What a story...very humbling. And some of, if not best footage I've ever seen. The slow motion parts in particular.
I'm so stoked to watch that movie. Everything about it is remarkable.
If I had to explain windsurfing to someone, I'd just ask them to watch that movie.
and yeah... sadly, not everyone gets it.
Awesome movie, and great to see a side of Gollito we haven't seen before. Unfortunately makes me feel worse about my sailing, he's sticking what looked like clean loops when he was what, 13? So much catching up to do 
Yep love your work Andre and many healing vibes to you mate, may you make many great movies like this well into the future. I donated a nice sum 
DrJ...really...? Clown.
Great movie, loved it.
Andre, your not just a great windsurfer but a awesome filmmaker as well!
How good is free style? Incredible!
We have to get some local comps going in NSW, sure its not going to look like Golitto's gear but we have to start somewhere.
Hi. Thanks for the mostly positive feedback. Just wanted to give some further feedback.
I know it was a risk to get comments like the "DR J" one when we saw no other why then the donation way. We also could have made a dvd and sell it for 30$ or put it on Itunes.
I thought this movie should go out to a wider audience. Some who are the regular DVD Buyers and the other once who enjoy watching GoPro and Iphone Movies. The only way this was going to work was to give it out free and let the user decide. DRJ We are fine with people who watch that movie over and over again but do not donate. No problems at all.
But if you see the backside of the story then I believe Windsurfing can not only be shown by Homemade Movies. Storys like the Gollito one need to be shown in perfection. Great Light, great angle, great mix of normal motion and slow motion, great story telling which requires knowledge of editing together with music which has to be legal and licensed and not stolen. Thats my approach to make movies. Everything else is nice but it does not show Windsurfing the way I see windsurfing: Beautiful, Nature oriented, a time to meet Friends and get out of normal life.
Unfortunately Windsurfing does not offer Production Budgets high enough to ensure all requirements for good movie making. I tried to change that - not possible. So there is 2 ways: way 1 - be cool with it and lower all standard or way 2 - put in your own money and make sure all looks like it should look.
Not many people can go way 2. Just because they have to feed a family and pay the rent. Making movies is not a Hobby - It is a job were we also work 10 hr a day behind a desk in cold and rainy germany for 4 month to get the editing done.
As my own life prediction is not really bright - I can go way 2. I put in money which I saved over the more successful windsurfing days in the past and let my movies look like i imagine them. Normally - as I said - I refinanced parts of it by the sells of DVD´s this time we wanted to go to a wider audience and Donations was the only way I saw.
I can not handle a situation were you dream and imagine something but limit is because of missing budget.
This is not a sponsor video. It is not a advert for me or Fanatic or North. If you see it that way - thats good for Fanatic and North. You should write them and tell them "i want to buy a board because I saw that movie". For me this movie is Made because I love Windsurfing, Movie Making and Gollito is my best friend.
On our last DVD we had 3 Neil Pryde riders included because I thought Ricardo, Kauli and Köster are Talents who need Minutes of excellent film making in feature films like Minds Wide Open. As you know Neil Pryde is nr.1 concurrent to North - which is my private Sponsor.
More important then the money fact is - the Movie. I would like to see, that people understand the movie - all if it. The incredible Power og Gollito tell for first time his moving story. On top captured in way which i did not see in previous productions.
as I am german my english limits a bit my message and If people really want - they sure find ways to see something inside which i did not want to express. Anyway. Good Evening in Australia, Andre
Great words Andre, I for one truly admire what you are doing, both with a camera and in your own personal fight.
Putting this out there for all to enjoy, and for those that can afford to donate seems very fitting given the content of the movie and Gollito's own life. If you can afford it, throw a few dollars the way of the film maker, if for nothing else than to help subsidise stuff like this for those who can't afford it so they too can continue to enjoy great movies like this.
Andre, on a personal note, I wish you all the best with your fight. My mother is currently battling cancer so I have been thrust into the ever increasing group of people that have been touched in some way by this hideous disease. I am truly impressed by both your, and her focus on making the most of each and every day, and not letting the inevitable define who you are from here on out.
Already looking forward to the next movie!!!
Andre,
you might want to get in touch with Fuel TV here in Australia. It's a pay TV channel on the Foxtel network with a focus on action sports. Not sure who their content buyer is but that shouldn't be hard to find out.
They might be interested in licensing Rewarded as well as your other productions.
I know music licensing can be a pain once you start reselling to TV markets but it might be worth a shot.
What about monetarisation on utube? If a video gets alot of views and its all original content then there will be some sort of payment from Google. I've got no idea how much its worth but its worth considering.
Well said Andre,
Although such an articulate post is wasted in responding to Drj.
His comments about donations being better spent on starving Africans are just him sitting on his high horse..
Ignoring the fact that World Vision, and most foreign aid is bunk, there's always people who spout annoying phrases like "Why save the rhinoceros when there are so many hungry people" or, "I can't believe you bought that hat, don't you know there are starving Africans??"
To these Cretins, the only acceptable donation is the one spent on the most miserable person in the world. Somewhere in Bangladesh there is a mother of 15, she's also a quadruple amputee, blind and death, with a tooth ache. And she deserves your money more than whatever it is you're currently donating to.
Love the vids, keep burning the candle at both ends..
By all rights Mr Paskowski should have done very well from his awesome film making efforts in the past.
Instead he has probably been lucky to break even - and i would say that all his efforts have probably cost him money - or if he has made money its probably been around $5 per hour.
The problem is that the market is BROKEN. And the culprit is big business and lawyers.
(I studied economics at university) - In simple terms - if you have a situation where 2 parties are in a position to gain -ie win win
but cant transact
- then the market is inefficient.
Usually its a knowledge Gap (insider trading, cronyism) or a monopoly on resources ( in this case publishing and music rights locked down by inflexible faceless large organisations that suddenly arent making so much money due to file sharing)
Most of Andre's work will have gone towards putting money in the coffers of these big organisations because he has done the right thing and played by their rules. Ie paid the huge upfront music licensing fees that they demand
Because he is so passionate - with an awesome vision about movie making- he has been willing actually pay for the privilege of making some beautiful films. Its a crazy situation.
To clear a song there is usually a minimum of 2 parties to clear - the publishers who own the rights and the credited song writer. so you write to them - dont hear back for 3 months and then eventually get hit with a quote that would kill all your profit on the venture (back when DVDs sold well) just for 1 song - and you need to clear 10 more of these tracks.
The companies arent interested in smaller operators or being flexible - or even reasonable.
Most people WANT to pay for good content (look at the success of itunes) - or at least a big enough proportion to make the market viable
The funny thing is most of the humans that created the music - would be stoked to see it used in the proposed context (in Andres case - although maybe not in the case of an ACDC track set to 3 minutes of Gopro footage looking at a kites rails spitting out water)
So we have what would be a win win situation - sabotaged by inflexible big corporations (the same ones squealing about file sharing )
I have a feeling the internet will find a solution in time - but right now its an unnecessary situation.
Andre - i take my hat off to you.
