Noah Beschen’s surf movie NOAH first premiered in November of last year. Now, Beschen has released a director’s cut of the release on his YouTube channel.
Noah Beschen is the son of Shane Beschen, the legendary contest machine who was a fixture on the late ’90s and early 2000s Championship Tour, going toe-to-toe with Kelly Slater. He also happens to be the only pro surfer in history to score a perfect 30 during a heat. Though Shane was raised in San Clemente, Calif., leading a local crew that included Matt Archbold, Dino Andino, and Christian Fletcher, his son is a North Shore local. Having grown up directly in front of Rocky Point, Noah was raised both in the pipe and at Pipeline.
NOAH: The Art of Surfing, directed by Beschen and shot by Andy Woodward, has an artful approach – true to its title. The opening begins with a kaleidoscopic montage of brightly color-corrected silhouettes of Noah in and out of the water. From there we find ourselves in Western Australia for a display of the younger Beschen’s aerial prowess, followed by another hypnotic montage of underwater footage.
The film takes Beschen to Tahiti, before returning home to the North Shore. Woodward’s impressionistic touches remain throughout, all bolstered by a thumping soundtrack. The entire 23-minute experience alternates between dreamlike and viscerally real.
It’s worth a watch.
