Out of Place

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Out of Place is a surfing documentary directed by Scott Ditzenberger and Darrin McDonald that follows the lives of several lake surfers in Cleveland, Ohio. While Lake Erie does not offer the quality of waves they would prefer, business commitments, family, and friends keep them from moving. As the best waves occur in the winter, [1] the surfers often experience freezing conditions including during a snow bound Great Lakes Eastern Surfing Association competition featured in the film.

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Production

Production for the film began in the fall of 2001 and wrapped in the summer of 2009. The project began as an idea Scott Ditzenberger had to film his friends surfing in Lake Erie. It wasn't until he discussed the subject with Darrin McDonald, a PBS producer, and Tom Heinrich that Out Of Place became a serious film project. In 2007, Kurt Vincent began editing the film. Vincent happened to be sharing a house with Robby Staebler of The Barn Owls, leading to The Barn Owls involvement in the film's soundtrack.

Unlike many surf genre films Out Of Place was entirely independently financed and produced.

Film Festivals

Out of Place opened at the New York Surf Film Festival in September 2009 where it won the Viewers’ Choice Award for Best Feature. [2] It has also screened at the 25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival [3] the Cleveland International Film Festival, [4] the 2010 Taranaki Surf Film Festival in New Zealand and the 2010 Lighthouse International Film Festival in Long Beach Island, New Jersey. In July 2010, the film will be screening in Hawaii for the first time at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Art as part of its 2010 surf film festival at the theatre. It has also been screened at an April 2010 benefit for the Surfrider Foundation in New York City.

Soundtrack

The movie features songs from several artists including The Barn Owls, Colin Wilson, The Dreadful Yawns, Gabe Schray, Great Lake Swimmers, Neil Turk, The All Golden, Celebrity Pilots and This Moment in Black History. The Barn Owls, a Columbus, Ohio psychedelic rock duo featuring Robby and Jason Staebler, contributed original music for the film's soundtrack.

The soundtrack was released in March 2010 on Actual Archives, the record label based in Akron, Ohio. The soundtrack artwork was designed by Cleveland-based graphic designer Trevor Marzella.

Cast

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References

  1. New York Times. December 10, 2006. Yes, You Can Surf in Cleveland, Before the Brown Water Freezes
  2. New York Surf Film Festival. December 1, 2009.
  3. "25th Santa Barbara International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  4. Cleveland International Film Festival. Retrieved March 25, 2010.