“Five Hundred Summer Stories” |
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| Written by: MacGillivray Freeman Films, November 2, 2022 - LAGUNA BEACH, CA | Date: 05.03.2024 |
 The
filmmaker of the classic surf film Five Summer Stories and pioneer of IMAX®
filmmaking shares stories from his adventurous life and groundbreaking
career, in Hollywood and beyond.Greg MacGillivray has led a life like no other, and for the first time, he’s telling his story. MacGillivray Freeman Films and Earth Aware Editions are proud to announce the publication of Greg MacGillivray’s illustrated memoir, FIVE HUNDRED SUMMER STORIES (Earth Aware Editions/Simon & Schuster; Nov. 15, 2022), a fascinating account of MacGillivray’s journey as an artist, a self-made filmmaker and an entrepreneur at the head of MacGillivray Freeman Films, the most successful documentary production company in history -- and the first to reach the benchmark of $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales. FIVE HUNDRED SUMMER STORIES also reflects MacGillivray’s unique place in filmmaking history, first as a Southern California surfer kid who made his first film at age 13 and who later revolutionized surf films in the 1970s with the classic "Five Summer Stories" (the book’s title is a riff on this acclaimed surf film), to his years in Hollywood working with such celebrated legends as Stanley Kubrick on "The Shining" and on films such as "Big Wednesday", “The Towering Inferno”, “Blade Runner”, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" and "Koyaanisqatsi", to his work pioneering 70mm IMAX filmmaking, creating some of the most memorable, groundbreaking IMAX cinematography and many of the most celebrated and enduring educational giant-screen films, including Everest, the most successful IMAX documentary film of all time. There are stories of almost dying in New Guinea, flying into eyes of hurricanes, the perils of shooting in the USSR, and how making "Everest" changed his life. |
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 The
book is also a story about MacGillivray’s deep commitment to family, to
ocean conservation, and to raising awareness about the importance of
protecting our natural world.
Illustrated with more than 500 photographs
and filmmaking artifacts from MacGillivray’s extensive archive, as well as
story contributions by legendary surfers Gerry Lopez, Corky Carroll and Bill
Hamilton, and filmmakers Stephen Judson, Howard Hall and Brad Ohlund, FIVE
HUNDRED SUMMER STORIES also features 40 QR codes linked to exclusive
behind-the-scenes video content, film clips, interviews and neverbefore-seen
footage, giving even more depth and perspective to this amazing journey. |
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