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The Waters Edge
Click here to view our new trailer.
You don't have to be a water skier to enjoy the new documentary "The Waters
Edge;" created by two local filmmakers - Gary Maynard of Stratford and Mark
Trumbull of Westport. The 105-minute film follows Maynard and Trumbull on a
three-month journey they took around the country meeting and filming water
skiers in 48 states.
Like the classic 1966 surfing documentary "The Endless Summer" the Maynard and
Trumbull picture is as much about the journey they took as it is about the
sport of water skiing. Anyone who has ever dreamed of getting into a car or
truck and setting off on a cross-country jaunt will get a big kick out of the
movie.
It's fun to see Gary and Mark coping with nasty toll takers,
tornado warnings and other perils of life on the road.
"The Waters Edge" also takes us inside a fascinating subculture of sports
enthusiasts who live for the fun they can find being towed by boats at high
speeds on rivers and lakes.
The film is filled with the amazing moves these men and women can make with or
without skis (the "barefooters" are even more fun to watch than the people who
use skis).
"The Waters Edge" was shot on 35mm film (by both Maynard and Trumbull) so the
tape has the visual quality of a theatrical film.
In
a phone conversation after I saw "The Waters Edge," Maynard told me that he and
Trumbull wanted to make a film that would bear comparison with "The Endless
Summer" something that would appeal both to sports enthusiasts and people who
enjoy offbeat Americana.
The two filmmakers spent close to two years editing 40,000 feet of footage down
to the 10,000 foot final product and hope that they can pay off some rather
stiff credit card bills with the proceeds from the sale of cassettes. Maynard
and Trumbull are selling the film through their own Stratford-based company,
Waters Edge Productions 203.345.6167
Maynard said he and Trumbull hope to do a sequel to "The Waters Edge" in which
they will travel around the world.
To contact distributor click on: www.itndistribution.com
The Waters Edge received the Houston Worldfest GOLD
award.
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