Vimeo Staff Pick
Chasing the Wind
Directed by Andrew Batista · Starring Jesper Vesterstroem · 2017
Champion windsurfer Jesper Vesterstrøm turns to the open water to cope with his father's ALS diagnosis and keep a promise.
Stunning windsurfing imagery carries an emotional story of a son facing his father's illness.
“The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them, I shall use my time.”
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