A full-length surf film is a rare thing these days. More often than not, a quick Instagram clip or a six-minute vlog is the way most people consume their surf content. But there was a time when surf films were films. They had a direction and a score and premieres full of hooting fans. There are few surfers in these times of one-second attention spans that command enough interest to make a full-length film worthwhile, but Torren Martyn is one of them.
Martyn, who is undoubtedly one of the most stylish surfers on earth, is willing to go the extra mile to get waves. He, along with filmmaking partner and good friend Ishka Folkwell, headed to New Zealand to get off the beaten track and create a movie called Lost Track New Zealand “Finding perfect waves with just a friend is one of the best feelings a surfer can experience,” says Martyn.
So, with a little help from Royal Enfield and Need Essentials, the pair decided to tour New Zealand on motorbikes. “The freedom of traveling on two wheels with just the essentials was something new and exciting for both of us,” says Martyn.
They planned to spend three months on the trip, looking for waves and adventure. And they succeeded. It wasn’t an easy trip, though — the best ones never are — and they ran into plenty of speedbumps along the way. In the end, though, the juice was worth the squeeze.
