The Drifter

Environmental activist and surfer macho Rob Machado went to Indonesia on a trip that was about more than the quest for the perfect wave. "The Drifter" documents his journey of self discovery through the South East Asian archipelago where he comes to realize something fundamental about the human condition. As he put it, "We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house, and when we get there... we dream of something else." [Rob Machado ripping through the green room of a glassy tube in Indonesia. Photo by Dustin Humphrey] The film features tunes by a host of artists including: The Raconteurs Jon & Roy Bon Iver Jon Swift The Black Keys By The Fireside Midlake Iron & Wine Tegan & Sara Dr. Dog Brett Dennen Jose Gonzales MGMT Yeasayer The Len Brown Society Stardeath & White Dwarfs The Shins and Rob Machado "The Drifter" premiered in Bali,...

Environmental activist and surfer macho Rob Machado went to Indonesia on a trip that was about more than the quest for the perfect wave. “The Drifter” documents his journey of self discovery through the South East Asian archipelago where he comes to realize something fundamental about the human condition. As he put it, “We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house, and when we get there… we dream of something else.”

[Rob Machado ripping through the green room of a glassy tube in Indonesia. Photo by Dustin Humphrey]

The film features tunes by a host of artists including:

The Raconteurs
Jon & Roy
Bon Iver
Jon Swift
The Black Keys
By The Fireside
Midlake
Iron & Wine
Tegan & Sara
Dr. Dog
Brett Dennen
Jose Gonzales
MGMT
Yeasayer
The Len Brown Society
Stardeath & White Dwarfs
The Shins
and Rob Machado

“The Drifter” premiered in Bali, Indonesia, at the Ombak International Surf Film Festival, (where it won Best Film). There, the Jakarta Post wrote: “Capturing the journey of the surfer through a different land, culture and waves, “The Drifter” is a visual metaphor for a free spirit’s conscious abandonment of the worldly traps of modern life as he searches for the inner freedom and spiritual joy offered by a life of renunciation.” It opens November 3rd in the US.

The Drifter – Rob Machado from Koastal Media on Vimeo.