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Zen & Zero

ZEN & ZERO- An Austrian Surf Extravaganza

About Me

A self-awareness trip told with a wink, ..
..tiptoeing between beatnik-philosophy
and shower-gel commercial."
HAVE A BUNCH OF AUSTRIANS JUST CREATED THE BEST SOUL SURF DOCUMENTARY OF 2006?
(Carve-Magazine, April 2006)

This Hunter Thompson-esque trip from California to Costa Rica features five landlocked Austrians on a surf pilgrimage. Part comedy, part philosophical diversion, the film investigates the myth of the surfer dude...

QUOTES

"A deft and hilarious odyssey through the backcountry of surfing's soul"
"Gonzo filmmaking at its best! Leave it to five landlocked Austrians to discover the true heart of west cost soul"
"A revelation! Zen and Zero rekindles the pure joy of a surfing road trip with no rules or limits."
"This is the movie Bruce Brown would have made if hefollowed Hunter Thompson and Jack Kerouac down to Costa Rica with nothing in his boardbag but Super 8 film and Cuervo!"
"The hippest surf film ever! Hilarious, heartfelt, and, at times, supremely heroic."

Zen and Zero

Michael Ginthor : writer, director
Philipp Manderla: producer, writer
David Auerbach: camera
Edwin Steinitz: editor
Jakob Polacsek : co-producer, photographer
Herwig Maurer : composer
Allan Weisbecker : legend

My Interests

Captain Zero, Stanislav Lem, Hunter S. Thompson, Bukowski, Philip K. Dick, Camus, Terrence McKenna, Timothy Leary, Tao Te Khing, Moses, Meister Eckhart, Swami Vivekananda, John C. Lilly, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Allan Weissbecker, Captain Kirk, Chewie, Road Trips, Neal Cassady

I'd like to meet:


Everybody with a good story.

My Blog

SELLOUT CROWD AT THE SANTA BARBARA IFF

Zen and Zero played to a sell out crowd at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The screenig was a huge success.Here's what the Santa Barbara Independent wrote: Perhaps the best film in the...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:56:00 PST

LONDON TIMES REVIEW

The best surfing moviesI blame Pat at the Chapel Idne Surf Shop in Sennen Cove. Until I popped in to buy a new wetsuit - one warm enough for northern Scotland in a couple weeks - I'd been pretty sure ...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:23:00 PST

ZEN and ZERO WINS BEST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD in BRASIL

Chasing Dora wins the Best Film award at III Mostra Internacional da Arte e Cultura Surf, BrasilThe Chasing Dora film, of director TJ Barrack and Wes Brown, is winner the award "Best Film" of II Festi...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 06:14:00 PST

SURFER MAGAZINE REVIEW

If you ever needed reassurance that the rebel heart of surfing is still beating strong under the slow strangulation of rampant mainstreaming, this film is for you. Zen and Zero, which explores the am...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:30:00 PST

SURFER'S PATH REVIEW

Zen and Zero A film Michael Gunthor and Philipp Manderla (Liquid Frame Films) ..We are like sailors who unable to dismantle their ship in the safety of a dock must reconstruct it on the open sea... Th...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:41:00 PST

DVD Snapshot - Online Magazine Review

Official Synopsis:This Hunter Thompson-esque trip from California to Costa Rica features five landlocked Austrians on a surf pilgrimage. Part comedy, part philosophical diversion, the film investigate...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:36:00 PST

ZEN AND ZERO WINS BEST ADVENTURE FILM IN TAHOE

more info atwww.t-riff.org
Posted by Zen & Zero on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 12:32:00 PST

x-dance review

X-Dance first timer, Michael Ginthor, Zen & Zero Writer/Filmmaker commented on winning Best Director and Story Awards."It came as a huge surprise to us. I thought we would be well off with a couple of...
Posted by Zen & Zero on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 10:22:00 PST