Castles in the sky

Taylor Steele's unusual and beautiful documentary Castles in the Sky is an inspiring stir of culture and surfing. The 45 minute film follows A-class surfers on a spiritual and scenic journey around the coasts of Iceland, Peru, Vietnam, India and Africa. But caution - Castles in Sky is not really a film about surfing but a film about traveling “one step further”. A journey that starts in one's own psyche and awareness of the world and its rhythm. What's more moving than the photography and the music is the story told by each traveler in the beginning of each section. It's mind-bending, this conscious search for simplicity and freedom, this “unstuck” state of mind. As sincere as it sounds, this film's visual and visionary poetry gets you, makes you dreamy and initiates mental journeys to your own peaceful and drifting destinations. To your own "unstuckness".

I took the liberty to write down the stories. Had to omit number 3 in Vietnam cause I couldn't really understand what the guy is saying.

There was once a man who became unstuck in
the world. He realized that it was not his car.
He realized that it was not his job. It was not his phone,
his desk or his shoes. Like a boat cut from the tanker,
he began to drift.

There was once a man who became unstuck in
the world. He took the wind for a map.
He took the sky for a clock and he set off with no
destination.
He was never lost.

There was once a man who became unstuck in
the world. With a polaroyd camera he made pictures of
all the people he met. And then he gave all the pictures away.
He would never forget their faces.

There was once a man who became unstuck in
the world. And each person he met became a little less
stuck themselves. He traveled only with himself.
And he was never alone.

There was once a man who'd become unstuck in the world
and he traveled around like a leaf on the wind
until he reached the place where he's started out
His car, his job, his phone, his shoes.
Everything was right where he'd left it.
Nothing had changed.
And yet he felt excited to have arrived here
as if this was the place he'd been going to all along.