reel-y?

we've been layering in some of the new imagery from some recent work to my reel montage.  a big thanks to the talented people i've been working with at farm league.  a special thanks to my d.p. scott kassenoff for his tireless work on barefoot wine and to d.p. dan moder for consistently throwing me into fun adventures!

you can check full segments, full hd and more here.

montage of directing & camera work from jason baffa films on Vimeo.

quiver shot

i like to say that i judge filmmaking time in trucker hats.  so, a four year movie like One California Day was about 4 trucker hats.  I think One Beach for barefoot wine was about a 1 Trucker hat project.  here is my current hawaii-trucker quiver shot.  these don't last too long at $2.99 ea.

i know truckers were in for a while - then out - now maybe kinda in again if you are into that sort of thing.  i guess i rarely do any fashion accessories.  so wearing a hat, is my one feeble attempt at fashion flare and for some reason, the trucker just feels right.  Toes on the Nose has done a few really cool trucker hats for us with the One California Day logo.  they are doing a new "patch" version for the holidays.  their's last a lot longer than the ABC store hat.  if i didn't feel self-indulgent wearing a hat with my own film's name on it- i'd wear their's all the time.  it would probably last me for a few films.  i'm stoked that you all can enjoy : )

toes ocd trucker   & and now board shorts too.   yew!

One Beach Cast profiles

as part of One Beach, a series of short films that dive deeper into the lives of each cast member will be released in the coming weeks.  the first 3 are live along with the feature film here:

www.youtube.com/barefootwine

check back to learn more about Tim Silverwood and Surfrider.org CEO, Jim Moriarity soon.

one beach premiere

thanks to all for coming out or logging online to support our new environmental documentary short, One Beach.  Presented by Barefoot Wine, you can view the film and the first "deeper dive" mini-doc. via youtube.

click here:  Watch ONE BEACH 

or via:  www.onebeachthefilm.com

"the best way to curb the issue of beach plastics is to help educate and inspire those around us.  please share the message of this film with your friends and slowly, we can all make a difference.  thank you for watching."  - jb

one beach premieres live on facebook 9/20

we are off to new york to celebrate the premiere of our new documentary short film, One Beach. Presented by Barefoot Wine, this film takes a look at five people who, through creativity and optimism, have dedicated themselves to keeping our world's beaches "barefoot friendly".

i'm truly proud of this film's message and all the hard work from our team. a special thanks to sean o'brien, curt o'brien, my tireless d.p. scott kassenoff, the entire crew at woodshed / farm league productions as well as all our friends at barefoot wine and the surfrider foundation.

on tues. sept. 20th -

you can watch the film all day via facebook and at 3:30PST - you can join us LIVE via facebook simulcast for the premiere - including the film screening and a Q&A with cast and crew.

join us here

www.onebeachthefilm.com

see the new trailer here

one beach, venice mural

a hand made collage of marine debris just went up in Venice Beach to announce the premiere of our new documentary film, "one beach." the film, about beach plastic and marine debris, directed by jason baffa, is presented by barefoot wine in conjunction with the surfrider foundation

live premiere on facebook, sept. 20th. for more info, click here

or go to: www.onebeachthefilm.com

pleasure and pain surfing bali

3 weeks in, we continue to be amazed by the warm spirit of the indonesian people. from taxi drivers, restaurant owners to guys in the line-up, there is a unique love of life here in indonesia.

we spent a few days near uluwatu. the swell was pumping and i did my best to take on "impossibles" with my 9'2" single fin. truly a leg-burning left, i got some of the longest and fastest backs-side waves of my life. the photos are from our perch at Rock N Reef hotel, check it out if you want a VIP view of this stretch of reef.

Backside on a traditional single fin in this kind of surf is pretty tricky, but nothing about Tyler Surfboards is truly traditional. The double concave vee and knifey rails really worked well on the speed sections - the board took a fast, high line. As surfing goes, right when i started feeling a bit confident, i got caught up with my board in the white water and re-arranged my schnozola via board smack.

I've been meaning to get in and fix my deviated septum and i think i may have accomplished it minus the costly US medical bills. we'll see how it heals up.

looking to find a right that offers up a nose-ride section, so my nose, can ride a little more safely!