Filmmaker Morgan Maassen teams up with South Africa’s Jordy Smith to bring this insight into one of the World Surf League’s most stylish surfers.
“My longstanding attraction to surfing has always been through the elegance of style,” offers Morgan. “Watching the way someone can navigate a wave, connecting moves, making every motion look effortless … it’s why I see this sport as being more akin to an art form.”
“While there are many surfers I admire for their style in the water, Jordy Smith has distinguished himself on a level above all else. Jumping from Hawaii to South Africa to Indonesia this last year, I witnessed Jordy push his surfing to another level, as he paired his talent with his insane personal drive.”
“Being courtside to him surfing, whether sweating on the shores of a jungle atoll or dodging white sharks swimming with my waterhousing … it was like running with the bulls, witnessing a display of raw power and energy only so few have ever achieved athletically.”
Director, film, edit: Morgan Maassen
Additional filming: Blake Myers
Supported by O’Neill
Music by:
The Daze “104clouds”
SJD “Oscillator”
Trees Speak “Witch Wound”
