Live from 5Point Vol. 3
Live from 5Point Vol. 3
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104305875″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]5Point Film Festival invited us back for another live Dirtbag Diaries. And of course, we said, “Yes!” We invited four people up on stage to to talk about a moment in their lives when it all seemed to go wrong. And where those moments have led them, as the effects have rippled through their lives. Today we present the first two stories. At 23, free skier Josh Dueck overshot the landing of a jump and fell 100 feet out of the air. He returned to skiing the following winter in a sit ski. And he rips! You owe it to yourself to watch The Freedom Chair and Josh hucking a backflip.
Kayaker Chris Korbulic was nearing the end of a 7-week trip through central Africa with Ben Stookesberry and Hendri Coetzee. After paddling the difficult stretch of the Lacuga River, a crocodile pulled Hendri underwater. The film Kadoma (full version available on iTunes) tells the story of their trip. Chris has continued to return to Africa pursuing the rivers that brought him together with Hendri.
Music: Shanty Tones by Filastine • The Face on the Tintype by Dreamend • Skylike by Ishq • Benchwarmers by Finn Riggins
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Shorts — Pedal Your Turns
Pedal Your Turns
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Music: Covered in Spiders by Pumice • It All Began with a Burst by Kishi Bashi • Magnesium Light by Dreamend • The Way We Feel by The Sound of Seventy Three
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Shorts — Post-Emphatic Wilderness Disorder
Post-Emphatic Wilderness Disorder
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Music: The Face on the Tintype by Dreamend • Beats 4 My Van Part 2 by DJ Billy E • Book of Advice by Solander • I’m So Unlclean by Evans the Death
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
Origins
Origins
[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/104304409″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”300″ height=”300″ iframe=”true” /]The Dirtbag Diaries turns five. This also happens to be our 100th episode. To celebrate the occasion, we reached out to our collaborators, our contributors and our friends and asked for ideas. I pitched them a bunch of ideas. They shook their heads. Their response was resounding. “We want to hear your story, the story of the Diaries,” they said. Our intern, Austin Siadak, stepped forward to do the interview and relay the story. The tables were turned. By nature, we like our creation stories simple. An idea appears in the void. A light bulb goes off. The apple hits Sir Isaac Newton on the head. In reality, creation stories are messier, more complicated and more interesting than abbreviated elevator pitches. They are a sum of parts. So here goes.
Music: Truth by Balmorhea • Hoochie Choochie Man by Muddy Waters • The Wires from My Broken Record Player by Cars & Trains • Tight Rope by The Coast • Bear by Carly Comando • Born on the Cusp by The American Analog Set • Joe Metro by Blue Scholars
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Shorts — The Mobil
The Mobil
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Music: The Honest Truth by Typhoon • You Jane by The Wedding Present • Woven Tears by This Will Destroy You • Lady Don’t Tek No by Latyrx
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
