Spray is a portrait of a young climber and his relationship with the rugged, dramatic coast of Northern California. Chris Lindner is 23 years old, a super-strong climber who has spent his lifetime on rock. Where he finds solace is on the coast, where the great Pacific crashes into land, where the air is thick with sea-spray and the energy of movement, where being exposed to something so huge makes his small problems dissolve. This short film follows Chris as he explores the coast, climbing difficult boulders with amazing fluidity and strength, before finding his holy grail: a tall and incredibly steep prow-shaped rock that juts out over the ocean. And with the waves crashing far below and the gulls soaring overhead, Chris takes on one of the most dynamic and challenging projects he’s ever done.
—Katie Klingsporn