For some viewers the ecomessage will seem a little heavy handed especially when omnipresent modern wastefulness is the subject, but a. It is directed by chris malloy, a former professional surfer, and it follows a particularly epic. Some people have portrayed this movie as antitechnology or antiprogress, which is silly. The best journeys answer questions that in the beginning, you didnt even think to ask. Conquerors of the useless, chronicling a nomadic traveler, jeff johnson, and his retracing of yvon and dougs 1968 journey after finding their home movie footage of the trip.
Parents need to know that 180 degrees south is an ecoadventure documentary that works fine for tweens but will probably be a bigger hit with highminded high schoolers harboring a serious case of wanderlust. Jeffs life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with choulnard and tompkins who, once. With streaming video services like netflix and amazon prime getting a virtual stoke is just a click away. Write and photographer based out of santa barbara, california. With yvon chouinard, doug tompkins, keith malloy, alicia salome acuna ika. Conquerors of the useless follows jeff johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon choulnard and doug tompkins to patagonia. After finding footage of the 1968 expedition, johnson decided to make. Chris malloys film strikes so deeply into the heart of patagonias wilderness we come to feel at home there. Adventurer jeff johnson retraces a 1968 trip to patagonia undertaken by his heroes, yvon chouinard and doug tompkins. Patagonia torquay summer board swap180 south premiere. During my senior year of college, i saw the movie 180 degrees south for the first time. Patagonia hosts 180 degrees south tickets, mon, jul 22.
Licensed to youtube by pias, the orchard music on behalf of fat possum. If you appreciate nature, 180 degrees south is a must see, but i think anyone would like it. Part infomercial, part adventuretravel porn, and part message movie, 180 degrees south is very much a companysponsored product that celebrates. Youre sure to hear people criticize the core message on many grounds, but those criticisms are almost all pathetically weak and rest on silly assumptions. You get to the top of a wall, theres nothing up there. Along the way he gets shipwrecked off easter island, surfs the longest wave of his life and prepares himself for a rare ascent of cerro corcovado. Conquerors of the useless follows jeff johnson as he retracesthe epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon chouinard and doug tompkins to patagonia.
Conquerors of the useless 2010 adventurer jeff johnson retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon chouinard and doug tompkins to patagonia. Its a story about a guy, jeff johnson, and his quest to achieve a lifelong dream to follow in the footsteps of his heroes, jvon chouinard founder of patagonia and doug tompkins founder of north face, and retrace an epic journey they made to patagonia in the late 60s fun factoid. This is the ultimate story of adventure, mishap, and enjoying every minute of the journey. He has been writing and photographing for several decades, with features in. Thats a jumping off point for 180 degrees south, a new movie from woodshed films.
Yvon chouinard is probably most qualified to be called the patron saint of dirtbags, having been one of the originals himself in yosemite during the 1960s, at one point eating cat food to get through a season on very little money. Johnson catches a ride on a boat to patagonia, stopping in at rapanui when the mast on their ketch suffers a freak mishap. Here, in random order, are 10 of our favorites, a few of the best outdoor documentaries. Our organization is highly diverse and includes individuals with all sorts of life experiences. Then he started chouinard equipment, and then patagonia, and found himself becoming a ceo, author let my people go surfing.
Conquerors of the useless follows jeff johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon chouinard and doug tompkins to patagonia. How one feels about technology and modernity is not a binary choice. The film emulates the 1968 trip made by yvon chouinard and doug tompkins to patagonia, but rather than by land, jeff johnson trav. Jeff johnson fatefully stumbles upon the footage of yvon chouinard, one of the most prolific and intriguing environmentalist of our time, and for 10 years johnson dreamed of.
After reading climbing fitz roy 1968, i was motivated to check out 180 degrees south. Conquerors of the useless, or simply 180 south, is a 2010 documentary directed by chris malloy that covers the journey of jeff johnson as he travels from ventura, california to patagonia, chile retracing the 1968 trip that yvon chouinard and doug tompkins took in their ford eseries econoline van. Along the way he gets shipwrecked off easter island, surfs the longest wave of his life and prepares himself for a. After we were involved in this film 180 degrees south a 2010 documentary retracing chouinards 1968 journey from ventura, california, to patagonia, chile and then damnation patagonias 2014. My love affair with patagonia is a relatively recent one, and was catalyzed after watching an incredible documentary called 180 degrees south. Conquerors of the useless features a numbered slipcase and a numbered signature card signed by yvon chouinard, chris malloy, and jeff johnson. Originally, i was looking for a 1hr adventure documentary.