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Ultimate Sessions - The greatest moments in surf movie history A rare nexus of optimal swell, marquee surfers and skilled, dedicated surf cinematographers created a vast library of surfing's greatest moments over the last three decades. Director Ira Opper and writer Matt Warshaw have painstakingly sifted the best of the best -- from "Cosmic Children" to "September Sessions" -- to bring you a premium no filler blend of touchstone moments, genuine humor, eye opening surf action and authentic surf culture.Witness Uluwatu ridden for the first time in Alby Falzon's 1971 watershed "Morning of the Earth." See Shaun Tomson and Mark Richards' epic tube duel at Off the Wall in Bill Delaney's 1978 "Free Ride." Peer into the future with Kelly Slater's Indonesian performances in Jack Johnson's "September Sessions.""Epic Swells... iconic surfers... unforgettable cinematography -- these make up over one hour of the most profoundly exciting surfing ever burned to film. The title "Ultimate Sessions" says it all. These are the fleating, never-to-be-repeated moments that define the essence of surfing's soul. The title Ultimate Sessions says it all." --- Surfer MagazineFeaturing Footage from:- 1969 - Hal Jepsen's Cosmic Children
Honolua Bay, Hawaii - Jeff Hakman
- 1972 - Albert Falzon's Morning of the Earth
Uluwatu, Bali - Rusty Miller, Steve Cooney
- 1974 - Scott Dittrich's Fluid Drive
Burleigh Heads, Australia - Paul Neilson, Peter Townend, Rabbit Bartholomew, Keith Paull
Rattlesnake Point, Baja - J. Riddle, George Trafton
- 1975 - Bill Delaney's Free Ride
Off the Wall, Hawaii - Shaun Tomson
Pipeline, Hawaii - Mark Richards, Rabbit Bartholomew, Shaun Tomson
- 1983 - Steve Soderberg's Ocean Fever
Off the Wall, Hawaii - Buttons Kaluhiokalani
- 1986 - Scott Dittrich's Amazing Surf Stories
Supertubes, California - Dane Kealoha
- 1992 - Sonny Millers' Searching for Curren
Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa and Bawa, Sumatra - Tom Curren
- 1999 - Jack Johnson's September Sessions
Lance's Right, Indonesia - Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Luke Egan, Brad Gerlach, Shane Dorian and Ross Williams
Featuring Music by Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, INXS, Rose Royce, Dylan Cooper, Blessed Light, The Beautiful Girls, Low Lights, Rookie Card, Trancenden, Five Horse Johnson, Lilys, Skizzo Franick, Slackstring
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