Editor’s note: Click here to find tickets and venues to watch Perry Gershkow and Noah Wegrich’s Keeping it in the Shadowssurf film.
In addition to sharing a love of cold northern California lineups, offshore Ocean Beach and Guinness on tap, Perry Gershkow and Noah Wegrich have another trait in common: they’re both legitimate surf film junkies.
Such is their insatiable appetite for consuming and crafting high-caliber, artful work that the two longtime friends have sat on premium footage for six years. Now, they’re touring their magnum opus, Keeping in the Shadows, in dozens of theaters and surf shops around the country. The plan is to hit the US West Coast from February through early April, then scour the East Coast and Europe in the fall ahead of the film’s digital release at the end of the year. Do your eyeballs a favor and watch the trailer below.
Perry and noah share a strong sense of style and visuals, something that comes across in their respective work (see their last project, Elude, for context). This movie’s title is a nod to Perry’s nostalgia, a purposeful intent to quietly curate and not bombard an audience or indulge in instant gratification. “In a way, it’s a surf film where we can relish the fact that there’s no timeline, no sponsors, no one telling us to finish the film,” he said. “You can get overwhelmed with chasing immediate satisfaction, and for me, Noah, and the other guys in the film, it was about enjoying being present and taking time away from the madness.”
One thing that makes the project unique is that they made it independently, without the backing of a company’s dollars. It’s entirely funded on their own dime.No travel budget, no oversight, just friends linking up when time, money and swell windows align. though Perry’s career began in surfing with brand campaign shoots and edits, thes days he pays the bills in the commercial space outside the surf industry, directing and producing audiovisual masterclasses. But when it comes time to get back to the waves, his level of cinematography and attention to detail is second to none.
Keeping in the Shadows
“We’re always touching base, and if he had some time off, he’d reach out and vice versa,” Noah said. “On top of that, there’s the challenge of having enough money in the account to go on a trip. But that adds a layer to it. We work so hard to have the time and money to go on these trips, so when we do get to go, we appreciate it that much
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