Floating: The Nathan Gocke Story is a poignant documentary film about a quadriplegic surfer who survived a tragedy of the elements, his courage to embrace a new existence and his dream to one day surf again. It's an inspirational story of hope, humanity and rehabilitation. March 29th, 2008 started off like every other Saturday for thirty-two year old surfer Nathan Gocke. But it was a day his life would change forever as a surf accident left him paralyzed from the chest down. A quadriplegic, with enough feeling in his arms to enter an intensive rehabilitation program, Nathan did not dwell on his accident but instead looked to the future. His increasing strength, along with pivotal encounters with key individuals along the way, helped crystallize one simple thought in Nathan's mind...that one day he would surf again. The soundtrack, now available on Deep Elm Records, features powerful emotion-filled songs from Athletics, Carly Commando, Coma Recovery, Dorena, Late Night Condition, Track A Tiger, She Bears and Moonlit Sailor.
Directed by Richard Yelland with Academy Award Nominee and Executive Producers Morgan Spurlock (SuperSize Me, Freakonomics, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) and Jeremy Chilnick for Warrior Poets. Winner of Best Emerging Filmmaker Documentary at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. A Curtis Birch Production in association with Deep Elm Records, Shorts International and FUEL TV with the support of the Life Rolls On Foundation, a division of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation involved in improving the quality of life for those with spinal cord injuries.
