The Windsurfing Movie is poised to be windsurfing’s defining film. Directed by award winning cinematographer Johnny DeCesare of Poor Boyz Productions and featuring the best riders in windsurfing history—The Windsurfing Movie conveys the beauty of Windsurfing in brilliant 16mm film.
After winning both Powder and Ski Magazine’s Film of the Year honors for the 2005 release of War, DeCesare has turned his lens toward the ocean. The response from the windsurfing industry has been remarkable—with Levi Siver, Jason Polakow, Kai Lenny and the king himself Robby Naish all working on the project.
The Windsurfing Movie is filmed in the best locations worldwide and will be released in the Spring of 2007. In the meantime, regular updates on the poorboyzwindsurfing.com website and travel stories in industry magazines will give a taste of what is to come!
Johnny DeCesare is an award winning ski filmmaker and the founder of Poor Boyz Productions. Recently the winner of both Freeskier Magazine and Powder’s Film of the Year honors, DeCesare has teamed up with the best riders and filmmakers in windsurfing to make the definitive windsurf movie.
An avid surfer and windsurfer, DeCesare is a motivating mixture of athlete and director. Riders respect his athletic ability and excel under his direction. The result is 16 full-length films, dozens of TV shows, and many prestigious awards. Now living on Maui, and focused on The Windsurfing Movie project, DeCesare is excited to make a film that focuses on his first love—The Ocean.
During a pro windsurfing career that included a Trans Atlantic Crossing, Jace Panebianco has left an indelible mark on windsurfing with the invention of three aerial maneuvers. A contributing writer for every windsurfing magazine worldwide, Panebianco released his debut film, Video Evidence in 2005.
The seed for The Windsurfing Movie project was planted in 2004 in a chance meeting between DeCesare and Panebianco. What was originally a grass roots endeavor has grown into the biggest film project in windsurfing history.
