On October 23rd COMUNE unveiled their first snowboard video project “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformations Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden on The Moon” at their headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA. Under a full moon, the packed house witnessed seven edits of the experimental film while live music from Gypsy Death Star, C-TOWN and The Perfect Gentleman filled the night air.
The idea behind the film was to focus on showcasing snowboarding and snowboard filmmaking as a raw, creative art form giving all involved the creative freedom to translate a collection of footage through their own interpretation. Multiple viewing stations were set up for the guests to throw on a pair of headphones and watch each individual edit of the movie featuring COMUИE snow team, aggregates and associates. Contributing artists towards the project included: Corey Smith, Liz Davis, Ryan Scardigli, Hunter Longe, Matt Porter, Kevin Castanheria, Mark Wiitanen and Shelby Menzel.
All edits of the film as well as shorts and trailers ranging in style from traditional snowboarding to abstract obscurity can be viewed at thecomune.com/blackholes.
Photo credit: Sean Rosenthal
COMUNE Snowboarders Ben Rice and Cale Zima
Gypsy Death Star Crew, COMUNE’s Corey Smith, Liz Davis
C-TOWN kept things groovin through the night.
C-TOWN, COMUNE’s Julie Shumaker, Dustin Beatty
Thanks Eskuche
Editors: Mark Wiitanen, Kevin Castanheria, Ryan Scardigli, Liz Davis, and Corey Smith
COMUNE video installation
Stone Cold Fox’s Cydney Morris, Dallas Wand, and Friend Alex Spencer
COMUNE Snow Team rider and over all great guy, Eric Messier
Upper Level
Wyatt Hull put on an amazing performance until the Cops shut it down. The Police officer later stated that he wanted to party bad with us.
Viewing stations
Kesslyr Dean, and COMUNE’s Jacob McCabe
COMUNE’s Raul Montoya, Matt Davis, and Sean Ciminesi
COMUNE’s Jordan Minardi, Billy Garner, Mike Quinones, and Mr. Odyn Vovk himself… Austin Sherbanenko
The lovely Jade Summers and Michelle Mason
COMUNE’s Matt Davis and Julie Shumaker
Kelley Ash, Andrew Kuykendall, Liz Davis, COMUNE’s Corey Smith, Jason Lee Parry, Wyatt Hull
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