180 South (NR)

Running Time : 1 hours, 30 minutes
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Synopsis:

On Friday the 25th, the Majestic Theatre will present the film 180 South for one night only at 8:15. All tickets $8.

180° South: Conquerors of the Useless follows Jeff Johnson, surfing journalist and photographer, as he retraces the epic 1968 surfing and climbing journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.

Yvon Chouinard is a revolutionary blacksmith, climber, environmentalist and businessman. He has contributed significantly to the sport of climbing through its community and its technical equipment with his companies Black Diamond and Patagonia Clothing Company. Chouinard's writing on ethics and business, along with his reluctance to give in to the stereotypical capitalist business have inspired some of America's top CEO's, even influencing Wal-Mart to make the shift to organic cotton.

Doug Tompkins, best friend of Chouinard, is a mountain climber, Deep Ecologist, and forward-thinking businessman. Tompkins was the founder of The North Face and co-owner of the ESPRIT clothing company. After reading the book Deep Ecology: Living as if Nature Mattered, Tompkins sold his share of Esprit, and began concentrating all of his energy on the defense of nature.

Along his journey, narrator Jeff Johnson gets shipwrecked off Easter Island, surfs the longest wave of his life – and prepares himself for a rare ascent of Cerro Corcovado. Jeff’s life turns when he meets up in a rainy hut with Chouinard and Tompkins who, once driven purely by a love of climbing and surfing, now value above all the experience of raw nature – and have come to Patagonia to spend their fortunes to protect it.

With surfing by Keith Malloy, and original music by Ugly Casanova and Jack Johnson. For info, call 349-8950.