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A FILM BY SYLVAIN DEMERCASTEL Preview trailer on : www.planetblow.com www.facebook.com/planetblow CONTACT Benjamin Trochu - @doc Productions : +33 (0)6 20 47 25 87 / [email protected] Mathias Bernard - Acacia Films : +33 (0)6 42 59 45 12 / mathias@acaciafilm.com Sylvain Demercastel : +33 (0)6 88 84 97 94 / [email protected] THE DARK LINES THE DARK LINES THE DARK LINES A FILM BY SYLVAIN DEMERCASTEL PLANET BLOW «THE DARK LINES» • STARING : SYLVAIN DEMERCASTEL FABRICE BEAU NICK DE WANNEMAEKER MASAHIRO MOTOHASHI JACK O’NEILL DAMIEN CASTER CHRISTOPHE ALLARY JASON « RATBOY » COLLINS © 2010 @DOC - SYLVAIN DEMERCASTEL-ACAICIA FILM -2010 WWW. PLANETBLOW.COM «SURFING THE GLOBAL WARMING» @doc Productions, Sylvain Demercastel et Acacia Films PRESENT

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Page 1: Planet Blow

A FILM BY SYLvAIn Demercastel

Preview trailer on : www.planetblow.com

www.facebook.com/planetblow

COnTACT Benjamin Trochu - @doc Productions : +33 (0)6 20 47 25 87 / [email protected]

Mathias Bernard - Acacia Films : +33 (0)6 42 59 45 12 / [email protected] Demercastel : +33 (0)6 88 84 97 94 / [email protected]

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A FILM BY sYlvaIN DemercastelPLANET BLOW «THE DARK LINES» • STARInG : SYLvAIn DEMERCASTEL FABRICE BeaU nICK De WaNNemaeKer MASAHIRO mOtOHasHI

JACK O’NeIll DAMIEn caster CHRISTOPHE allarY JASOn « RATBOY » cOllINs • © 2010 @DOC - SYLvAIn DEMERCASTEL-ACAICIA FILM -2010

W W W. P L A n E T B L O W. C O M

« s U r F I N G t H e G l O B a l Wa r m I N G »

@doc Productions, sylvain Demercastel et acacia Films

PRESEnT

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INTRODUCTION

« sUrFING tHe GlOBal WarmING »

It is the bitter ending of a quest that takes us on a tour of a world that is on the brink of disaster yet continues to “surf” towards its own ruin.

In the wake of his first independent film released in 2008, Sylvain Demercastel is releasing a second instalment of the adventures of a group of surfers (surfing, windsurfing, kitesurfing, etc.), who in their quest for thrills and corners of paradise across the world will ultimately become aware of their own contradictions.By introducing his own character, confronted with his own doubts, Sylvain Demercastel shows us the flip side of a surfing trip for the very first time and produces an ecological science fiction film that “shocks” and opens our eyes to the extent of the impending disaster.

FIlm : PLAnET BLOW “the dark lines” directed by Sylvain DemercastelLength: 1h15 – Format: Full HD – Sound: 5.1 and 2.0 stereo – Languages: English/French

preview in Paris on 14 October at Publicis Champs Elysées – released on DvD in December 2010

lIvre PHOtO : PLAnET BLOWby Julian Schlosser, Maxime Houyvet & Sylvain DemercastelFormat: 196 pages – Paper: 200 g / 100% recyclable - Languages English/FrenchAvailable in December 2010

SYNOPSIS 2049 Paris: In the midst of an environmental and energy crisis, a jaded artist/surfer looks back on his life 40 years earlier in the form of self-critical flashbacks.From the smoke-filled rooms of his rock music world, tainted with the dark clichés of its genre, he sets out to seek a new start and makes a radical change to his life, joining his childhood friend, a professional surfer and globetrotter.We follow their trail and the story of his disillusionment, with our planet and environmental issues forming the backdrop.

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tHe FIlm, BY sYlvaIN DemercastelscrIPtWrIter aND DIrectOr OF PlaNet BlOW

n tHe OrIGINal IDeaAn encounter...The film is inspired by real events in Sylvain Demercastel’s life.Meeting Fabrice Beaux got Sylvain out of the “rut” he had been in since the death of his friend Pascal Sternberg (a Green party councillor) in the nanterre massacre in 2002.A need to create.A desire to talk in a variety of forms: speech, image and sound.Perhaps an atonement...

n le FIlmThis is where Baraka meets Endless Summer meets Soylent Green…An artistic feat blending emotional images and photographic quality.80% of the movie filmed using cameras and specific lenses obtaining a “Cinema” image poles apart from conventional documen-taries or surf movies.A deliberately aesthetic focus to attract…. but most of all, to wake up.2 years of work. no salary.

n la BIOA film-maker, composer and photographer. But also a scout for surfing and windsurfing locations.Sylvain is a globetrotting artist who became aware of environmental issues at a very early stage. He entered the world of politics with the Green Party in 1989.A green activist and keen reader of André Gorz, René Dumont and James Lovelock, he stopped campaigning following the nanterre massacre in 2002 in which his best friend and Green councillor Pascal Sternberg was killed.Since then, he has drawn on the full range of his various talents (film-making, journalism, photography, founder and leader of the rock group Artsonic) to alert and propose a framework for interpretation, repositioning mankind as an integral part of the ecosystem, whereas many others see humans as standing apart.In this second instalment of his global Planet Blow project, he shares with us a futuristic biography in which the artistic aspect and time lapse (2049) make it possible to say things without moralising. This is only one possible future and they are only the words of one man. not a universal truth.His intention is to leave the way open for the film’s viewers to take on board the positive message by taking action right now.Sylvain Demercastel is currently working on the film adaptation of Planet Blow.

n les PersONNaGesFabrice BeaUX / One of the world’s top windsurfers. USA champion in 2000. Team O’Neill.

nick De WaNNemaeKer / Second in the 2008 Belgian Windsurfing Championship. Team O’Neill.

Masahiro mOtOHasHI / Japan’s No. 1 windsurfer. Team O’Neill.

Jack O’NeIll / Creator of the first surf suit in 1952. He appears in the film and expresses an unusual view of our world.

Damien castera / Professional surfer. Winner of the 2010 European Cup. Team O’Neill

Christophe allarY / Professional surfer. 5th place in the O’Neill Cold Water Classic 2009. Team O’Neill

Jason « RATBOY » cOllINs / Surf legend. Team O’Neill

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n What prompted you to make a film about surfing?A desire to get away from clichés and portray another aspect of surf sports. To show that surfers have a ringside seat when it comes to seeing what is currently happening across our planet.

n Why such a radical film?Actually, it seems to me that the real-life situation is more radical than the film. After all, I’m only showing things that already exist. We didn’t need to add any special effects.

n the film is very finely crafted. How did you pick your team?I’ve been working in the arts for almost 20 years. I’ve been involved in a number of projects over the years and met and established links with a lot of talented people. I only worked with people I have known for a long time and who know how to work as a team, while bringing a definite something extra.

n How was shooting organised?A year and a half of shooting to fit in with climate and budget constraints and the availabilities of each member of the team. Above all, our dates were dictated by the weather, something we had to constantly juggle with.

n visually, there is no sign of any budget restrictions at all…That’s undoubtedly related to the team’s intense commitment and our mastery of the tools at our disposal…. but that’s top secret!

n One might well imagine that it’s not easy filming in manila: how did the night shooting go?You’re right. It’s quite tricky shooting something that is part documentary and part fiction. We often need to re-shoot scenes and keep the natural atmosphere of the location. Juggling with problems of safety and secrecy… it wasn’t easy but things were sometimes more complicated in destinations that were less “sensi-tive” on paper…There was no – or practically no – hidden filming…

n What surprised you most during shooting?The kindness and good humour of some people who were nonetheless in im-mense distress. The global and profound awareness of a person like Jack O’Neill. An astonishing non-sanitised discourse from an American.

n In the film, your meeting with Jack O’Neill is decisive. What exactly did he say to you?Exactly what he said in the film. That sequence isn’t acted… it’s a real meeting. I could sense that he was happy to be able to speak freely about how he sees the situation instead of talking about inventing the surf suit...What choices did you make for the film’s original soundtrack? Something that one imagines is crucial in this type of project…I usually compose alone but for this film I wanted to work with musicians from a variety of different backgrounds, allowing me to create a range of atmospheres. I had my own compositions that were ready for certain parts. For others, we worked via internet, endeavouring to stick to the style of the images of the places visited… it’s a film in which the music is almost as important as the visuals and the com-mentary.

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n What references did you draw on in terms of surf movies?None. More in my mind were Baraka, Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Soylent Green...I hope I haven’t made “just another surf movie”… that’s not what I intended.

n What do you hope to bring to the audience with this film?I simply hope that I don’t come over as lecturing. This film is a portrait of humanity through a romanticised depiction of my own life.I feel just as responsible as the audience I’m trying to reach. I’d like the notion of ecosystem to become more a word aimed at describing wild life. The ecosystem is our home… or our loss.nobody can get the upper hand without being called to order.

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screeNPlaY : SYLvAIn DEMERCASTEL

DIrecteD BY : SYLvAIn DEMERCASTEL

PrODUctION : @DOC, SYLVAIN DEMERCASTEL & ACACIA FILMS

eDItING : SOPHIE SEIGnEUR

OrIGINal sOUNDtracK :

Sylvain Demercastel / Stéphane Buriez / Fréderic Scamps /Artsonic / Richard Mégret

camerameN : Sebastien Joffard / Olivier cohen bacri / Sylvain Demercastel

calIBratION : Rodolphe Pellerin

sPecIal eFFects : 11 décembre

maKeUP : Marie Bressand

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