Storm Surfers 3D offers far more than run-of-the-mill nature-porn docs. Sure, it's got tremendous footage of waves and silly people on funny boards trying to catch them. I saw the film on a big screen last September at TIFF, and was blown away by the spectacle. Yet the film is actually quite a bit more sophisticated than random shots of water churning. Tracing the friendship of Australian big-wave legends Tom Carroll and Ross Clark-Jones, the film treads more than water, delving into notions of mortality, aging, and the visceral thrill of the hunt.I spoke to co-director Christopher Nelius via Skype while he was in the UK. TWITCH: How did you convince the reticent Tom and Ross to open up about their feelings, as much as...
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