Splinters

‘Splinters’ film has Buckhead connection

admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:15 +0000

An award-winning documentary film has ties to Buckhead and was shown at the Buckhead Theatre last week as part of its national tour of viewings. “Splinters,” a movie about surfing and culture in Papua, New Guinea, was executive produced by Buckhead resident Bonneau Ansley and Buckhead native Paul Morgan, who came on board as investors for an undisclosed amount beginning in 2010. Ansley, a graduate of Woodberry Forest, a Virginia boarding school, heard about the film in May 2010 at his 15-year reunion, where producer Perrin Chiles, a former classmate, approached him.

Female First | Splinters

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:18 +0000

Splinters is the first feature length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing
nation of Papua New Guinea. In the 1980s an intrepid Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo. Twenty years later, surfing is not only a pillar of village life but a means to prestige [...]

BLACKMAN’N ROBIN | Movie Trailer “Splinters”

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:54 +0000

Filmed in cinema verité style, the film profiles several villagers in their quest to become professional surfers. Set at the crossroads of civilization in a land where cannibalism proceeded into the 20th century, the story is as much a tale of budding sportsmen chasing their dreams as it is the Old World fusing with the Modern World. Angelus and Ezekiel are two friends destined for greatness but with distinct approaches to their goal of getting on the national surfing team…

The Inertia | Outsourcing Diplomacy

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:48 +0000

For as in touch with human nature as surfers claim to be, our social track record is pretty sad. And as the global surfing population grows exponentially each year, our footprint only grows greater. These being modern times, you would think that this increased burden we inevitably placed upon the people and places we visit would spark near unanimous concern for our legacy. Unfortunately, you would be thinking wrong…

SURFING DAILY NEWS | “Surf Gangs In New Guinea Serve As Backdrop to Surf Film Documentary ‘Splinters’

admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:23 +0000

Surfing movies provide great eye candy for surfers, what with the numerous perfectly executed moves on incredible waves in such movies. However, a new surf documentary offers a fresh perspective by not placing the focus on surfing itself, but the importance of surfing to the people in the community. Surf gangs in New Guinea serve as backdrop to surf film documentary “Splinters,” demonstrating that controlling the local surf scene reaches all around the world…

‘Splinters’ is in good form on surfing in New Guinea

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:28 +0000

‘Splinters’ – 3 Stars | Director Adam Pesce takes an involving look at the first surf contest in Papua New Guinea. The nation was introduced to the sport in the 1980s, and surfing culture has become a ticket to a new life there, though many have mixed feelings about how it’s changed their lives. Ages-old rivalries crop up in new ways, yet on the waves, where talent and endurance count, wooden surfboards bring cultures together. A cool doc that pivots adroitly between viewpoints and ambitions.

Q & A with filmmaker Adam Pesce, Director of the SURFER Poll best documentary

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:52 +0000

The best surf film of the year will be making its big screen debut this Friday at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica. If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to screen the film at one of the several film festivals this year than take this opportunity to watch the brilliance of Splinters on the big screen. Apparently I’m not the only one who believes the film is worth watching, just read the list of accolades in 2011.

Time Out New York Review

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:17 +0000

Chronicling the lead-up to a national surfing contest in Papua New Guinea, Adam Pesce’s documentary offers a compelling look at the preparations undertaken by two rival wave-rider clubs in the town of Vanimo. It also doubles as an incisive portrait of a community given to internecine rivalry, petty jealousy and shifting gender politics. While marred somewhat by the griminess of its HD imagery, Splinters nonetheless successfully integrates the sport and an attendant subculture in a way that manages to enhance both, leading to a climactic competition that actually makes you feel something important is at stake.

Cole Smithey reviews Splinters

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:43 +0000

Adam Pesce’s absorbing cross-cultural documentary about a small indigenous community in the village of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea provides an intimate view into an island culture revolutionized by one thing, a surfboard. During the ‘80s, a visiting Australian pilot left behind the board he used to surf PNG’s perfect waves. In the years that followed local Vanimo boys fell in love with the sport. They made their own surfboards—called “splinters”—crafted from lightweight wood.

SPLINTERS opening February 3rd in NYC & LA

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:08 +0000

SPLINTERS is the first feature-length documentary film about the evolution of indigenous surfing in the developing nation of Papua New Guinea. In the 1980s an intrepid Australian pilot left behind a surfboard in the seaside village of Vanimo. Twenty years on, surfing is not only a pillar of village life but also a means to prestige. With no access to economic or educational advancement, let alone running water and power, village life is hermetic. A spot on the Papua New Guinea national surfing team is the way to see the wider world; the only way.