metanoia… A filmmakers debut calling card of note.

metanoia… A filmmakers debut calling card of note.

How’s this for a business card from young South African lensman Michael Veltman?

Metanoia: “a transformative change of heart”

After grinding my way through a 3-year business degree that I didn’t care much for, I set off on 10 months of travel to try to kickstart my career as a surf cinematographer.

In 2018 I travelled to Hawaii, Australia and through Indonesia forming new friendships, networks and experiencing some amazing swells at waves I never dreamed I would visit.

Upon my return home, I’ve put together “metanoia” in hopes of getting my name out there and securing a job in the surf cinema industry, and to grow my work into other areas of film too.

Surfers:
Jordy Smith
Koa Smith
Bianca Buitendag
John John Florence
Balaram Stack
Jamie O’Brien
Alex Smith
Leonardo Fioravanti
Rudi Schwartz
Paulo Moura
Jonathan Gubbins
Iain Campbell
Sacha Specker
Dale Staples
Fabian Campagnolo
Mikey February
Chad Du Toit

Music:
Who Made Who – Neighbourhood
whomadewho.bandcamp.com/

Heavy Water – Nathan Fletcher

Heavy Water – Nathan Fletcher

Heavy Water follows big wave surfer Nathan Fletcher through the evolution of surfing and his relationship with big waves. Tracing his lineage back to his grandfather, one of the pioneers of Oahu's North Shore, Fletcher and other fellow surf and skateboard legends share insights from the pursuit of their passion. A voyage through the eyes of the surfing community that delves deep into the mind-set of the board sports culture and its roots, culminating in a spectacular, never-before-performed stunt, which once again raises the bar of what is possible. 

PEDRO BOONMAN – WHITE

PEDRO BOONMAN – WHITE

Portuguese freesurfer Pedro Boonman can thread, and I mean thread em. Check out this sick edit, watch a master at work as he drops, lays it on a rail, applies the breaks and works his way through some serious kegs. Filmed all around Portugal’s best known waves as well as its secret spots, with a lot of action in Ericeira, Supertubos, Carcavelos, and the west coast. White is a new beginning it´s the poison ZERO. We salute you Pedro, we salute you.
Italo Ferreira, Tyler Warren and Eithan Osborne … halfway to the horizon.

Italo Ferreira, Tyler Warren and Eithan Osborne … halfway to the horizon.


 
Rickety planes, hand-feeding sharks, and alley-oops over the dry reef. Punch your passport and follow along as Italo Ferreira, Tyler Warren and Eithan Osborne take off on a strike mission they won’t soon forget. We’re halfway to the horizon, and there’s no end in sight. This is Life’s Better in Boardshorts, Chapter 10: Halfway to the Horizon.