Not So Black and White

Epitaph Records has joined forces with Quicksilver Entertainment to release five skate and surf dvds. Due in stores October 12th, the initial offering will be “Black and White,” a 1991 Quicksilver production featuring Kelly Slater. Other titles include “Circle One,”, “Football Shmootball”, “Second Thoughts” as well as DC Shoes’ first ever skateboarding video, “The DC Video.”

KELLY SLATER “Black & White” has never before been available on DVD. “Black and White” is an in-depth profile of 6-time world surfing champ, Kelly Slater, before he went on to be the most dominant and influential surfer of all time! Shot on film in France, Fiji, Southern California, and the North shore of Oahu. “Black and White” also features Tom Carrol, Jeff Booth, and Tom Curren. “Black and White” is arguably one of the best surf films of all time on the most exciting surfer in the world.

“Circle One” was shot on film in 2003, and features footage from all over the world, including a giant tow-in session at Jaws, the legendary big wave break on Maui. Special features include: Giant Jaws Session Winter 02/03, Rider Interviews, Switch Sequences, and Exclusive Behind the Scenes footage. Featuring Pro Surfers Kelly Slater, Ben Bourgeois (WCT Competitor), Danny Fuller, Peter Mel, Fred Patacchia, Cheyne Magnusson, and the rest of the Quiksilver team “Circle One’s” soundtrack is a combination of scored music and hand-selected tracks that injects the film with the necessary energy to set it apart.

“Football Schmootball” is a 4 month diary of surfers on the North Shore of Oahu, from November 2001 to February 2002. “Football Schmootball” was filmed on location in areas well known to old and young surfers alike, including the Pipeline and the North Shore. “Football Schmootball” includes behind-the-scenes footage of how Volcolm's pro surfers spend their time at the "Volcolm House." “Football Schmootball” was shot entirely on 16mm film.

In “Second Thoughts” Timmy Turner and friends Potter and Schwartz allow viewers to come along with them for a month long adventure, braving the elements, struggling to provide food and water, hoping to avoid injury, and non-stop surfing. With revolutionary water photography, cameras literally in-hand, viewers get a first hand surfer's view of what it's like to ride inside the waves. Viewers are rocketed through barrel after barrel, around whips and turns, and let go barely missing exposed coral heads in the shallow end section.

And finally, over 3 years in the making, “The DC Video” features 7 skaters who have had a staggering impact on the sport. Now, for the first time, their diverse talents come together for DC's first ever skateboarding video. Special Features include: Extra Footage, Behind the Scenes at the Mega Ramp, Dyrdek Security, and much more. According to Dave Swift at TransWorld SKATEboarding, "This video ranks as one of the best of all time.