírez.

Son Jarocho

Son Jarocho is a unique hybrid genre of song and dance which emerged out the cultural melting-pot of the Spanish colony in Veracruz, Mexico over three hundred years ago. A musical culture with strong African roots, it also retains Spanish and Indigenous elements, and is both steeped in a proud purist tradition but also evolving through some of its hallmark features of improvisation, appropriation and fusion. And yet, the vast, multifaceted realm of globalization is a whole new matter. Son Jarocho is experiencing a period of growth like never before, creating a tension between the ways of the old and the ways of the new. Antes como Antes, Ahora como Ahora (Before like Before, Today like Today), an independent feature-length documentary film by Australian filmmakers Blake and Tristan Copland, sets out on a journey of encounters across the broad Son Jarocho community, from the hot coastal plains of Southern Veracruz to the hustling urban realms of Los Angeles. At a time when Son Jarocho is redefining itself at the crossroads of globalization, the film is simultaneously a celebration of the genre’s diversity while also affirming the close ties that exist between the ranches, villages, cities and nations: an unbridled passion for life and creativity, family, political struggle, and most importantly of all, the fandango.

Project Statement

We have been considering the ways in which our own journey over the last three years has come to shape the actual story itself. During the project, we have steered clear of any those rigid or exacting guidelines often overemphasized in filmmaking – let alone, life itself - preferring to let the journey be guided by a river-like flow of encounters: one aspect of the culture revealing another, each element augmenting the other like a vast expanse of fabric which tightens intricately over Veracruz, so that our understanding and appreciation of it was continually developing. We also suspect that, such is the unique, evolving complexity of Son Jarocho, such a process could indeed go on forever.

Our preference for this way of doing things has been not only based upon our aims as filmmakers; it also reflects our passion for music and creative cultures. That is to say, this process of film-making for us has been a lived-process. Initially, we were drawn to this musical culture not as a filmmakers but people who see music as the language of the universe. Indeed, this still is the case. Son Jarocho only reminds us so.

WEST TIMOR CAVE DIVING EXPEDITION. TEASER. No one was born to cave dive. Except maybe Liz Rogers. Virtually born and raised underground by her trail-blazing parents during Australia’s most productive cave-exploration years, Liz was never going to follow someone else’s bubble trail. For a cave-diver, finding an unexplored cave is like a climber finding an undiscovered mountain. It’s a chance to write your name in the history books. As Australia’s most awarded cave-dive photographer, Liz has found her own virgin caves to explore – in West Timor, Indonesia. Cave diving is dangerous, especially exploring unknown territory. Field director: Mic Simpson Lead Camera: Curtis Redden Second Camera: Blake Copland Dive camera: Simon Christidis Editor / Post Production: Curtis Redden Producer: George Opadchy Full feature 52 minute doco can be seen on red bull tv in April 2017.

Christine Burkhart - Founder of the Make a Difference Charity Australia Maasai Education and Community Support Kenya (MECS). Born & raised in Sydney, Christine Burkhart is a thirty-eight year old sales representative with the global pharmaceutical company, Senofi Adventis. Christine approached a stage in her life where she needed something different, a new challenge, but not just another holiday. On a previous trip to the wildlife parks of Africa, she came in contact with some of the poorest communities on earth, particularly the people of the Masaai tribes in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. In particular, she was profoundly moved by how underprivileged the women and children were. Reflecting upon this, she decided that she would like to do something to help the less fortunate. She did not know which charity she would work with, or how to go about it. From here her idea began to take shape. A few of her colleagues and friends asked if they could donate. So, with a few thousand dollars as a basis, Christine started a charity - the Make a Difference Charity. She was overwhelmed by the response, and soon she had raised enough funds to realize her vision and go to Africa. In a Maasai community wrought by drought, the Make a Difference program brought the means through which to build housing and toilets at schools; and also constructing bore water pumps and implementing education programs. In collaboration with the Make a Difference program Christine developed a Non-Profit organization with Maasai village leader Daniel Sukuda and a Maasai lady Veronica Selena called Maasai Education and Community Support (MECS). This initiative was developed purely to hand over monetary responsibilities; development and support back to the Maasai people.

Christine Burkhart - Founder of the Make a Difference Charity Australia Maasai Education and Community Support Kenya (MECS). Born & raised in Sydney, Christine Burkhart is a thirty-eight year old sales representative with the global pharmaceutical company, Senofi Adventis. Christine approached a stage in her life where she needed something different, a new challenge, but not just another holiday. On a previous trip to the wildlife parks of Africa, she came in contact with some of the poorest communities on earth, particularly the people of the Masaai tribes in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. In particular, she was profoundly moved by how underprivileged the women and children were. Reflecting upon this, she decided that she would like to do something to help the less fortunate. She did not know which charity she would work with, or how to go about it. From here her idea began to take shape. A few of her colleagues and friends asked if they could donate. So, with a few thousand dollars as a basis, Christine started a charity - the Make a Difference Charity. She was overwhelmed by the response, and soon she had raised enough funds to realize her vision and go to Africa. In a Maasai community wrought by drought, the Make a Difference program brought the means through which to build housing and toilets at schools; and also constructing bore water pumps and implementing education programs. In collaboration with the Make a Difference program Christine developed a Non-Profit organization with Maasai village leader Daniel Sukuda and a Maasai lady Veronica Selena called Maasai Education and Community Support (MECS). This initiative was developed purely to hand over monetary responsibilities; development and support back to the Maasai people.

This is a segment from "Wild Kopi Jawa: 170 years of lost coffee tradition re-discovered".

The Mandailing Province of West Sumatra’s highlands has been hailed as one of the world’s premium coffee growing regions since the Dutch East Indies Trading Company began their plantations in the 17th Century.

The strains of Arabica grown in this region produced such exceptional coffee, that it gave the Dutch a total monopoly on the global coffee trade for over 200 years. Prized throughout Europe this strong, black, rich, sweet coffee - Kopi Jawa, or Java, was then lost to the world and thought to be extinct due the dissolution of the Dutch East Indies Trading Company, numerous local political struggles, the Leaf Rust plague of 1880’s, and eventually WWII. The plantations and the coffee trees were literally swallowed and strangled by the jungle.

Then in 1999, on the highest ridges of Mandailing Estate, West Sumatra. Albert Taylor, an Australian from Wollongong, his wife Anita and her father Bapak, discovered a handful of ancient Arabica trees, grown to giant proportions over centuries - alive and flourishing in the jungle. Albert shares his story of the discovery and we search and find a type of coffee which sells for up to 1200 a kilo, Kopi Luwak.

Sri Lanka: The Colour of a Culture Traveling West to East, discovering a culture of colour, wildlife, happiness and beauty.
 Starting the journey from the bustling city of Colombo, through the Uda Walawe National Park, 
past the rolling hills and tea fields, arriving in the wave rich region of Arugam Bay, where we see 
the worlds best surfers competing in the Srilankan Airlines Pro 2010.

Special Thanks: Stuart Everit, Jordon at TopShelf, Jim from ElectricSeaSpider, DubDentist, Goddamnelectricbill, Krishantha and family, Arugam Bay locals, Mic Simpson YAAA, Curtis Redden, Tom Atkins, Rob Norman, Caleb Redden, Sri Lankan Tourism, George Opadchy, Andrew Stark, Dane Jordon, Tristan "Priddle" Copland, Luke "Bongo" Bailey, Pop and Yindi, Dick at NanoLab, Dwayne at TheLab

”Cheele Cheele” (Another meaning attributed to chili—the Mapuche imitation of a bird call.)

Visual documentary about surfing and exploring the coastlines and culture of Chile with local Chilean surfer Ramon Navarro and Peruvian Gabriel Villaran, two of South America's most talented surfers.

Film by Blake Copland

Music Video for Electric Sea Spider, shot on super8 and super16.

Artist: ElectricSeaSpider

Track: Tumbleweed

Record Label: Mine, All Mine! Records www.soundcloud.com/electricseaspider http://www.myspace.com/electricseaspider

ANTES COMO ANTES AHORA COMO AHORA:

ENCUENTROS DEL SON JAROCHO

(Before like before, today like today: Encounters in Son Jarocho)

Parte 7. La transformación de una tradición (The transformation of a tradition)

SPECIAL THANKS: Rafael Figueroa Hernandez, Francisco Gonzalez, Ricardo Perry, Alejandrino Hernandez Reyes, Cardenalcito Hernandez,

Andres Bernardo Moreno Najera, Alec Dempster, Cesar Castro, Rosario Cornejo Enrique Fabela, Diana Martínez Ramírez.

A FILM BY - Blake and Tristan Copland DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Blake Copland

WRITER / PRODUCER - Tristan Copland CAMERA OPERATORS - Blake Copland, Enrique Fabela

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - Klaya Lowry, Diana Martinez Ramirez

ART AND DESIGN - Klaya Lowry EDITED - Blake Copland, Klaya Lowry

TRANSLATION - Diana Martinez Ramirez, Tristan Copland, Alejandrino Hernandez Reyes, Alejandra Meza Lancheros, Tatiana Velasco

ADITIONAL FOOTAGE - Alejandrino Hernandez Reyes, Robert E. Newsome III, Stephan Ryan Carman

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL - Arturo Talavera, Bulmaro Bazaldua, Ricardo Perry , Alvaro Brizuela, Alec Dempster, Pablo Elias Arboleyda Castro, Centre of Documentation

ARCHIVAL MATERIAL - Han Matadoa Tongolele - Andres Huesca, La Cobarde - Conjunto Medellin de Lino Chavez, The Garden

Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Fandango - Searching for the White Monkey, Ricardo Braojos & Eugene Rodriguez

MUSIC

'Café con Pan'

Performed by Las Cafeteras

From the album 'Its Time'

Courtesy of Las Cafeteras