Joel Tudor

Thread

Surfing well is a lifetime's pursuit that's expressed in subtleties: the pull of shoulders, the timing of breath. Unfolding on distant shores, each wave and location with its own flavor, Thread sews together experiences, offering a meditative look at the most fluid of the arts. Featuring Joel Tudor, Taylor Knox, the Long brothers, The Campbell Brothers, Ray Barbee, Joe Curren, Tom Carroll, Jim Denevan and more.

Water Colours

Hi, this is Herb. I'd like to take you on a surf adventure as I see it through the eye of my camera. First stop California's classic Rincon. I put the camera in my water housing and paddled out with Dwayne DeSoto and Zack Howard. Taking off behind them as planned I was able to capture their surfing experience from a lot of unique angles as we played on the waves together. This winter the surf was epic on the North Shore and I was lucky enough to be there with my camera. I caught Bonga, Joel, Dino, Kanoa and this years new rookies ripping Pipeline in all it's different moods. Sometimes I got so stoked I had to put away the camera and go out myself. It was great!! With the swell coming up I called Devon Howard and arranged to meet him and some of the gang at Haliewa. Then I was on to Waimea to film Giant paddle in surf. It was an awesome sight.

Sprout

The modus operandi of the Sprout is to show the surfing culture how truly lucky we are to live in the lush life of the ocean experience, and emphasize all the diverse possibilities we have in accessing this fountain of youth. Riding eggs, fishes, traditional sytle longboards and the modern shorty. Every wave is a new possiblity. Shot entirely on 16mm film.

Adrift

Originally released in 1995, Adrift is an ahead-of-its-time look at the longboard renaissance. Through filmmaker J Brother’s lens, generations collide—Donald Takayama, Kevin Connelly, Nat Young, Dino Miranda, a teenage Joel Tudor, and more.

Wordz: A Longboarding Lexicon

Combine some of earth's most gorgeous locations -- such as the Canary Islands, Rincon and Waikiki -- with the best longboard action anywhere, and what do you have? "Wordz." See profiles and interviews with hot surfers such as Colin McPhillips, Titus Kinimaka, Alex Knost, Joel Tudor, Summer Romero, Mary Bagalso and Kassia Meador, all backed by a killer soundtrack that sets the mood from mellow to hyper. Every longboard freak needs to see this film.

The Seedling

A movie about the beauty of log riding and its other various appendages... The Seedling is a documentation of a small pod of California log riders. Shot entirely on 16mm. Featuring Devon Howard, Joel Tudor, Seitaro Nakamura, Erik Sommer, Kassia Meador, Dane Peterson, Josh Farberow, Jimmy Gamboa and honorable sliders Skip Frye and Donald Takayama. Shot on location in Mexico, France, California, Hawaii, New York and the Canary Islands. The Seedling is a gift for you, a movie in full trim. Enjoy

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface Video is a super 16mm surf documentary by Dana Morris. The documentary takes you on an amazing journey around the globe to eight countries with eight different groups of professional surfers searching for new waves and diverse cultures.

A Paradigm Shift

Great surfers surfing all types of boards, on all types of waves. This is Director Steve Cleveland's film starring Alex Knost, Dane Peterson, Joel Tudor and more. Filmed in Australia, California, Hawaii, Mexico and Micronesia.