Chris malloys film strikes so deeply into the heart of patagonias wilderness we come to feel at home there. The film follows adventurer jeff johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon chouinard and doug tompkins to patagonia. 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. Its artfully edited and has a pleasant soundtrack, making it one of the finest and most progressive documentaries on wilderness ethics yet. Johnson decided to make climbing the corcovado volcano in patagonia as his. Also, sometimes in life you have to stop, take a 180 degree turn, and walk in the opposite direction there is quite a long. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Thats a jumping off point for 180 degrees south, a new movie from woodshed films. 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. It is directed by chris malloy, a former professional surfer, and it follows a particularly epic adventure of.
It is directed by chris malloy, a former professional surfer, and it follows a particularly epic. Jeff johnson retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon choulnard and doug tompkins to patagonia. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate 180 degrees south movie and cast photos. Conquerors of the useless is an indepth look at the motivations and sensibilities of the people on both sides of the camera of the 180.
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 patagonia s 2014. Patagonias new film takes aim at urban oil drilling in l. Director chris malloy has struck gold with the powerful, multigenerational environmental documentary 180 degrees south. Well be showing movies throughout the spring on our outdoor screens weather permitting, and in our cafelobbyhostel when weather is not ideal. In 2004 jeff johnson joined the patagonia brand as their first staff photographera role he unwittingly created when hired to help develop and launch patagonia surf. This is a wellcrafted film filled with a charismatic cast of outdoorsmen. 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. Because malloy treats this leftwing political stance delicately, commingling environmental message in with awesome climbing, sailing, and surfing footage, the film does not feel didactic. The doc mentary follows an intrepid rock climbersurfer, jeff johnson, as he recreates the journey of two fellow americans who preceded him 40 years earlier. Conquerors of the useless follows jeff johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon choulnard and doug tompkins to patagonia. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 180 degrees south near you. Sign up for eventful s the reel buzz newsletter to get the latest movie information delivered right to your inbox and bypass the lines by purchasing movie tickets online. He meets the lovely surfing local makohe who tags along to the chilean coast, onto santiago, and south to patagonia.
He has been writing and photographing for several decades, with features in. Film retraces route of patagonia, north face founders. Chris malloys film strikes so deeply into the heart of patagonia s wilderness we come to feel at home there. 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. Back then it was a simple blog looking at underground culture in south america. After finding footage of the 1968 expedition, johnson decided to make. Also, sometimes in life you have to stop, take a 180 degree turn. 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. Adventurer jeff johnson retraces yvon chouinard and doug tompkins 1968 trip to patagonia. Write and photographer based out of santa barbara, california. 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. With yvon chouinard, doug tompkins, keith malloy, alicia salome acuna ika. Conquerors of the useless by yvon chouinard jeff johnson and.
On friday, lindy west sent me to the university district to watch a press screening of 180. In this featurelength film, shot almost entirely on route to and in patagonia. At 180 degrees south, fighting to conserve chiles patagonia. Patagonia hosts 180 degrees south tickets, mon, jul 22. How one feels about technology and modernity is not a binary choice. Originally, i was looking for a 1hr adventure documentary. Conquerors of the useless, or simply 180 south, is a 2010. Then he started chouinard equipment, and then patagonia, and found himself becoming a ceo, author let my people go surfing. The education of a reluctant businessman, 2005, and movie star 180 south, 2010. Conquerors of the useless follows jeff johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes yvon chouinard and doug tompkins to patagonia. Its the story of a man, jeff johnson, who found some footage of yvon couinard and his friend doug thompkins on their 1968 trip to patagonia. Conquerors of the useless is an indepth look at the motivations and sensibilities of the people on both sides of the camera of the.
Im not able to take six months to go to patagonia right now, but this film inspires me to live in the moment, and to charge hard at the things that are important. Jeffs trip takes place ten years after he watched yvon chouinard and doug tompkins film mountain of storm which depicted their 1968 trip to patagonia. Licensed to youtube by pias, the orchard music on behalf of fat possum. Stalking your hero leads to personal growth and restraining orders last night, i went out and saw a great new movie called 180 degrees south. Unlike most other environmental films, 180 degrees south does not attempt to drive its message into audience skulls with a jackhammer. The joy is in the journey and the barf is in my mouth. An interview with jeff johnson, surfer and star of 180. Jeffs life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with chouinard and tompkins who, once. 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 following chouinards footsteps south. For some viewers the ecomessage will seem a little heavy handed especially when omnipresent modern wastefulness is the subject, but a. Jeffs life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with choulnard and tompkins who, once. The film opens with original home movie footage as taken by chouinard and.