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Kai Neville's Lost Atlas World Premiere Set for Huntington Beach on Aug. 4
By StudentFilmmakers.com Staff
posted Jul 12, 2011, 11:55
Full of raw, candid clips and scored to a soundtrack that veers across all genres with bands such as Dirty Beaches and Total Slacker, Lost Atlas takes the surf cinema experience way off the map.
Event promises to bring "U.S. Open-size" crowds to the streets
of Surf City.
(Costa Mesa) Dates and details are now set for the world premiere of Kai Neville's
highly anticipated surf film, Lost Atlas.
Unlike most world premieres, which typically require golden wristbands and
secret handshakes, this one will play on a giant screen in the middle of Fifth
Street in Huntington Beach during the Nike US Open of Surfing. In other words:
Everyone's invited.
Set for Thursday, August 4, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the corner of Fifth
Street and P.C.H., the event promises to be the largest surf cinema gathering
in recent memory. "Surf films are constantly changing and the way we watch
them is constantly changing," says director/producer Kai Neville. "Lost
Atlas represents another wild shift in performance surfing and we're excited
to show it to the world. It's an unfiltered view of some of the world's best
young surfers, and we wanted the premiere experience to be unfiltered and fun
like our time on the road."
Working under Taylor Steele and Poor Specimen, Kai Neville released his first
major film Modern Collective in 2009 and immediately set the new standard for
elite-level surfing. Lost Atlas is the 26-year-old Aussie filmmaker's first
independent project and picks up were Modern Collective left off. Described
as a movie about "youth on the run," it bounces around the globe in
no particular order and features the world's most progressive surfers at their
best and most honest, including Dane Reynolds, Jordy Smith, Julian Wilson, Dusty
Payne, John Florence, Yadin Nicol, Kolohe Andino and a handful of others.
Full of raw, candid clips and scored to a soundtrack that veers across all
genres with bands such as Dirty Beaches and Total Slacker, Lost Atlas takes
the surf cinema experience way off the map. "Working with Kai is always
fun because you know it's gonna be big," says one of Lost Atlas's standouts
Dusty Payne. "This was a fun project to work on because you want to put
in your best effort so you can match the best. The world premiere is gonna be
sick to see how many people gather to check it out. The movie is epic, too!"
With more than 500,000 people in attendance, the Nike U.S. Open of Surfing
promises to be the largest action sports gathering of the summer. Many of the
stars of Lost Atlas will be participating both in the competition and attending
the premiere, creating the perfect opportunity to celebrate historic surfing
simultaneously at the pier and on the big screen. The world premiere is open
to the public and all ages are welcome. The premiere will also feature giveaways,
prizes and athlete signings, making it a night to remember for anyone interested
in the world's best surfers and the world's best surfing.
Details:
What: Kai Neville's Lost Atlas World Premiere
When: Thursday, August 4, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fifth Street and P.C.H., Huntington Beach (next to the Shorebreak Hotel
at The Strand)
Why: Everyone is invited to witness the future of surfing
How: More info at lostatlasmovie.com
Resources:
http://www.lostatlasmovie.com
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