Uncommon Ideals.

by Doggerland.

A film by Chris McClean & Mark Waters

Producer & Director - Chris McClean

Cinematographer & Editor - Mark Waters - markwatersfilm.com/​

Additional footage by Lewis Arnold and Chris McClean 

Poem ‘Uncommon Ideals’ by Daniel Crockett, read by Jeff Hordley

Sound Engineer - William Evans

Music by UNKLE- Cut Me Loose (Redux)

Surfers - Gabe Davies, Pete Eyre, John John Florence, Nathan Florence, 
Dylan Graves, Chris ‘Guts’ Griffiths, Ritchie Sills, Balaram Stack

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Stillbirth & Surfing - a grief journey

by Nathan Oldfield

Mark Twain said that there aren’t enough words in all the languages in the world to express the sorrow of losing a child. This is a short film I produced while grieving for my daughter, Willow, who was stillborn. 

This short actually forms the centrepiece of a feature length surf film I made, called Seaworthy. Since the film’s release, I have received many heartfelt words of sympathy & encouragement. There have been scores of letters & emails from surfers from all over the world that have been sensitive & authentic & moving. I have been especially touched by the messages from those who have travelled their own grief journeys. I am awed & humbled that my work somehow resonated with others’ broken hearts. 

A common theme echoed among the beautiful feedback I’ve received is that the story deserves a wider audience. Surf films, by definition, appeal to only a limited demographic, & the kind of surf films I make are left-of-centre even within surfing circles. So I decided to post this online, in the hope that it may reach a few others, especially those who may be living with loss & longing. 

All of us experience & express grief in varied ways, which is a good thing since we’re all different. Because I’m a surfer, this is how I gave expression to my experience of bereavement.

Thanks for taking the time to watch.

Nightsurf.

Director: Iker Elorrieta.
Producer: Sergio Villalba, Sam McIntosh.
Camera operator: Iker Elorrieta.
Music composer: Nico Casal.
Surfers: Adam Melling, Julian Wilson, Kolohe Andino.
Special thanks: Stab magazine, Oakley, Siam Park (Tenerife)

(Source: vimeo.com)