Ocean Film Festival Tour Magazine - 2023 Virtual Edition

Photo: Thorsten Indra, Red Bull Content Pool
The action sequences were mostly filmed
during a winter storm in northern Spain,
with a crew of just five people and all
the chaos that you might expect from a
complex shoot that is heavily dependant
on the weather. The windsurfing footage
was filmed partly by drone – an almighty
challenge in such strong winds – and also by
jet ski, with skilled driver and a cameraman
on the back, desperately trying to cling on
as they navigated 14ft waves. Combined
with interviews into Thomas’s psyche and
ghostly special effects, the result is a genreblurring
masterpiece.
“Storms have always held a mythical
power over humankind, and the aim was for
the film to have a mythical sensibility itself,”
says Jack, who specialises in immersive
entertainment, and recently directed the
War of the Worlds Immersive Experience
in London. “Something thrilling, but also
deeply psychological and meditative,
crossing between the borders of fantasy and
reality and drawing on the film noir, thriller
and suspense genres.”
Find out more about Jack, including the
full interview, at www.jackpirie.com.
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