Watch Circles: An Ode to Shredding Online | Vimeo On Demand

“Circles: An Ode to Shredding,” is a full length 16mm documentary film that celebrates the nuances of riding waves and skateboarding. It observes a range of people, places and themes that make these underground communities the poetry that they are. From the gathering points that founded style in surfing, to the concrete canvas that is skateboarding and the human connection between.  Website: www.circlesthefilm.com Instagram: @circlesfilm    Director’s Statement:   Progression is equal parts human and one’s technical approach to moving gradually towards a more advanced state. The tricky part is that progression is subjective and open to interpretation. Especially within the realm of riding waves and concrete. Collectively we have gone so far off course in the pursuit of “better,” that something seems to be missing from the modern equation of how we perceive these systems of self expression.   Measuring or comparing one’s connection to themselves and how they approach a wave or a slab of pavement  to another’s is difficult.  We are all individuals and products of our own environments. The people we surround ourselves with, the boards we ride, our influences and the different types of terrain we choose as a canvas. All of those things are constantly changing like the tides, but they dictate who we are and define us. The only standards are the ones we deem important to ourselves,  because it gives us a feeling that we are looking for.   Our connection to the ethereal feelings along the way is the goal. That journey from the past to the present is a priority, because there are many steps along the way that are important to notice and dissect. It could be as simple as the feeling you get from the ocean itself, the sound that your trucks make when they hit pool coping, or as complex as the hydrodynamic theories of planing hulls.   “Circles: An Ode to Shredding,” is a celebration of what was left behind for us to pay attention to. An observation of the oral histories we make collectively as a culture and the importance of finding solace in the simplicity of these acts of joy. Surfing and skateboarding is about staying connected to the roots of where we came from, focusing on who or what we were exposed to and giving back as much as possible. That is the recipe, and all of the flavor is in the subtleties of our own experiences.   - Dana Shaw

Video marketing

Event marketing

Employee communication

Video monetization

Circles: An Ode to Shredding