Big Old Blue

Big Old Blue is a short film by Ishka Folkwell that features the surfing of Aiyana Powell and Johanna Brebner. Set on the shoreline of the great southern ocean, this film celebrates the beauty of untouched and undeveloped coastlines and highlights the importance of helping to protect these wild places so the natural world can thrive.

Tasmania’s remaining wild places are precious and increasingly rare. The Tarkine (takayna) is the largest undeveloped temperate rainforest in Australia, and its value is immeasurable. These forests are home to rare and endangered plants and animals, and hold within them some of the richest Aboriginal heritage in the hemisphere. The cleanest air in the world blows across the Tarkine’s shores. To find out more about takayna visit the Bob Brown Foundation. https://www.bobbrown.org.au/takayna_t…

A film by Ishka Folkwell
Produced and presented by needessentials
Cinematography by Matty Hannon
Sound design by Brennan Mercer

Music:

“Big Old Blue” – Mess Esque
By Mick Turner and Helen Franzmann (AKA McKisko)
From the ‘Mess Esque’ album for the Bedroom Suck Records ‘Private Eyes: Australian Music in Isolation’ series.
Purchase direct from the artist via: https://mckisko.bandcamp.com/track/bi…

“Diamond Day” – Vashti Bunyan
From the album Just Another Diamond Day
(C) Warlock Music Ltd
Licensed Courtesy of BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
Discover more of Vashti Bunyan’s music via her website – http://anotherday.co.uk/