Derek Dunfee is many things. He is a professional surfer, a big wave rider, well-spoken, handsome, stylish. I am only three of these things and jealous. Derek Dunfee, though, has added “auteur” to his list. His short film, SHVDE, is a high-concept art/surf film that involves strippers, old Cadillacs, murdering strippers, barrels. Tattoos.
I tell you, even through teeth gritted in envy, to pour yourself a whisky, neat, sit down, turn off the lights, and watch it in its entirety. This film deserves your time. It is art. It is surf. And I will have to win a Pulitzer Prize to outshine Derek Dunfee now. Game on. –Chas Smith
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19 Responses to “SHVDE is a Work of Art”
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That sucked
Love it!!!! Great work guys!!!
shitty
This reminds me of everything I hate, except surfing and vintage cars. You are great at surfing, and that’s about where it ends for me.
tre you got some barrells with the hood but why did you kill the girl? I don’y get it???
This is horrible. Good waves and semi decent art direction can’t make up for terrible story, high-school drama class theatrics, and en vogue alt cliches galore. Tons of respect for Derek in the water and out, but lets not go nuts with the overclaims on this one.
That was insanely good. Great work Derek!
this is crucial. good for you for branching out from normal surf cinema and taking a stab at an actual short film. great imagery. its not advertised as a normal surf webisode, so don’t comment on it as if it was..
Excellent! Great barrels, lovely tones, gritty, disturbing and dark.
Make more!
Great job on this one fellas! Good to see something new come to light!!
Great cinematography. Should have thought the story out a little better…every indie clip has to be violent and dark, okay, main note: Should have made out with the chick with a mouthful of quesadillas. Second note: A few more surf clips would have been appreciated, dont stray too far from your target audience.
epiccc
Ok ok ok….. STOP….. you make San Diego look like trash. Also your from la jolla you need to grow up “gangster” is not wind and sea.
ok, why not.
“Also your from la jolla you need to grow up “gangster” is not wind and sea.”
This is incoherent dribble dude. You should probably try again if you want to form a intelligible barb. Oh and if you do you should go with “you’re” and correctly write “windansea” ya know or people might think “you’re” San Diego trash or something
That’s always what I do when a guy with a ski mask on steps in of my car STOP…
Lame. Unless you are a d-bag.
I’ve had a crush on that girl for years…
i’m gay