Gauna

‘Time is unrealizable”

This line, by Simone de Beauvoir, is real. Reality is almost obsolete nowadays, in the era of phones and likes, but it still strikes with full force when it touches us, may it be through a beautiful sunset, a bird flying over you, or just seeing a genuine moment of happiness near you.

This trip to Fiji was real.

After a big year competing against each other on the world tour and affecting each other’s results directly, Yago Dora, Jack Robinson, Ian Gentil, and João Chianca had justified reasons not to go on a trip together right away.

But they did; they saw a good swell going towards Fiji and went there together. Once they were there, no one was thinking about who got the best wave, the best clip…no one even cared about watching the clips at night. It was just about surfing and friendship.

I feel truly lucky to have been invited to film those days, alongside the amazing Dan Scott, and witness this beautiful reminder of why we all do this in the first place. Because of our love for the ocean, which keeps reminding us, it can be reciprocated.

Gauna means Time in Fijian…this elusive thing which we forgot about during our stay.

Cinematography: Loïc Wirth & Dan Scott
Text: Simone de Beauvoir
Voiceover: Fernanda Montenegro
Jet Ski Angle Footage: Ryan Hipwood

Soundtrack:
Give Up the Ghost – Radiohead
Panis e Circenses – Os Mutantes
Dote – Volcano Choir
Reckoner – Radiohead
Sky Beneath – Rodrigo Amarante
Leve – Tim Bernardes