This inland village(pop.2525), 20 minutes from my house, is where one of the auteurs grew up. Andria Lessler came back to town with her movie (three years in the works) and it played to a crowded and delighted house.
It's rare that a piece of art feels all at once sunny and delightful and seriously inspiring, without being sentimental. Dear & Yonder, the story of women in surfing all over the world, manages this feat.
If you want a glimpse at some role models for daring, athletic skill, careful artistry in any field, or the creation of a new category/identity, watch the trailer here or go to the Dear & Yonder website. (DVDs will be available in early December.)
This film is also a tribute to the gorgeousness of people, the ocean, and the planet. Next showing is in Portland, Oregon.
2 comments:
We have a seven-foot surf board sitting in the garage of our beach house. It has belonged to my daughter, Rachel(AD2) for about five years. She is nineteen now. It takes a certain amount of grace and fearlessness to take on the ocean. I always admired her tenacity when she took to the waves.
Beautiful trailer. I would love to see the movie. I often watch the surfers from my bluff on the beach. Each one, seems like a story unto themselves.
Thanks for this.
I like the image of an angel surfing, Debbie.
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