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Beyond The Shoreline: Channel of Bones

RISING FROM THE DEPTHS Of ADDICTION; ULTRA SWIMMER STEVE
LEITCH EMBARKS ON AN EXTRA HUMAN JOURNEY TO SOME Of THE
MOST DANGEROUS AND BEAUTIFUL LOCATIONS IN THE WORLD.
STEVE IS ON A MISSION TO HELP OTHERS BY COMPLETING THE
OCEANS 7 SWIM CHALLENGE. LEARN HOW ORDINARY, FLAWED MAN
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES AND USES HIS GIFTS TO SERVE OTHERS.

  • Herschel Zahnd
    Director
    Mooncheeze, Mourn, Purified By Suffering, Girl Number Three, On My Way To Hell
  • Herschel Zahnd
    Writer
  • Herschel Zahnd
    Producer
  • Steve Moby Leitch
    Producer
  • Kelly Leitch
    Producer
  • Mary Riehl
    Producer
  • Andrea Ahl
    Producer
  • Steve Moby Leitch
    Key Cast
  • Kelly Leitch
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Sports, Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 29 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    April 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED, Sony, DJI, GoPro, iPhone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Herschel Zahnd

Herschel Zahnd is a Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Photographer, Producer, Writer, and Actor; and thats just on Monday, with thousands of projects under his belt on both sides of the stage and screen, Herschel has shot, directed and produced for national and international brands including HALLMARK, Investigation Discovery, Inside Edition, Forbes, Time, BravoTV, Deutsche Welle, and many more.

In 2005 Girl Number Three became Herschel’s feature film debut as a director, cinematographer. Herschel has since produced commercials, music videos, short films, documentaries, and TV pilots all over the world. His award winning Hellraiser Fan Film ON MY WAY TO HELL (Available on Amazon) is currently making the film festival rounds along with the recently released Comedy/Drama MOONCHEEZ.

Herschel partnered with the band Rags and Riches to shoot and direct Music Videos for the songs: NOT A STRANGER, EDGE OF TIME, PRESSURE and ALWAYS GOLD (Amassing over 600k Views on youtube). Herschel once again teamed with long time collaborators, goth rockerJayson William Allen Poetry of the Dead for their most dynamic and elaborate projects to date, MOURN and PURIFIED BY SUFFERING and OVER THE UNDER (Winner of the “Best Music Video” category at the 2022 Imaginarium Film Festival).

Herschel will be made his theatrical directorial debut with the feature documentary GAMETRAIN which received a 900 cinema nationwide release through Fathom events in fall 2021.

Herschel’s latest project, O7: The Channel of Bones, is the first of 3 planned documentaries following Ultra Swimmer Steve "Moby" Leitch, on his quest to conquer the Ocean’s Seven open water swimming challenge. A challenge which less than 30 human beings have completed.

You can read more about Herschel’s adventures by following his social media at:
instagram.com/herschelzahndphotovideo
https://www.facebook.com/HZPHOTOVIDEO
https://www.facebook.com/RArtProductions/
h2z3photovideo.com
renegadeartproductions.com

See it all at:
https://linktr.ee/zahndh23

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Director Statement

I FIRST MET STEVE IN A TEXAS PARKING GARAGE AS PART OF A COACHING EVENT. HE WAS THERE TO IMPROVE HIMSELF, I WAS THERE TO DOCUMENT THE EVENT. STEVE TOLD ME HIS STORY AND ABOUT HIS MISSION TO USE THE OCEAN'S 7 SWIMS TO HELP OTHERS. HIS
STORY MOVED ME AND I COMMITTED TO CREATE THE FIRST FILM, "BEYOND THE SHORELINE: CHANNEL OF BONES."
WATCHING STEVE COMPLETE THE MOLOKAI SWIM: A CHALLENGE THAT LESS THAN 100 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLETED, I COULD SE THAT THIS IS A STORY THAT PEOPLE NEEDED TO HEAR, AND I WAS COMPELLED TO TELL IT.
THE SWIMS, AND FILMS WE CREATE: WILL OFFER AN INSIDE LOOK AT A MAN WHO ONCE BURNED HIS LIFE TO THE GROUND WITH ADDICTION; THEN BUILT TI BACK ON A FOUNDATION OF LAID WITH FAITH, FAMILY AND HELPING OTHERS. THESE FILMS WILL
EXEMPLIFY HARD WORK, FAITH IN GOD & FAMILY, AND HOW ONE MAN'S WHY IS BIG ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE WORLD.