Thread, 2007, 1 hour and 30 minutes
Netflix brought us this moody, mostly black and white meditation on surfing by Patrick Trefz. Thread starts with a collaboration between Joel Tudor and photographer Michael Halsband and then sort of meanders from La Cote Basque to Africa, Hawaii and Northern California. Along the way Trefz stops to chat with Joe Curren, Rusty and Greg Long, the Campbell Brothers, Taylor Knox and Tom Carrol. Toward the end there’s a short bio on chef, surfer and sand artist Jim Denevan. Although there’s a lot of characters in the hour and a half film, it seems almost wordless. Trefz’s camerawork and excellent soundtrack captures a feeling, almost a sense of knowing, that comes with years of surf and travel. Definately worth a look. For more on filmmaker and photographer Patrick Trefz, see his website.
