With cameras jigged to the front of their kayaks and helmets, Bryan Smith and his wife Lise-Anne Beyries have captured both the tranquility and thrills of boating along the Pacific Northwest.
The two 樱桃视频kayakers are sharing their passion for the open sea with an adventure film Pacific Horizons, which premieres in 樱桃视频at the Howe Sound Inn Saturday (Jan. 12). Beyries said she hopes the video stirs up more interest in the sport.
"We did the film because we're passionate about sea kayaking and we want to share our love with kayakers and non-kayakers," she explained.
To entice newcomers and satisfy enthusiasts, Smith and Beyries incorporated a broad range of footage into the film from paddlers surfing monstrous waves, to merely practicing the basic skill of rolling in an indoor pool.Some of the movie's most astounding footage features the boaters' proximity to wildlife. Orca whales, bald eagles and black bears are all shown in their natural habitat, apparently unphased by the kayakers' presence.
"I think that intrinsically when people are kayakers they end up falling in love with the environment," said Beyries. "You don't even leave a footprint on the water. Once you're gone it's like you've never been there and I think there's a special feeling to that."
She and Smith spent four months gathering footage from a number of places including the Sunshine Coast, the Queen Charlotte Islands and Skookumchuck Narrows. It took eight months to put the film together.
When the video is shown in Squamish, it will be accompanied by the live music of Victoria-based band Current Swell, whose reggae sound is also laced through the film.Bass player Louie Sadava said he enjoyed seeing his bands music incorporated into a sports film.
"I think it's really cool. It kind of puts us out there for a different group of people who wouldn't normally get to hear us."
Beyries said the young band was chosen because of their genre-defying style.
"We thought that they were upbeat enough but they would not turn off the older crowd," Beyries said.
Pacific Horizons premiers at the Howe Sound Inn with Current Swell Saturday (Jan. 12) at 9 p.m. Tickets are $5.
