The film “Pasko – The Magic Move” is now 3 days free to watch between the 5th and the 7th of January 2024.
Recovering from testicular cancer, professional athlete and filmmaker Maarten Molenaar embarked on a journey to Fuerteventura to learn a new freestyle windsurfing trick – the Pasko. Named after European Champion and revolutionary watersports filmmaker Andre Paskowski, who passed away in 2013 from the very same disease, the trick represents much more than just a highly technical double air rotation. Looking to regain confidence and rebuild his life after chemotherapy, Maarten sets an ambitious goal to land the move on the summer of Andre’s 10th passing anniversary. In the process he explores the legendary filmmakers story and comes to terms with the toll the disease has taken on his own mental and physical health.
The film features interviews with 9x Freestyle World Champion Gollito Estredo, 3 x Wave World Champion Victor Fernandez as well as experienced EFPT and PWA judge Rafael Cervero, European Tow-in Champion George Grisley and Dudu Levi among others. It has original music by Alago (a windsurfer band) as well as Narval (another windsurfer, who is passionate about film scoring).
The cinematography of Pasko was done by established and award winning documentary filmmaker Floris Tils, yet another windsurfer contributing to the project.
Link to the film “Pasko – The Magic Move”: windsurfstories.com/pasko
