Between The Lines premier screening featured on Fuel TV
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“We firmly believe that we must all remember from the lessons of Vietnam and always show our appreciation to our veterans, no matter what you think about the cause they are fighting for.” - Ty Ponder, Between The Lines Director/Producer Interviewed by Jake Howard, ESPN journalist |
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“A refreshing account of an unconventional Vietnam” - Jannette Angelle, Veterans Today |
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Down The Line, Surf Talk Radio
Producers Ty Ponder and Scott Bass talk about the making of Between The Lines. - Writer / Producer, Between the Lines |
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“Is it gnarly? Definitely. Is it politically correct? Hardly.” - Ed Zieralski Union Tribune, Staff Writer |
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Interview with John Milius
“This is the soil from which APOCALYPSE NOW grew out of; it's as simple as that.” - Interviewed by Scott Bass, Between The Lines writer |
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“An Extraordinary, compassionate, and compelling documentary” - Drew Kampion, The Surfers Path American Editor |
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“Not a politically motivated movie, but one that lets the guys involved tell their stories the way they lived them.” - Carolyn Lucas West Hawaii Today, Staff Writer |
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“Today, young surfers aren't faced with the horrifying decision of going to war or becoming a fugitive” - Scott Bass, BTL producer |
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“This film is gritty, truthful, such an amazing piece of work” - Chris Cote, Transworld Surf Editor In Chief |
![]() “Two Surfers unflinchingly and with brutal honesty recount their experiences during the Vietnam War” - Zack Weisberg, Surfer Magazine Online Editor link |
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Paddle-out a tribute to troops killed in Vietnam
“It's a traditional, Hawaiian way of remembering people who died. The paddle-out creates closure for people.” - Jerry Anderson Interviewed by Adam Kaya, North County Times read |
Between The Lines featured on My Local Lineup 360
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“Between The Lines reveals a chapter of the war not widely known, outside the fiction of Duvall's character and his famous line, ‘Charlie don't surf.’” - Thom Patterson, CNN journalist An interview with John Milius, Between The Lines Narrator |
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Surfer's Journal Article
In Country, Veteran Surfers Remember Their War - A collection of excerpts from the films transcripts. |
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Between The Lines Wins "Best Documentary" at X-Dance “It is an honor we share with and dedicate to the surfers and veterans of the Vietnam War era.” - Scott Bass Writer / Producer, Between the Lines |
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“It may focus on surfing, but Between the Lines tells a broader story of the Vietnam War...” - Marc Leepson, Historian - Author - Journalist Writer / Producer, Between the Lines Vietnam Magazine - June 2009 |
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Local vet Pat Farley sheds light on the untold story of surfers during the war. - Written by Linda Koffman, Good Times Magazine |
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Over 500 Guests attend Between The Lines screening benefiting the California Surf Museum California Surf Museum |
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“Santa Cruz Surf Museum Benefit screening of Between The Lines sells out 700 seats.” - Feature: The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum’s Uncertain Future - Feature: Surfer tells his Vietnam Story in new documentary - Santa Cruz Surf Museum Site |
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“A powerful story in a spare and unsentimental manner that deserves our attention.” - Grant Shilling SBC Surf |
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“This film is less about killer surf footage and more about highlighting the main themes of choices and personal freedom” - Anna Brones, Wend Magazine Associate Editor |
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Interview with Pat Farely
“They took me when I was 18... I kept thinking, "I'm not going to surf for two years." That was playing havoc with me.” - Interviewed by Leo Maxam, Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Between the Lines Interview on Out the Back Surf Show in New Zealand download the mp3 (mp3 9.7 M) |
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Between the Lines: Two Surfers and the Vietnam War - Feature in Taranki Daily Surf |
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Vietnam, through the surfer's lens
Documentary to look at different paths, including Pat Farley's - Article by Gwen Mickelson, Santa Cruz Sentinel |























