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ENSŌ (2023)
Run Time: 4:22
Producer: Dylan Wineland & Aaron McClintock, John Riley
Director: Dylan Wineland & Aaron McClintock
Editor: Jensen Vinca
Key Cast: Aaron McClintock
FILM MAKERS
Dylan Wineland is an accomplished DP/Director based out of Salt Lake City, UT. He has traveled the world shooting documentaries and limited series for HBO, Redbull, and the Olympics, and has shot national ads and social pieces for Salesforce, K&N Air filters, BFGoodrich tires and many more. He is known for his ability to tell a range of emotionally driven stories through his striking imagery and thoughtful direction, as well as his uniquely timeless and artistic style. Dylan’s genuine curiosity and love of human experiences guides every project he is a part of, as well as his mastery of his craft. From heartwarming stories about quadriplegics to visceral motorcycle films, his biggest goal is to move his viewers either through the stories or the visual experience. He believes that if one person can walk away from one of his films wanting to be a better person or to try something new, he has succeeded in what he has set out to do.
SUMMARY
At some point there seems to be a defining moment in life where you learn to let go. Sometimes, not by choice. And often times it comes to us as the illusion of defeat, while in reality, it was the very thing we needed to guide us to where we had to go.
About a year ago, Aaron and I came across the Buddhist word, Ensō. This single word, described everything that we had been talking about for the last year or so. By definition, it represents and suggests cutting the desire for perfection and allowing the universe to be just as it is.
Understanding that perfection doesn’t exist allows you to move through life gracefully free of any pressure. It opens the door to allow situations to unfold naturally, and to invite intuition and creativity to move through. For Aaron, riding is a great place to practice this concept. It’s a place that he can go where the universe can reveal these sort of secrets.
In this film, we ride along with Aaron as he takes a journey into the idea letting go and simply just being.
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To put it quite simply being a bit of a Zen scholar myself …. tearing up the wilderness on your precious little dirt bike is the total opposite of ENSO … or any other Buddhist tenet . But ahh … oh dear … there I go again assuming this generation’s has a bloody clue when it comes to context or reality .
Hypocrisy being the zeitgeist of the day
FYI … in all Buddhist thought …. perfection is what you ALWAYS seek .. knowing full well it will never be realized ..giving you the freedom to constantly do your best according to the skill afforded you .
And disrespect for nature ? Well my little snowflakes … that is the ultimate crime in all Buddhist sects .
And … speaking of reality …. my favorite saying … got the T-Shirt and the Kutte to prove it ‘
” CONFIDENCE is the feeling you have just before you fully understand the situation ”
Or as Sun Tzu would put it ” Never over estimate yourself ”
As for the film … a snooze fest on the best of days . I mean seriously … how many times can one show some idiot bouncing around on his/her dirt bike like a fool ruining the landscape around them ?
e.g. Two Thumbs Down … plus