Paddle to Seattle

Paddle to Seattle Trailer from Ben Gottfried on Vimeo.

Imagine you and your best friend paddling 1300 miles from Juneau, AK to Seattle, WA in handmade, homemade pygmy kayaks that you built together in a bond of brotherly love. The trailer above captures what that may feel like if you are Josh Thomas and J.J. Kelley. Running across whales, bears and the unsuprisingly occasional northwest rain shower the two make a movie that explores both each other, their friendship and the beauty of the shoreline that exposes North America's only rainforest