"FORM" || feat. John John Florence

A short film on Pipeline.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project. It took many different shapes over the years to get to where it is now. It was originally started in December 2017 as a film that focused more on a group of friends who grew up learning to surf Pipeline. Through different creative rounds, and a couple years on the shelf, it eventually evolved into an idea that followed the imagined point of view of Pipeline, with a perspective narrated by local musician Paula Fuga. It was a fun challenge to create a visual history of the wave, but this is not meant to be a complete story. There are too many people to name who have become a part of Pipeline's history over the years; they could never be fit into one short film. Thank you again to everyone who helped us put this together. The project is dedicated to Derek Ho, and those like him who have dedicated their life to surfing Pipeline.
First Track: "GOD" by Steve Angello
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Second Track: "Anthem" by Greta van Fleet
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Narrated by: Paula Fuga
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Film By: John Florence, Erik Knutson, Spencer Klein, Blake Kueny
Archival Photos: Brian Bielmann + Jeff Divine
Featuring: ‪@JJF‬ ‪@NathanFlorence‬ Ivan Florence, ‪@JamieOBrienJOB‬ ‪@KoaRothman‬ ‪@eli_olson‬ Mason Ho, Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Andy Irons, Dane Kealoha, Rory Rusell, Gerry Lopez, Michael Ho, Derek Ho, Alex Florence, Mike Stewart, Kiron Jabour
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[@NathanFlorence]

thank you pipeline we love you

[@shallyine986]

💯🇺🇸

[@chaplinplin7724]

Best place n d wold

[@joedirt8625]

Yeeew!

[@keithallison3756]

How's Auntie Paula's(pipeline) narrative. Watch out Sir Attenborough!!

[@rlon0422]

My dream is to one day surf pipe How do u guys do your breath training

[@JamieOBrienJOB]

Love this good work friends 🤙🏼💥

[@marcsavolle4886]

I love you Jamie

[@jamessamassa8003]

You legend Jamie

[@rlon0422]

How do u do your breath training

[@JohnnySurf]

I will say it for you...... YEEEEEEEEEW!

[@Kyle-rk6qh]

​@@rlon0422 believe me or don't but a lot of these dudes just grew up surfing every single day and thats it... no training or special tricks, but now a days you can look up Wim Hoff breathing techniques a lot of pro athletes use his methods to help with breathing and staying calm..

[@christopherbelmonte5145]

Gotta love how JJF just casually drops the Pipe edit of the year without telling anyone

[@cowbelly1239]

John John is the most humble surfer deserves a lot of respect he is among the greatest surfers of all time

[@ljohnson314]

Derek Ho forever!

[@johnsavala8202]

Few films have ever captured the pure essence of surfing / aloha. Absolutely stunning.

[@cory_hugs7850]

@@foresthealing7907 your forgetting Mason Ho is alive and well….

[@jonmalkemus]

@@foresthealing7907 how many airs were in this film? You honestly think the newer generation of surfers like JJF and Mason Ho are truly boring?

[@Infiniterhythmstudio]

@@foresthealing7907 ... sounds like someones in need of a positive vibes forest healing.

[@nonow1353]

@@foresthealing7907 I hear what you are saying about the corporate aspect, but to he fair JJF walked on a huge amount of money for the right reasons, I think it was the remaining 12 of 30 million, but that is still almost half and not a move many would make. So yes the corportization of surfing and the endless hordes of wavestorms are a bummer but there was not air in this video and it wasn't produced by Hurley, not to mention the kind of underlying message was respect to the roots and not being about the money or notoriety

[@FlattychasersNSW]

@@foresthealing7907 sounds like youve been smoking too much pot while forest healing bro

[@stevil760]

Well that gave me chills seeing uncle Derek at the end! What an amazing edit! Such a good vid thank you!!

[@ComedyByAlan]

Watching that ride never gets old

[@trundle6145]

So sick! I hadn’t seen that angle yet either!

[@patricknoveski6409]

History, She gives & she takes away. To end with Uncle Derek is so beautiful ! Awesome

[@Tuckerwooding]

Parallel sea continues to have the greatest Cinematography and videos in surfing

[@FilipeToledo77]

Amazing John & Team.

[@JJF]

🤙

[@nyceam]

A cinematic love letter to Pipeline and all its heroes, some lost but not forgotten. ❤️

[@tzt1182]

Ending it with Derek Ho left me all choked up. The film was already great before the end but that sealed it.

[@TheSlabaj]

Koa Rothman at 2:41 is my all-time favorite wave. So psyched to see if featured here! Awesome film as always from these folks. Mandatory viewing.

[@thestow35]

would have won wave of winter if it was the right time of year!

[@joelledickens8107]

Do you know when/where that wave was from

[@TheSlabaj]

April 2020. Pipe.

[@maattttt07]

The spit was out of control

[@tubethis777]

Agree, it should be wave of the winter winner. It is from this year right?

[@Ashockeyman32]

JJF and Team do it again! Next level cinematography

[@alexpark9610]

Spine tingling, emotional,stunning scene capture and music that is refined yet uplifting. This video just made my day. 🙌

[@JJF]

Thank you!!

[@alexpark9610]

@@JJF oh and the surfing not too shabby either 🤣🤣

[@strangersound]

@@JJF And thank you! You guys are preaching the gospel and keeping people stoked. God Bless! :)

[@jaredhobbs1072]

AWESOME MUCH ALOHA IN THIS FILM. KEEP IT UP.

[@gokanoago]

Whoa! Respect for adding Uncle D \m/

[@gkj8765]

One of the Best pieces of work I have seen in many moons. Thank You Father for Giving Us Our Mother Earth. We Love You Both. Signed: Humanity

[@jonathanwieneke9089]

I've been in a weird place mentally for a while since I moved away from the sea into a big city. This made me smile for 11 minutes straight, I relived my own waves and reminded myself of the stuff that actually matters in life. Surprisingly powerful video. Thanks 🙏

[@leonardovieiradesouza8115]

Those Lightning Bolt surfboards were amazing

[@Lhs5356]

Chills. 🙌

[@Surfkills]

MESmerising!!

[@chadn2956]

Great stuff. Love Paula Fuga and the perspective this was framed. Absolutely beautiful.

[@user-wz7tw5wb9j]

Always the best

[@SpyderDobrofsky]

ocean narration was genius

[@megacatsupreme466]

John John... Whoever edited this deserves a big raise! Like if you agree.

[@WavesoftheWorld]

Killing it boys!!

[@kelespro]

Chicken skin intro! The Best and My Favorite surfer of all time! Hands down

[@benclarke8861]

Prime Jamie was next level

[@matthewdavenport7845]

JOHN: the beginning narrative was insightful, and at peace. like your surfing the last few weeks. it was on a spiritual level that was inspiring. thank you for the video!

[@dingdrsurfshop5868]

Lucky to live at the same time as you and this generation of pipe surfers. Unlike any sport, normal folks can share the arena with their idols. Can you imagine playing basketball at the park and Lebron shows up to play??? Nah never. Surfing is the only sport.

[@Nikolasplytas]

Masterpiece!

[@bg3641]

I don't know what it is but there's something special about the community you guys have in your little slice of the world. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@Osurf_prod33]

Insane 😤

[@MrTapunuitaputu]

We could search for a hundred years and still couldn't find a better conclusion to this cinematic ode to the beauty of Pipeline and its heroes. Chills up my neck at the sight of Uncle Derek fading out. RIP to this legend. Hats off for the video.

[@richlowe5082]

Beautiful, respectful & full of smiles. You captured the pure essence of being in the ocean. An awesome, stunning film John

[@frankthomas1983]

👏 nicely done. The world is only made of what the world is made of 🌍

[@krustysurfer]

Another outstanding glimpse into the Islands surfgoing Ohana their antics, heroicism and another beautiful insight of pipelines majesty beauty and terrifying awe ..... Mahalo's

[@krustysurfer]

P.s The squad is fully activated JJF, much respect to the Ho tribe keep on smiling and charging Mason, much ❤️ to Hawaii's native sons and daughters.

[@strangersound]

Surfing is perfect because a wave is the primal movement of the universe. A wave is the form. To be one with the wave is to be one with the form. To be one with the form is to be one with the source. :)

[@alikajohnson9250]

Touched the feels a bit. 👏

[@hman7236]

I always love the Classics

[@BelleTolles]

That is such an achingly beautiful and moving tribute to Pipe. The colors are something I've never seen before - Erik totally surpassed himself and anyone else in capturing the spectrum. And his eye for the perfect moment in a wave and the light -- such an artist. I am so thankful to see these sights, sitting here in the mountains of NC. And of course, as always, the brilliance of John's surfing and tribute to other greats also. That moment when John came sliding down the first wall gave me chills. Great job. I don't know how you guys keep surpassing yourselves

[@ronnyron6939]

Beautiful. The ending with the blurred image of Derek Ho is incredible.

[@chainsawmilling]

Clicking like and referring this to everybody I know even before watching it for myself.

[@PakeSalmon]

Beautiful!

[@nostylesphotography2570]

yeah John giving us a glimpse of the boog king

[@Ejazzle]

Highlighter board John John was some of the best pipeline surfing of all time. I don’t know if it will ever be beat.

[@anthonyali2860]

Another Masterpiece from JJF !!!!

[@stevitosgay]

That spit at 6:55 with the music as well! Glorious!

[@Hawaiiansailingcanoe]

I had the best wave of my life after the pipe masters final right as they were crowning Derek Ho pipe master and world champ on the beach in 1993…crystal blue cavern with a spit that hurt my face…I need another one!

[@stephengent6068]

Paula Fuga, will you just follow me around and narrate my life? Beautiful production! Thank you guys for everything your team does!

[@ILMsurf]

This is such an awesome perspective. Giving pipe a voice. It’s easy to tell that you do all of this for all the right reasons!

[@krobinwoollacott8584]

Yeah. Quite interesting. Possibly the greatest surf clip ever made.

[@matthart722]

mike stewart about to paddle a bomb at 7:07....respect all the watermen out there. all the crafts, all the skillz! surfing is unparalleled !

[@SI_intriguant]

I love you, you are one off the best surfer of the world and the video is very very Professional. Thank for the production.

[@paulocesardauxfilho2755]

Congratulations, Pipe crew!

[@stevenstufariua8939]

All the best pipeline riders together good job

[@irenabliss]

Mahalo nui for sharing this beauty! 🤙🏽Much love to Pipeline and all surfers, heʻe nalu 💗😊 🌊

[@rogerallan9114]

Love this clip can watch it again and again and again ♥️♥️♥️♥️🔥🤙

[@yasserben7143]

You make the world look, sound and feel dreamy. Aloha

[@timmethyzauss4126]

Wow tears of joy, beautiful, stunning, mighty pipe, thank you to all who made this edit come to life, and thank you mother Earth for allowing us to experience this wonder, peace.

[@wesleyforkgen7103]

Such a beautiful narration!

[@donwalks]

Sooooo good to see Derek in the last image!!!

[@whitecloud2688]

💖WOW

[@markvaldez8602]

Absolutely beautiful and stunning! Such wholesome vibes!

[@MarcosVinicius-cw9he]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@notthekrabs6477]

JJF has the most underrated surf content. The quality, editing and surfing in these videos is on a different level. Keep it coming.👍

[@E.l.i]

Muy hermoso gracias por compartir ya quedó mi 👍

[@night9462]

Incredible! Loving the Greta Van Fleet pick

[@nnw1512]

Epic movie 😎🤙🏼🌊💥⚡️

[@AlenkaMali1]

This is simply beautiful. Pipe infatuation

[@dhaloh]

my god, greta van fleet in john john florence's video... that's perfect.. I'm literally tearing up

[@patricknoveski6409]

That brought tears . Uncle Derek. . .

[@sunnysurfing]

one of THE BEST surf edits ive ever seen

[@alfi9445]

Nice, nicer, nicest!

[@mgollenia]

Bloody amazing, once again! It's always a good day when you guys drop a new movie!

[@arturocordoba4841]

Que bien por todos los de 60 70 y 80 grandes pionero del surf de hoy saludos desde Costa Rica puravida

[@bonsummers2657]

wwwaaaaayyyyy tooooo much sllooooowwwmmooowwwww

[@nyceam]

That was truly stunning. Wow. Tears at the end. Love the beauty you’re putting out in the world. ❤️

[@kirkpowell8022]

You are my new hero little maestro

[@alexjochym2596]

Bangers only. Nice work again boys.

[@macrovigilance]

Superb and soulful! Great homage to Derek as well.

[@surfskatestyle]

Magical History!

[@thiagoberlese8831]

U r the best of world JJ, thank u so much

[@MM5150LA]

Know wonder the Florence brothers and there close knit crew rip that spot hell it’s in there back yard, 3 living legends, massive respect for there mother for raising those 3 boys the way you did, the family reminds with all due respect like when you see a mother duck heading into the water and her lil ducklings following behind her tripping and fallen over each other because each one wants to be has close to mom has possible.

[@jadencastellon1548]

beautiful, simply beautiful

[@luisrichard5804]

the greatest Story of Pipeline, Thanks John and everyone who work on this project....

[@Rodrigo.S.S]

SO GRATEFUL FOR THE CREATOR YAHUAH THAT GAVE THE OCEAN AND EARTH TO US!!!

[@RobustSurf]

wow, best edit I've ever seen. absolutely mesmerizing!

[@taylorwhisenand9668]

Wow. Amazing. Thank you for nailing it.

[@keithallison3756]

How's about an " Oscar" for that piece to add to JJ's trophy case!! Well done all. So sick!!!!!

[@glennhastings9056]

Epic edit! Yeww!

[@soulsurfer3102]

Magic hower is masterpiece in this place

[@natetoli4377]

Thank you for bringing this beautiful film of the ocean and for the love of it. You just keep setting the bar higher, well done. Stay safe

[@mickey7123]

Wow, this is one of the best jobs I've ever watch in surfing, I can only say congratulations and to keeping doing that! just wow

[@alisa-minty]

Thank you John and team! This is rhe best surf film. Beautiful and powerful. Paula Fuga voice is amazing, Love every second of this surf film. ❤ 🥰 💖 ❤

[@chrisbwidney]

Cant stop watching this incredible footage

[@rafaelhidalgorosito102]

ON FIRE

[@thomashowlin4353]

I am here in N.Y.C., it’s about 30 degrees outside, snow is predicted for Sunday, this took me to Hawaii, thank you, beautiful !

[@paulovdalbo]

made my year already, THANK YOU!! Let's surf and love more!