Sine Qua Non: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing with Greg Long
Note: Sine Qua Non: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing will be available for download via iTunes soon. We’ll keep you posted, and thanks for your patience!
The Inertia is proud to announce the launch of our new documentary film series, which aims to tell the best stories in surfing. Period. The first, 24-minute episode provides an intimate portrait of the mentality, risks, and lifestyle associated with pursuing monstrous waves around the planet through the eyes of the world’s most decorated big wave surfer, Greg Long. The film’s title, Sine Qua Non, is a Latin phrase, which, roughly translated, means, “Without which, [there is] nothing.”
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Behind the Scenes: Check out more information and behind the scenes imagery from the making of Sine Qua Non: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing with Greg Long here.
Special thanks: to the Long Family for their unthinkable generosity and openness, as well as Jason Murray, Todd Glaser, Bill Sharp and the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards, Gary Linden, Al Mackinnon, Kirk Presley, Curt Myers and Powerlines, and Chris Dixon, Astra Heights, and Good Morning Orbit for the amazing imagery, video, and music footage used in this film. As well as to Gallo, Matt Johnston, and Director Richard Yelland, who also directed 12 Miles North, for the passion, long hours, and even longer conversations. And thanks to Chasing Mavericks for supporting this film.
Behind the Scenes of Sine Qua Non: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing with Greg Long
Greg Long Hospitalized after Cortes Bank Wipeout
Chasing Mavericks: Behind the Scenes
Inside The Inertia’s First Film: Sine Qua Non
