East Coast Surf Film, A Pleasant Surprise

A Pleasant Surprise is a feature length east coast surf film featuring a select group professional and amateur east coast surfers. Three years in the making, this surf film documents a world of contrast as daily changes in weather and waves prove to be all part of a larger picture; thumping beach breaks, cold water, and quick tropical storms are just a fraction of what you will find. Brought to you in Super 16mm, A Pleasant Surprise allows for the full beauty of the mid-atlantic region and its surfers to be realized. Chapters 1. Title Sequence - 0:38 2. Intro - 2:03 3. 7/5 Rubber - 6:03 4. School’s Out! - 9:30 5. New York - 12:29 6. Brendan Longboards - 14:55 7. Wynn’s Quiver - 18:15 8. The Last Wave - 22:58 9. Summer - 27:23 10. New Jersey Lager - 30:53 11. A Closer Look - 32:58 12. Shame Session - 37:16 13. Casinos & Cotton Candy - 39:46 14. Winter Wedges - 42:38 15. Changin’ - 47:05 16. Icicles - 50:16 17. Parkway Mission - 52:04 18. Credits - 55:45 A Pleasant Surprise premiered to sold out crowds in 2008 at the Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, New Jersey and as part of the New York Surf Film Festival in Tribeca, New York. Eleven years later, and long after a limited run of DVDs had sold out, the films creators are excited to finally make the film available online for a world wide audience. A surf film by Kyle Pahlow (https://www.kylepahlow.com) with creative direction by Nick Zegel (https://www.zeegisbreathing.com). Featuring some of New Jersey's top professional and amateur surfers including... Sam Hammer, Ben McBrien, Andrew Gesler, Zach Humphries, Jamie Moran, Randal Townsend, Brendan Willem, Chris & Rob Kelly, Matt Keenan & Ian Bloch. Music by The Boggs, White Williams, Here We Go Magic, School of Seven Bells, Yeasayer, Moondoggies, Zook, and The Rubies with original music by Las Flores Project & Brian Parnagian. Official Selection of the New York Surf Film Festival, Surfer Poll 2009, and Lighthouse Film Festival.