SQUEEZED UP - Roadmovie in California
Squeezed Up - Tales of Polynesian Pop and Kustom Kulture (2020)
Directed & filmed by Dirk Behlau | Official Website
Squeezed Up | Tales of Polynesian Pop and Kustom Kulture
A Beastwood Film Production in Cooperation with Pixeleye Industries
Filmed by Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau
Executive Producer: Stefan Immke, Co-Producer: Shane Bagnall
Director of Photography: Dirk Behlau
Edited by Dirk Behlau
Language: English
80min. Feature length documentary
Ten Days, Nineteen Cities, Twenty-Eight Locations, Two Hot Rods, Five Guys, and a Race. Squeezed Up is an unforgettable road trip across Southern California, combining Hot Rodding, Polynesian Pop, Tiki culture, Tattoos, and Kustom Kulture into a stunning and crazy master-piece. Experience every bump in the road with “The Wild Bunch,” as they journey to preserve the past, while meeting with painters, surfers, tattoo artists, bartenders, Tiki makers, Hot Rod builders, and more. Don’t take yourself too seriously, conserve history, preserve and don’t consume. Keep what makes you feel alive and live it. Come and join us on the road!
Starring: „The wild bunch“
Stefan Immke, Matze Heiden, Thorsten Liesenberg, Andy Schmidt & Shane Bagnall
also starring in no particular order:
Robert Williams, Brian Bent, Tiki Tony, Dave Warshaw, Bamboo Ben, Fip Buchanan, Jay Dean, Jason Lee, Bobby Green, Shige, Matt “Tikiman” Willis, Marie Devilreux, Wild Tiger Woman, Spike Marble, Joe Arreguin, Adrian Eustaquio, David Arnson, Crazy Al, Michael Grider, Billy Shire, Dottie Deville & many more
Soundtrack by The Insect Surfers, Jason Lee, Brian Bent & The Hula Girls
Blu-Ray & DVD Steelbox
BOOK
Besides the documentary film Dirk Behlau also shot material for a XXL cofffe table book. More about the book
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“A breathtaking and crazy masterpiece!”
Street Magazine, Germany
”If you like hot rods, tiki, surf music, and vintage drags, you’ll love this.”
Gnarly Magazine, USA
