Mark Mills of Lake Norman is part of an amazing surfing documentary that started with one vision and ended up heading in a completely different direction. The film Isolated was produced by Mark Mills of Lake Norman, and working with him were with Executive Producers Geoff Clark and Ryan Phillippe, who is also an award-winning actor.
The film that Mark Mills of Lake Norman worked on is based on a group of surfers who take a journey in search of an area with some of the world’s last undiscovered waves. That leads them to New Guinea where their adventure becomes very real. The surfers encounter cannibals, and then uncover human rights abuses and bring to light a mining corporation with no ethics. The documentary produced by Mark Mills of Lake Norman has put the spotlight on a very unfamiliar place on Earth. Mark Mills of Lake Norman’s film exposes the problems of West Papau that many had no idea were even an issue.
Isolated features footage of an ancient aboriginal culture where those human rights violations are taking place. This film is definitely sparking an international controversy. Mark Mills of Lake Norman’s film is already heading up a campaign to save the lives of the people in West Papau. There is now a push by Ryan Phillippe and other celebrities to end the human rights problems and to bring freedom and peace back to the people who live there.
Isolated has won several awards around the globe. The most prestigious award won by Mark Mills of Lake Norman’s documentary was Best Film at the International Surf Film Festival d’Anglet – 10ème Edition in France. The film was also presented at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, San Diego Surf Film Festival and Byron Bay International Film Festival. To see the problems for yourself, check out the documentary produced by Mark Mills of Lake Norman here.