OCEAN VALOUR 2015 - THE DOCUMENTARY

On 3rd May 2015, Tom Rainey and Lawrence Walters set out from Manhattan, New York to row 4,100 miles unsupported across the North Atlantic Ocean.

The boys never set out to make a documentary of the trip, but we used what footage they managed to capture to create this 20 minute film which documents the journey of two lifelong friends and what led them to tackle the dark and mysterious beast that is the North Atlantic in memory of Tom’s Father Luke, who died from a brain tumour in 2012.

After 93 days at sea, the pair raised over £130,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity and broke four world records.

The film is brought to you by Jacob Gibbins (Aspect Media), Ben Walton Films, Edward Vosper (Graphics), and Dan Moran (Colour Grade).

We are pleased to announce that the film is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and one the “Spirit of Adventure” award at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival and was shortlisted in the World Ocean FIlm Festival.

"Road 2 Adventure" Series

"The trip had no real plan to it and thus neither did the shots yet the film seems to fit together seamlessly: yes, it is a series of individual scenes, but there are strong themes running through the entire sequence tying each to the next. These strands are namely adventure and beauty but perhaps the one which makes the film so endearing is its human element: the emotive music playing as we watch the friends bond in the middle of the wilderness, that familiar feeling we have all felt where we know we are doing something spectacular; something we will remember forever."

- Anya Meyerowitz - The Plus Paper (Exploring British Columbia Film)