Short Summary
A full length feature film directed by Lou Diamond Phillips.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Tao of Surfing: Finding Depth at Low Tide.
Tao of Surfing is about lost friendship, tragedy, compassion, and understanding the deeper meaning to our existence.
As the book is meant to help to heal, nurture, and enlighten, our goal with this film is the same, to help make the world a better place, to change lives forever, and to help people think about things that they might not normally think about.
Book Cover
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Taiwan Edition
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Please join lead actor Bailey Chase and the rest of our fabulous cast in being a part of our global community to help us finish our production of an independent feature film that will touch the lives of many people around the world.
Contributors will help us towards getting our finishing funds to complete this beautiful film.
What We Need & What You Get
We, the producers of Tao of Surfing, along with Bailey Chase and the rest of our wonderful cast, believe in the power Tao of Surfing can bring to the world. We need your support to help us finish the production of the film
All contributions go towards the completion of the film for: actors, film equipment, crew, permits, insurance, etc. to assure the success of the film. We need to raise $650,000 to film the remainder of the film by February 2014. We plan to showcase the film in the Fall in Film Festivals throughout the United States and abroad. Your personal support in our production will assist us in expanding HIV and Environmental awareness throughout the world as well as pledging to donate part of the profits from the sale of the film to these non-profit organizations.
All Contributors will get some very unique perks.
Here is a shot from the film, Eric Balfour with the Hero board:
The Plot
A ghost from Dayne’s past returns home
after missing for many years. Dayne reconnects with his longtime boyhood
friend, Lance, surfing the ocean waves as they once did as teenagers. But their
reunion is short-lived, when Lance once again mysteriously disappears. This
time Dayne journeys through the Southwest to find him and encounters mysterious
spirits along the way. However, Dayne must overcome his inner demons to finally
discover the secret Lance has kept from him all these years.
Photo above: Lou in the farm fields directing a shot with Phil Pfeiffer behind the camera.
Our Master Plan
The Producers of Wavelength Pictures have
assembled an exciting, well-established cast and crew to help create Tao
of Surfing. Helming our film as Director is actor/director Lou Diamond Phillips. Our lead actors are Bailey Chase from A&E’s Longmire series and Eric Balfour from the Syfy series Haven and from HBO’s Six Feet Under. Also joining our cast is Academy Award nominated actor Bruce Davison and actress Dale Dickey from HBO’s True Blood series and Winters Bone, also gracing our screen is actress Julia Jones from the Twilight movie series, as well as veteran actor Edward James Olmos.
Together, they represent a special group of actors and crew who truly
believe in Tao of Surfing and that this film will become not only
groundbreaking, but also become a universally, timeless story that
everyone has or will experience themselves one day.
Baily Chase on Longmire
Our Budget
Since we have already shot 45% of our film, the contributions we are seeking here will help finish the film production for Tao of Surfing. All contributions will be applied toward our Pre-production, Principal Photography, and Post-production phases. Our goal is to film in February 2014 and have our film ready upon completion out and in time to market to Film Festivals in the United States and around the world as well as to multiple domestic distributors and foreign exhibitors by the late Fall 2014. We will seek distribution from multiple distributors whom our team has done successful business with before. Therefore, whatever contributions become available to us here, will be added with other funds we have now to attain our needed budget. However, if we do not reach our goal, we will consider re-launching another campaign for a longer duration of time to reschedule our filming for Fall 2014.
This is a big challenge, but with strong supporters like yourselves, we will begin empowering ourselves to choose the film content audiences would rather see in the theaters. Let’s all support independent film!
We will, however, be in constant contact with our backers so you know our progress every step along the way.
The Impact
Be a part of a truly unique film that has the potential of changing lives around the globe, including AIDS awareness, acceptance of alternative life-styles, environmental awareness, and learning how each of us can truly make a difference.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you are not able to contribute monetarily, then please get the word out to as many people as you can. Using the Indiegogo share tools will help share this wonderful project with the world.
Some of the Cast
See the
Tao of Surfing web site to view the rest of the cast.
Behind the Scenes:
Here is Chuck Davis setting up the Red camera at the night Surf Hut scene:
Here is Julia Jones at a Party scene:
Other Legal items
- Scripts and Glossy Photos will be sent to you once the film has been released. Scripts may not be distributed, published, or sold at any time.
- For those of you who have selected to attend the private screening, the date and location are to be determined. We will provide you with 30 days notice, so that you may make appropriate travel and accommodation arrangement.
- You must be over 18 or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (who will count as your guest) to attend the premiere or visit the set.