{"id":280438,"date":"2026-05-15T11:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T10:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/?p=280438"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:50:05","slug":"torren-martyn-southern-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/2026\/05\/torren-martyn-southern-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Torren Martyn &#8211; Southern Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Torren Martyn - SOUTHERN EDGE - needessentials\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6vsdo_le3z4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Surfer and adventurer Torren Martyn and his best friend and film maker Ishka Folkwell attempt to circumnavigate Tasmania in two 18ft sailing kayaks on a quest to surf remote waves. What starts as a novel idea to accomplish a sailing feat soon evolves into a rare opportunity to connect on a deeper level with the entire coastline of Tasmania over a few months of slow travel. The film portrays the uniquely diverse landscape, wildlife and ocean energy of this rugged island coast while connecting with people that share their love for this land in the Great Southern Ocean.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Carve had a quick word with director Ishka Folkwell about the film;<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ishka, tell us a bit about yourself and how you ended up on this surf adventure with Torren?<\/strong><br \/>\nTorren and I went to school together and over the years created a strong friendship. I was in the early stages of picking up a camera and started shooting Torren surfing and making little edits. Naturally, over time this changed and evolved into creating longer films with more story and purpose. About 10 years ago needessentials reached out to us and we have been collaborating ever since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How challenging was it filming in such unpredictable conditions from kayaks and remote coastlines?<\/strong><br \/>\nVery much so, some of the scariest moments weren\u2019t captured at all, given that sometimes you have to react quickly and don\u2019t have time (or hands) to get the cameras going.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The film feels very immersive and atmospheric rather than high-action. Was that intentional from the beginning?<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, I personally much prefer slower paced films that have room to breathe. I think this one in particular suits that style, given that the nature of sailing is very slow, it also gives you time to consider what\u2019s being said by the remarkable people who speak in the film and hopefully gives the viewer a sense of immersion into the experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you hope surfers take away from the film?<\/strong><br \/>\nI hope surfers (and people in general) can walk away from the film with a deeper appreciation for this incredible world we live in, while also being aware that much of it is fragile and that our everyday decisions can, and do make a difference.<br \/>\nI also hope it helps people slow down a bit in their own lives, slow down and enjoy the people around them and the place they call home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surfer Torren Martyn and filmmaker Ishka Folkwell attempt to circumnavigate Tasmania in 18-foot sailing kayaks, searching for remote surf breaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":280439,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[35,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-videos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Torren Martyn - Southern Edge - Carvemag.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/2026\/05\/torren-martyn-southern-edge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Torren Martyn - Southern Edge - Carvemag.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Surfer Torren Martyn and filmmaker Ishka Folkwell attempt to circumnavigate Tasmania in 18-foot sailing kayaks, searching for remote surf breaks.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/2026\/05\/torren-martyn-southern-edge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Carvemag.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carvemag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-15T10:40:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-19T08:50:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.carvemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Torren.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"James\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@carvemag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@carvemag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"James\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carvemag.com\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/torren-martyn-southern-edge\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carvemag.com\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/torren-martyn-southern-edge\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"James\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.carvemag.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/269ce93810cd0a143a9c4763dffd093f\"},\"headline\":\"Torren Martyn &#8211; 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