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A) group of people sharing a common profession or interests. B) friendship and mutual support within a group. “The ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity” For too long, surfing has been the preserve of the privileged. Those fortunate enough to reside on coastal regions. Those fortunate enough to afford boards and wetsuits. To be fortunate enough to have the surrounding infrastructure to train, to have others go before them. To be lucky enough to live in Southern California. In South West France. In Sydney. To be able to surf all day and not worry about providing for a family. To be home schooled and only focus on ‘pro’ surfing. Barriers to entry that those fortunate to do it wouldn’t even recognise existed; the statement “all you need is a board and a wetsuit” reflecting so acutely the nonchalance of the privileged few.  And yet, we hope those days are behind us. With the amazing work of groups such as Postive Vibe Warriors, Black Girls Surf and Juju surf club to name but a handful. Barriers are being broken down and we hope, with fingers crossed and a collective goodwill in the right direction that not only are the barriers being lowered, but tossed aside as surfing provides a means of empowerment to those less fortunate.  This movement is being lead by examples and role models the world over. Perfectly crystallised with the Billabong stablemates of Italo Ferreira, Cherif Fall and Joshe Faulkner. A far cry from your cookie cutter pro surfers, three real people with three real stories, role models and examples in their own right from their own communities right up to the world stage.  We’d been to Senegal before. The friendliest place we’d ever visited. The nation state of fun waves and all time vibes. So when Billabong called the WT hotline, and rumour reached our ears of a return trip, it wasn’t a though process worth considering—before even asking why we were in. When the why came, on a surprise trip with the World Champ, gold medallist and all round now über superstar Italo Ferreira to visit our old friend Cherif along with Joshe Faulkner—we were in, hook line and sinker. Two weeks later, we land in Dakar, fresh PCR tests in hand. We’re met with by old friends at the airport, a sense of familiarity but ever the presence of the unknown.  For the full story, cop a copy of our latest Print Volume. Wasted Talent Vol X. Available now.  “We never thought we could make it surfing. We started with broken boards. Now, thanks to god there are a lot of young surfers coming up. The fact that Italo is here really shines a spotlight on the Senegalese surf scene. Me Joshe and Italo are all similar. We all grew up from disadvantaged backgrounds. We never had it easy, but nothing in our hometowns is easy for anyone. It makes us work harder. We want it more. There are so many people that say that we couldn’t surf. That we don’t have good waves. That surfing isn’t for Africans. Well despite our humble beginnings we’re here—ready to take it to the world” — Cherif Fall.

Starring Mitski, B Gosse and Jaclyn Chu Director: Maegan Houang Producer: John Lozada Director of Photographer: Christopher Ripley Production Designer: Terry Watson Choreographer: Jas Lin Co-Producer: Po-wei Su 1st AD: Ted Keffer 2nd AD: Chelsea Tummolo Stunt Choreographer: Kimberly Frutoz Costume Designer: Sajida Silva Hair/Makeup: Moung “Kelly” Park Mask Designer: Ashley Eva Brock Costume Asst: Marco Munoz Hair/Makeup Asst: Hanwool Choi Gaffer: Genevieve Evans Key Grip: Mohamed Samra BBG: Benjamin Champagne Best Boy: Miguel Fernandez 1st AC: Felipe Larrondo 2nd AC: Darrell Ham Covid Compliance Officer: Elena Rojas Art Director: Jay Dizon Lead Set Dresser: Marian Nusser Set Dresser: Li-wei Chu, Nhan Le, Xingxi Wang Propmaster: Alison Klein Lead Man: Angel de la Rosa Construction Lead: Vincent Quintana “Sweetie” Puppet Designer: Eric Fox Puppeteer/Art Asst: Amelia Roesner Editor Gus Spelman Colorist: Andrew Francis Assistant Editor: Daniel Witkin Flame Artist: Tim Hendrix VFX Artist: Matthew Wauhkonen Sound Design: Grant Meuers Set PA: Viacheslav “Slava” Makaraov BTS Photographer: Jeni Magana Special Thanks: Henry Kaplan, Joanna Nguyen, Daniel Kwan, Penelope Essoyan, Devin Conroy, Anna Gustafson & Craig Harmer, Kodak

ARTIST: BREE RUNWAY @breerunway MANAGER: ANIQUE COX COMMISSIONER: JAMES HACKETT REP: OB MANAGEMENT @obmanagement DIRECTOR: NADIRA AMRANI @nadiraamrani PRODUCTION COMPANY SMUGGLER @smugglersite MANAGING DIRECTOR: FERGUS BROWN @fergusb1 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: ELIZABETH DOONAN @elizabethdoonan PRODUCER: LUCA CHAPMAN @_lucachapman PRODUCTION MANAGER: SIDNEY ARTHUR @squidneyarthur 1ST AD: TOM WYNBORNE 2ND AD: NIOMI COLLINS @niomiemmacollins RUNNER: JAMES WILLIAMS RUNNER: MIMI JAMMEH RUNNER: THEA SUN @thea_sun RUNNER: KAMRAN MARZBAN @kam.marz DOP: OLAN COLLARDY @olancollardy 1ST AC: MICHAEL HANNIDES 2ND AC: ESTHER EDUSI CAMERA TRAINEE: EDDIE CALDAS @eddiecaldas STEADICAM OPERATOR: BEAUMONT PRITCHARD-JAMES @beauxpj DP MENTEE: JAMES KILLEEN @jameskilleendop GAFFER: KRUNAL SAARDRANI @krunalsaardrani ELECTRICIAN: JOHNJOE BESAGNI ELECTRICIAN: AMAJEET SINGH ELECTRICIAN: KIERAN BROWN CHOREOGRAPHER: KASH POWELL @kashpowell PRODUCTION DESIGNER: RANYA EL REFAEY @ranyaelrefaey ART ASSISTANT: JIMMY VAN TWEST @jimyvantwest ART ASSISTANT: EDDIE AMOS @e_amos_ ART ASSISTANT: FLORENCE MAIN ARTIST STYLIST: ANNA TREVELYAN @annatrevelyan ARTIST STYLIST ASSISTANT: MARGHERITA ALAIMO @margherita_alaimo ARTIST HAIR STYLIST: SHEENA ADAE-AMOAKOH @ hausofshee ARTIST MAKE-UP ARTIST: TOMI AJAYI CAST STYLIST: COCO MELL @coco_mell CAST STYLING ASSISTANT: RIANNA WILLIAMS @riannafayestylist CAST STYLING ASSISTANT: TAYLA GORDON @taylaggordon CAST HAIR STYLIST: SHANICE NOEL @shanicenoelhair CAST HAIR ASSISTANT: DANIELLE IGOR @danielleigor CAST MAKE-UP ASSISTANT BILLIE MCKENZIE @billiemua CAST MAKE-UP ASSISTANT: LUCINDA WORTH @lucindaworth_makeup CAST MAKE-UP ASSISTANT: IGA WASYLCZUK @igavaseline DANCER: KIKZ KATIKA @kikzkatika DANCER: MAYA KING @mayakingg DANCER: REBECCA CRICHLOW-MORRISON DANCER: CURTISHA RECIANNA KRUYTHOFF @curtisha.kruythoff DANCER: NADIA ROBINSON @nadia_robinson RUNWAY MODEL: AKUAC THIEP @akuathiep RUNWAY MODEL: EMMANUEL MUGABO @manimuga VOGUER MODEL: WEBSTER @w3b_st4r MEDIC: JAMIE WEST CATERING: % JONES & SONS @james.and.sons EDITOR: GARY COOGAN @garyvslife EDIT HOUSE: THE QUARRY @thequarry COLOURIST: MATTHIEU TOULLET / THE MILL @matthieu.toullet VFX: B.ART.VFX @b.art.vfx SOUND MIX & DESIGN: HUGO ELLINGHAM / BROTHER MUSIC @hugoellingham CREDITS: GREEDY GOONS @greedygoons KIT SUPPLIERS: GETSET HIRE @getsethire PANAVISION @ panavisionofficial KODAK FILM @ kodak_shootfilm SHL LIGHTING @shlfilmlighting DANCER: KIKZ KATIKA @kikzkatika DANCER: MAYA KING @mayakingg DANCER: REBECCA CRICHLOW-MORRISON DANCER: CURTISHA RECIANNA KRUYTHOFF @curtisha.kruythoff DANCER: NADIA ROBINSON @nadia_robinson RUNWAY MODEL: AKUAC THIEP @akuathiep RUNWAY MODEL: EMMANUEL MUGABO @manimuga VOGUER MODEL: WEBSTER @w3b_st4r

Written and directed by Olivier Lescot Olivier Lescot – Artistic Direction, Storyboard, Animation Produced by Eddy Produced by Stella Ramsden Co-Produced by Attention’O’Chiens, Olivier Lescot Thomas Ricquier – Co Artistic Direction, Compositing Léo Schweitzer – Animation Claire Pottier – Animation Color Sound and Music – Fabrice Smadja (Attention’O’Chiens) With thanks to – Quentin Baillieux, Nightshift, Brunch Studio, Brice Smith

Follow us on Instagram & Facebook! https://bit.ly/3LCGMMR https://bit.ly/3GXkSAt On the verge of crushing two old cable cars, a nostalgic scrap dealer delves into his memories and imagines the life they once shared. Directing & CG : MegaComputeur Production : Val Thorens & Passion Pictures Grading : Katie Dymmock – Coffee & TV Sound Mixing : Pierre-Francois Renouf – Studio Le Refuge

Starring – Mario Casas, Mireia Oriol, Monica Lopez, Pep Cruz, Daniel Ibañez, Tamara Ndong, Nao Albet, Laia Manzanares, Joan Amargos, Rigoberta Bandini. Director: Ian Pons Jewell Writer: Oriol Villar Prod Co: BLUR EP: Zico Judge & Morio Fornes Producer: Laia Vidal DOP: Mauro Chiarello Prod Design: Maruxa Alver Stylist: Buki Make Up: Alma Casal Editor: Tobias Suhm Composer: Lorenzo Piggici

86 3D-printed cameras and a few rolls of 16mm film. Shot on 16mm Kodak using a homemade Time-Slice device, after Tim Macmillan Victor Van Rossem – Concept, realisation & editing Tina Schott – Art direction Thanks to Yvon Poncelet for the flash and technical advice Shot at De Centrale, Ghent The history: Back in the early eighties, Tim Macmillan started developing his ‘Time-Slice’ device: a big, wooden, circular construction filled with homemade cameras that all took photos at the same time from different viewpoints, thus ‘freezing’ time inside the circle. With this he lay the foundation for The Matrix’ Bullet-Time and many other manifestations of this same basic technique. Surprisingly, there is not much to find about this original Time-Slice camera. One short Youtube video is pretty much all that remains. When I first saw that video, I was triggered. A variation on this technique we had all seen in The Matrix, but these images had something extra: a rawness, a sincerity. Much of this I think has to do with the fact that it is all handmade and analog, shot on 16mm film. After a while I forgot about the video again for a few years until I was approached by Black Flower to make a music video for their song ‘Morning In The Jungle’. The flow of the song evoked a feeling of circular motion, and suddenly I remembered Tim Macmillan. It was the ideal moment to see if I could recreate the device from nothing. The whole project took a little over 6 months, start to finish – there were lots of mistakes and problems along the way, but in the end we made it. The final rig consisted of a wooden base construction to form the circle, a paper leader inside rubber casing to make everything lightproof, and 86 little cameras that were 3D-printed and fitted with small 13mm convex lenses. The 16mm Kodak film could be loaded in and taken through the whole thing with a fragile winding system. Since there is no shutter system on the cameras, everything had to be done in complete darkness, the photos themselves taken with a flash.

In a world in which people carry their precious things everywhere and sometimes give them to a washing store, A young boy lost one of his precious things, but He cannot live without it anymore. Director & Producer: Sarah Tabibzadeh. Writer: Nader Rezaeeyan. Executive Producers: Dr.Neda heidari , Dr.Mohammadreza Khoddami. Editor: Bahram Emrani Composer: Peyman Yazdanian. Sound Designer: Ensieh Maleki. World Sales & Distribution: The GlobeCSF. Awards: SPECIAL PRIZE FOR ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY- 11th Tehran International Animation Festival – 2019 – Iran SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL JURY AWARD – 36th Tehran International Short Film Festival – 2019 – Iran BEST SHORT FILM PRIZE – 11th FEMCINE International Film Festival – 2021 – Chile Official Selection: 37th Fajr International Film Festival – 2019 – Iran 10th ANIMAGE International Animation Festival – 2019 – Brazil 25th Canberra Short Film Festival – 2020 – Australia 17th IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival – 2020 – Bulgaria – Oscar Qualifying 20th Nevada City Film Festival – 2020 – US 12th Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival – 2020 – US 20th Kerry International Film Festival – 2020 – UK – BAFTA Qualifying 12th SPARK Animation Festival – 2020 – UK – Oscar Qualifying 21st Stockholm International Film Festival Junior – 2021 – Sweden https://bit.ly/3LyWAQP Sales & distribution: m.pouriaa@gmail.com

Molly, a “death doula” and lover of the woods, works with clients nearing the end of their lives to confront the fear, anxiety, and hope surrounding death. As Molly inspires those around her to be more open about their mortality, she reflects on her own relationship with loss.