Island life in a sea kayak | Ep 3 - Bass by Kayak Beau Miles 2017-03-15 | Bass by Kayak follows Beau and a band of merry men across Australia's Bass Strait in a Sea Kayak. In Episode 3, seasickness, magnificent beaches, and two large crossings await the expedition. Emerging mate-ship and a few projects keep the lads occupied as they whittle away a week on an island, smack bang in the middle of Bass Strait.A six-part series following Beau’s sea kayak expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayaking Film’ - Reel Paddling Film Festival 2018WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayak Film’ - Waterwalker Film Festival 2018Beau: facebook.com/beaumilesfilm Dan: instagram.com/thenaturalscholarMUSIC by David Cuthbertson: theanimators.bandcamp.comAdventure Kayak Magazine: facebook.com/AdventureKayakMagazine Mirage Kayaks: http://www.mirageseakayaks.com.au Monash Outdoor Education: https://www.monash.edu/education/future-students/courses/teacher-education/bachelor-of-education-honours/secondary-health-and-physical-education
An entire tree of firewood for our new kid Beau Miles 2022-12-22 | Our second kid has landed, a beautiful little girl we’ve called Charlie. She also arrived in winter which meant my winter supplies of firewood were chewed through twice as fast as normal. So as winter rolled through spring into summer, and the last and worst wood got used up, I decided to take down a dead tree on our nature strip. It was the first time in a single session I’ve cut down, bucked up, split and stacked a tree in one hit.
Finding money on roundabouts to pay for a date Beau Miles 2022-12-20 | I have a theory. Roundabouts, sometimes called rotaries, are much like riverbends of gold, collecting up all the worthwhile loot that flows out of people's cars. It’s simple physics really, where badly tied loads from utes and trucks going around never ending corners spill their stuff. I've found plenty of stuff before on roundabouts, but never thrown myself at the idea. So, I head to Canberra, Australia's capital with one of the highest concentrations of roundabouts in the world, to test out my long held belief that forensically searching the fringes of a large set of roundabouts, I’ll get rich.
Getting painted for Australias most famous portrait prize Beau Miles 2022-12-18 | A chap by the name of Jeremy Swan sent me a charming email asking if he could paint my portrait for entry into Australia's most famous art prize- the Archibald. Ego aside, I thought you know what, who am I to deny this friendly young artist a chance at glory! Fearing I wouldn't like sitting still I said, no worries, as long as I can paint a landscape painting while you paint me. He also said no worries, and we got on with it.Dad: instagram.com/garymilesartistJeremy: instagram.com/jeremyswanart
Triathlon my way to work Beau Miles 2022-12-16 | When I realised, as an active 42 year old, that I’d never done a triathlon, I thought geeze, I need to do something about that! So, being a practical kinda fella, I decided to do my first swim-ride-run as a way of getting to work. This, my friends, was an excellent commute!
Im going to spend 12 days doing new things Beau Miles 2022-12-14 | The 12 days of Newness: This is episode one of twelve, where each day I do something I’ve never done before. Some things are odd, some are not, some are pointless and all are done with a Beauish twist.
I went on TV and gave away presents made from junk wood Beau Miles 2022-10-20 | I was asked to come in and talk on breaky TV about Backyard Adventuring. I said sure, but why don’t I have a Backyard Adventure instead? I’ll run around Sydney with my wheelbarrow and collect up junk wood, make stuff, and present it to the TV presenters on air the following morning, 24 hours later. So that’s what I did.--Produced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSONGoodonyaPATAGONIAALTRA RUNNING SHOESBRENDAN AND IAN FROM ADVENTURE MERCHANTSALEXIA ATTWOOD, ALEXANDER MCGHEE, DAN AND FAUZIAH FROM THE ABCALI AND LUKEKIWI SECURITY GUARDS AT OPERA HOUSE (‘HEY, ARE YOU THAT SICK RIVER GUY’? YES I AM. ‘COOL BRUH’)
One last run for the best hat ever made Beau Miles 2022-09-15 | My magnificent hat has lost the will to live. After fifteen years of sun and body fluids, with a heavy heart and a head full of memories I take my favorite, thread-bare, stinking, beyond-repair hat for one last run.--Produced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON
Kayaking the sickest urban river in Australia Beau Miles 2022-07-28 | BAD RIVER - The Cooks River: Australia's sickest urban river is located in the glamorous and famously pretty city of Sydney. This makes sense, given it’s also Australia's largest, hard-surfaced, drainified, leaky-sewered, city. In my little red kayak I decided to trace all 23km of the Cooks River, inspired to do so after paddling my boyhood river over 4 days in the name of Backyard Adventuring. Finding it not only challenging, but shocking in terms of its ill health, I’ve since shifted from wanting to see the wildest and most pristine places on earth, to the most degraded and sick. This is a journey of ill-health, sadness and hope; putting a test to the local saying, ‘if you fall in, you’ll dissolve’.--BAD RIVER: THE COOKS RIVERProduced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDProducerJODI EVANSFilmed byMITCH DRUMMONDCHRIS ORDBRETT CAMPBELL& BEAU MILESFinal Sound Mix byJAMES DOBSONMaps and ColourBRETT CAMPBELLScrip SupportCHRIS ORDSupported by Screen AustraliaAnd YouTube through the Skip Ahead initiative
Searching the bush for my cameramans wallet Beau Miles 2022-06-27 | The Lost Wallet: On a recent shoot, deep in the aussie bush, my friend and cameraman Brett lost his wallet. ‘Yeah, great day’ Brett had said, ‘only bummer is I lost my wallet near Mt. Howitt’. Bummer indeed, I thought. A week later I decided to go find it.--THE LOST WALLETProduced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSONAdditional FootageBRETT CAMPBELLCHRIS ORD--Follow Brett: instagram.com/who.the.hell.is.brettFollow Beau: instagram.com/beauisms
Saving this house’s wood from landfill (about $15k worth) Beau Miles 2022-06-08 | Homewrecker: I love wood. When the old farmhouse at Outward Bound Australia was set for demolition I couldn’t shut my trap and said ‘give me three days before the excavator arrives’. In the baking heat of summer, me and my old schoolmate salvaged 3 ton and 15k worth of bug-free timber before the giant arm of an excavator had its way with the building. --HOMEWRECKERProduced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSONFellow WoodyHEATH STRATING--MUSICRain Puddles by Ardie SonAsk Me Anything by Yestalgia Through Adversity by Michael VignolaFolklore by MintzCalm The Beast (Instrumental Version) by Roni Bar Hadas
Running 42.195km on my 42.195th birthday Beau Miles 2022-04-20 | Marathon my Age: My decimal age on March 2nd, 2022 was 42.195, which by no coincidence is also the length of a marathon in kilometres. To celebrate being alive, based on the actions of two people almost 43 years ago, I decided to run the famous distance around my district, retracing my history via schools, homes, memories and odd experiences that have shaped me, mum and dad over this marathon-chunk of time.-MARATHON MY AGEProduced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSONAdditional FootageBRETT CAMPBELLPAUL ROWBOTTOMBRETT WILLIAMS
Running a half marathon with a rock and a wheelbarrow Beau Miles 2022-01-30 | Run the Rock: My mate Pete rolled his ankle badly when we were running one morning. He limped back to the carpark and I kept going. As I continued to run I thought, ‘I’m gonna get my crowbar and wheelbarrow, dig that big-arse rock out of the trail and run it to Pete’s house’. So that’s what I did.--RUN THE ROCKProduced and Directed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON--https://linktr.ee/beauismsinstagram.com/beauisms
Haircut hater gets a makeover by wife Beau Miles 2022-01-20 | I hate haircuts based on a horrible experience at the hairdressers as a 10 year old. All the poking and prodding and sitting drove me nuts. Still does. Relying on mum, girlfriends, myself, mates and now Helen, I’ve saved a lot of money and had shoddy hair ever since. After looking particularly crap recently, I decided to have a very fast makeover at the hands of my wife, who’s learning how to cut hair on my head.
Planting a small forest in 24 hours (1440 trees) Beau Miles 2021-12-07 | A Tree a Minute: As there are 1440 minutes in a day, and I love planting trees, I decided to plant a tree a minute for 24 hours. It was (swear meaningfully) hard.For my 40th birthday, my best mates gave me a self-flown joy flight in a light plane. When given the controls I headed for home. What was at first a wonderful sense of flying became a bizarre reality check, seeing so much green turning to brown in the summer heat. Most creek lines were bare, and the general lack of bushland within the giant quilt of farmland was shocking. You don’t see this contrast from the ground, always seeing a tree in the foreground, or a hedgerow in the middle distance. A single big gumtree can give the impression of health, yet the area I live in is a mostly deforested farmed zone exploited for its impressive topsoil. Having tapped into the potential of a 24 hour period of life, and since I love planting trees, I decided to plant a tree a minute on a friend's dairy farm by reforesting a creekline. Low and behold, planting that many mixed trees on muddy terrain, slipping on my arse every other minute, is one of the hardest, most rewarding single days of my life.--A TREE A MINUTEPlanted and Directed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFootage byMitch Drummond, Chris Ord, Beau MilesFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSONProduced byJODI EVANS
Having a backyard adventure while signing my first book, the Backyard adventurer Beau Miles 2021-10-06 | When signing 1812 pre-sold copies of my book The Backyard Adventurer, I decided to have a backyard adventure while doing it. Synergy? Ironic? Nah, just a bloody good idea, Beau. Nothing fancy or weird, just public transport, my wifes bike, and a bad coffee in a dry creek bed. It turns out, signing that many books in six hours is hard.--Produced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSONRough CutBRETT CAMPBELLNarrated by Beau Miles (both this film and Audiobook)Audiobook Recording directed byYEN NGUYEN-Click here beaumiles.com/the-backyard-adventurer or here https://linktr.ee/beauisms for ways to buy the book.
Four bad films make one good one Beau Miles 2021-08-14 | Junk Films: What do you do with a bunch of half-baked film ideas that never made it past a rough edit? Bang em together to make four short bad films into one middle length one.Some films don’t make it past a rough edit. What seemed like a golden idea at the time ends up taking up way too much time in the aftermath, only to never see the light of day online, and take up half the memory of a hard drive. As a lover of junk, I don’t have the heart to delete the files and thought ‘why don’t I make four crap films into one ok film?’ I’ll cut out the worst bits, watch the films live, and tell the people of YouTube what’s good and bad about good ideas gone bad.--Part of a series of Junk Projects:Ep 1 - Junk Paddle: youtu.be/NqZJ01sNQuwEp 2 - Junk Office: youtu.be/8QpFFB1QHtoEp 3 - Junk Wine: youtu.be/vDBOtFgaYhQEp 4 - Junk Films: youtu.be/xmj0sK0dCWU--JUNK FILMSProduced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON
A four day kayaking adventure to work Beau Miles 2021-06-20 | Following two rivers, one drain, one sea and one creek, it turns out that paddling to work, which ends up being mostly a drag, over four full days, is bloody hard work. After a stripped back walk to work (The Commute: walking 90km to work), I decided to continue experimenting between the lands and seas of home and work. This time by paddling. At least, that was the plan; following two rivers, a canal, the sea, and a creek- all the way to my desk. What usually takes 75 minutes by car took four full days of mostly dragging, burning over 18,000 calories. Sleeping by the river, under a train line and next to a boat ramp, the final drag through the suburbs was a full watershed transect, which is an intimate view into all the goods and bads of humanity- including myself. What was another commuting stunt turned out to be the hardest, most insightful four days of travel I’ve ever done. -Produced and Directed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFilmed byMITCH DRUMMONDCHRIS ORDBEAU MILESAdditional FootageSARAH FOLEYBRETT CAMPBELLFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON-MUSIC:The Long Wait by Max HPushing Boundaries by Oran LoyferQuestions by Bell AlwaysVuelta Al Sol by Tomas NoveaUndertow (instrumental) by Low LightFirst Puesto by Rafael RicoDont Cheat by The David Roy CollectiveSeis Continentes by Tomas NovoaHold (instrumental) by Sasha DanielDevotion (instrumental) by Skies SpeakBelonging by Muted
Walking 90km to work Beau Miles 2021-03-07 | Setting off with no food, water or shelter, I walked 90km to work a bunch of years ago to see if a stripped back adventure could give me the kind of buzz that far away, exotic, heavily planned expeditions have given me over the years. It did. Different, but familiar feelings of challenge and insight came through. When I was asked to give a lecture about adventuring at a new building at my university, I said ‘no worries, why don’t I walk to work and deliver the lecture as soon as I get there’? So I walked to work, again. -Produced and Directed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFilmed byMITCH DRUMMONDBRETT CAMPBELLBEAU MILESRODNEY DEKKER Final Sound MixJAMES DOBSONDates of walks First walk: October 2014Second walk: July 2018 Music:Questions by Bell AlwaysFast Car by Bell AlwaysVuelta al soul by Tomas NovoaSeis Continentes by Tomas NovoaThe Great Enlightenment by Geva Alon
The slowest lap of my block, ever Beau Miles 2021-01-27 | May and I head off on a slow, tooled-up, distracted lap of the block- which happens to be a perfect mile. Seated within the wide, book and plum filled bucket of a wheelbarrow, May and I check on the trees from A Mile an Hour, do a few nice things for the neighbours (it’s Christmas!), whack weeds, pick up rubbish, pick up sticks, eat plums and generally have a good time. What you might think to be an episode of Beau teaching May is in fact very much a process of May teaching Beau- looking at the world closely, distracted, with immediacy- which is fast becoming my key ingredients of Backyard adventuring.A MILE AN HOUR: youtu.be/EvT5XS7j-Dc--Produced and Directed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDAdditional FootageKELLY DUNSTANHELEN BARCLAYCHRIS ORDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON
Secretly building my wife a $60 cabin Beau Miles 2020-12-13 | When COVID-19 locked me and my family down on the small farm, I decided to build my wife a cabin-office in the paddock without her knowing. Using whatever materials were on the property, which were gathered up piles of other people’s junk over time, and with our 6 month old daughter as accomplice, Junk Cabin emerged. What started out as a stunt to see how much secretive, ad-hoc building I could get away with, turned into the most satisfying building project I’ve ever made.-Produced, Built and Filmed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDAdditional FootageMITCH DRUMMONDHELEN BARCLAYFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON-Part of a series of Junk Projects:Ep 1 - Junk Paddle: youtu.be/NqZJ01sNQuwEp 2 - Junk Office: youtu.be/8QpFFB1QHtoEp 3 - Junk Wine: youtu.be/vDBOtFgaYhQ
Drinking wine found on the side of the road Beau Miles 2020-11-08 | This is about three things: drinking a bottle of wine I found on the side of the road in a pile of rubbish; accepting a challenge from a YouTube subscriber who said I should sit in the middle of a field and tell stories; and answering questions put to me by friends on Insta. I reminisce about old hats, past films, first crush, show films that are either coming up or not-quite-right, and bang on about all sorts of things that are all pretty interesting.--Part of a series of Junk Projects:Ep 1 - Junk Paddle: youtu.be/NqZJ01sNQuwEp 2 - Junk Office: youtu.be/8QpFFB1QHtoEp 3 - Junk Wine: youtu.be/vDBOtFgaYhQEp 4 - Junk Films: youtu.be/xmj0sK0dCWUinstagram.com/beauisms
Camping in my 100 year old Gum tree Beau Miles 2020-08-09 | This is the story of spending a night in a big old gumtree. Strapped to three builders planks- one of which had a large crack that I thought was spilled paint, I slept with one eye open, which was pleasant because I could see the view. Originally driven by the premise of backyard adventuring, using old climbing kit and dodgy ladders, a simple night out, 30-foot up, ended up being a reflection of how much I like trees, particularly the vulnerable Strzelecki gums I live among. Dinner, breakfast, bad coffee, podcast, and sitting on a park bench I should sit on more often, Big Gums is the story of a man who is no longer a boy, spending time with an endangered, iconic tree. -- Produced and Directed byBEAU MILES Produced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMOND Filmed byMITCH DRUMMONDCHRIS ORDBEAU MILES Final Sound MixJAMES DOBSON PhotographyPAT CORDON--Music (in order of appearance): Peace be still by The HuntsNovember by GRADWe crossed paths by Ben McElroyCrystalline by Leroy Wild Walking in Forests by Ben WinwoodInvincible by ORKASBrown Hill by MutedMonomer by Leroy Wild
40 days eating only canned beans (191 tins) Beau Miles 2020-05-03 | Inspired by a half-page scene in John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat, where a family of poor, super healthy kids eat an almost exclusive bean diet, Beau decides to do much the same thing.Eating only the contents of 191 tins of beans over 40 days transforms Beau into The Human Bean, and in doing so gives him a front row seat into how one food, totally and utterly, dictates how he feels. Beau uses his intimate knowledge of running to compare his former self to his bean-self, logging lacklustre training for an ultramarathon that he plans on running during the final day of the experiment. Epiphanies are had, saddles are blazed, and genuine insight emerges from what is strangely appealing day-to-day of mediocrity.Produced and Directed by Beau MilesProduced and Edited by Mitch DrummondOfficial Selection: The Trail Running Film Festival, 2020. Music: El Mayor by Las PampasEminence Landscape (Ins) by Ian PostThe Bluff of a Clown (Ins) by Anthony LazaroDays Pass by ANBRBlanket (Ins) by Lance ConradHandpanaphone by David CharrierDon’t Run Away by Max ApolloCat and Mouse (Ins) by Michael McQuaidFel Mocoso by Las PampasWith Some Malice by Francesco D’AndreaBeans eaten:80 tins of organic baked beans in tomato sauce (13.8% carbs)30 tins of organic kidney beans (5% carbs)20 tins of organic blackbeans (12.5% carbs)40 tins of four bean mix (10.5%)10 tins Mexican bean mix (9% carbs)10 tins butter beans (13% carbs)1 tin of giant greek(?) beans (17% carbs)
Running 43km along a hidden railway line Beau Miles 2019-11-17 | Overgrown, farmed, pushed out, sold off and only half there, Beau sets off with shovel in hand, dressed like a 50's train driver, to re-trace an old train-line. To run the line end to end would be the first human passing in over 60 years. Police, fences, blackberries, runner musings and leftover pasta, map Beau against a warm autumn day as he makes his way across a landscape he's lived in his whole life.--Produced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDFilmed byMITCH DRUMMONDBRETT CAMPBELLBEAU MILESPhotographyCHRIS ORDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON--Awards:Official Selection 2019 PORT FAIRY ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL Winner: People Choice 2019 Port Fairy Adventure Film FestivalOfficial Selection 2019 RUN NATION FILM FESTIVALOfficial Selection 2020 LOOKOUT WILD FILM FESTIVALOfficial Selection 2020 SHEFFIELD ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL Winner: Gold - Best running film Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Official Selection 2020 MONTREAL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVALMusic from Artlist:Opening song: Hope, by Ian Post(9:20) Sequoia, by Biba Dupont.(17:00) Crocodile, by Camel Power club(20:25) Guardian Angel, by Ian PostGround Beats, by Onyx MusicRun, by Tristan BartonThe Beginning, by ANBRLinks:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Saving $10k by building an office from old desks Beau Miles 2019-06-14 | The Monash Outdoor Education shed is awesome, aside from one feature - the office. We asked for it to be outfitted with basic shelving and a long desk. When a contractor quote came back at $12,900 I choked on my banana, spilt my coffee and swore at the computer. Using old desks and a bucket full of second hand screws, I decided to make the office myself. Part of a series of Junk Projects:Ep 1 - Junk Paddle: youtu.be/NqZJ01sNQuwEp 2 - Junk Office: youtu.be/8QpFFB1QHtoEp 3 - Junk Wine: youtu.be/vDBOtFgaYhQEp 4 - Junk Films: youtu.be/xmj0sK0dCWULinks:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Racing my wife up a hill: Bike Rider vs Runner Beau Miles 2019-04-23 | My wife, Helen, is many things: super nice, hardworking, glory parker, athlete, total hottie. She creates lots of crumbs when eating, spills liquids and trips frequently. She loves muesli and doesn't think she's funny, which makes her funnier. I think she's fundamentally a better human than me. To test out my theory using dodgy and fun experiments and comparisons, I thought we'd have a friendly race up a very steep mountain road. Helen on wheels, me on foot.Links:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Reusing discarded wood to make a Canoe Paddle Beau Miles 2018-10-18 | You can buy a paddle, or buy wood to make a paddle, but what about making one from junk? Collecting junk wood found between my train station and my office, this is the story of a junk-made-paddle.Part of a series of Junk Projects:Ep 1 - Junk Paddle: youtu.be/NqZJ01sNQuwEp 2 - Junk Office: youtu.be/8QpFFB1QHtoEp 3 - Junk Wine: youtu.be/vDBOtFgaYhQEp 4 - Junk Films: youtu.be/xmj0sK0dCWULinks:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauismsAwards:Winner of the 2019 Paddling Film Festival's Best Instructional FilmWinner of the 2019 Waterwalker Film Festival's Best Inspirational Film
A Mile an Hour (Trailer) Beau Miles 2018-10-09 | This is the trailer for my latest running film that's not really about running. I make things, (and run a lap of my mile long block every hour), get chafe, eat lots, drink lots and make a few gags. Watch the full film: youtu.be/Q7F4rSmQuBQLinks:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Running a marathon, one mile every hour Beau Miles 2018-08-18 | A Mile an Hour: A different kind of marathon; running one lap an hour, for 24hrs, around my perfectly mile long block. The rest of the time I do as much as possible; making things, odd jobs, fixing stuff. It's about running, doing, and thinking.--A MILE AN HOURProduced and Directed byBEAU MILESProduced, Filmed and Edited byMITCH DRUMMONDSecond CameraCHRIS ORDFinal Sound MixJAMES DOBSON--Awards:Official Selection 2019 PORT FAIRY ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVALOfficial Selection 2018 RUN NATION FILM FESTIVALOfficial Selection 2019 ADVENTURE TRAVEL FILM FESTIVALOfficial Selection 2019 SHEFFIELD ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL Best Running Film (Silver) 2019 Sheffield Adventure Film Fest Best Activism Film (Silver) 2019 Sheffield Adventure Film FestWinner LAS VEGAS RUNNING FILM FESTIVAL 2018 (Best Obstacle Film)Links:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauismsshaff.co.uk/shaff19/awards
making countless mistakes on my first sea kayaking expedition Beau Miles 2018-02-27 | Homemade camera mount, homemade roof-racks, yellow kayak and industrial supply of sunscreen; head west young man! The film alludes to my underdone sea kayaking skills as I leave mainland Australia to explore three island archipelagos off Australia's southern coast. Tongue burnt, paddling scared, doing exactly what I set out to do, I learned a thing or two about myself and sea kayaking. The Green Paddle screened on U.S TV with the Outdoor Life Network.Links:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Urban Foraging in the Library Beau Miles 2017-12-13 | I found myself in the library, cashless, wanting a snack. I set about finding coins between the perfectly tight cushions of chairs and couches. I sweated as if doing pilates, or hot yoga, until I had enough money to buy some food.Links:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
The expedition wash up (my PhD) | Ep 6 - Bass by Kayak Beau Miles 2017-11-08 | The expedition aftermath, washed up. 18 months after crossing Bass by Kayak, Episode 6 represents key takeaways of the filmed sea kayaking expedition, most of which were key findings of Beau’s PhD ‘The secret life of the sea kayaker’. A six-part series following Beau’s sea kayak expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayaking Film’ - Reel Paddling Film Festival 2018WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayak Film’ - Waterwalker Film Festival 2018Beau: facebook.com/beaumilesfilm Dan: instagram.com/thenaturalscholarMUSIC by David Cuthbertson: theanimators.bandcamp.comAdventure Kayak Magazine: facebook.com/AdventureKayakMagazine Mirage Kayaks: http://www.mirageseakayaks.com.au Monash Outdoor Education: https://www.monash.edu/education/future-students/courses/teacher-education/bachelor-of-education-honours/secondary-health-and-physical-education
Crossing Bass Strait to Tasmania | Ep 5 - Bass by Kayak Beau Miles 2017-03-29 | Bass by Kayak follows Beau and a band of merry men across Australia's Bass Strait in a Sea Kayak. In Episode 5, the lads edge ever closer to the end of their journey. Well-oiled, laughing at nothing, comfortable (but with sore backsides) and with the weather gods laying it on, they speed towards Little Mussleroe Bay on the NE tip of Tasmania.A six-part series following Beau’s sea kayak expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayaking Film’ - Reel Paddling Film Festival 2018WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayak Film’ - Waterwalker Film Festival 2018Beau: facebook.com/beaumilesfilm Dan: instagram.com/thenaturalscholarMUSIC by David Cuthbertson: theanimators.bandcamp.comAdventure Kayak Magazine: facebook.com/AdventureKayakMagazine Mirage Kayaks: http://www.mirageseakayaks.com.au Monash Outdoor Education: https://www.monash.edu/education/future-students/courses/teacher-education/bachelor-of-education-honours/secondary-health-and-physical-education
Kayaking into the night (16hr paddle) | Ep 4 - Bass by Kayak Beau Miles 2017-03-18 | Bass by Kayak follows Beau and a band of merry men across Australia's Bass Strait in a Sea Kayak. In Episode 4, the party of five finally leave Deal Island and make the long, tide-swept crossing to Flinders island. Slow, drugged up, and overly optimistic about completing the crossing in daylight, they eventually arrive at Kilicrankie Bay. Tassie, all of a sudden, looms.A six-part series following Beau’s sea kayak expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayaking Film’ - Reel Paddling Film Festival 2018WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayak Film’ - Waterwalker Film Festival 2018Beau: facebook.com/beaumilesfilm Dan: instagram.com/thenaturalscholarMUSIC by David Cuthbertson: theanimators.bandcamp.comAdventure Kayak Magazine: facebook.com/AdventureKayakMagazine Mirage Kayaks: http://www.mirageseakayaks.com.au Monash Outdoor Education: https://www.monash.edu/education/future-students/courses/teacher-education/bachelor-of-education-honours/secondary-health-and-physical-education
Challenges of Bass Strait departure | Ep 2 - Bass by Kayak Beau Miles 2017-03-12 | Bass by Kayak follows Beau and a band of merry men across Australia's Bass Strait in a Sea Kayak. In Episode 2, the expedition party finally comes together. No one really knows anyone and the weather window for departure looms mysteriously. A six-part series following Beau’s sea kayak expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayaking Film’ - Reel Paddling Film Festival 2018WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayak Film’ - Waterwalker Film Festival 2018Beau: facebook.com/beaumilesfilm Dan: instagram.com/thenaturalscholarMUSIC by David Cuthbertson: theanimators.bandcamp.comAdventure Kayak Magazine: facebook.com/AdventureKayakMagazine Mirage Kayaks: http://www.mirageseakayaks.com.au Monash Outdoor Education: https://www.monash.edu/education/future-students/courses/teacher-education/bachelor-of-education-honours/secondary-health-and-physical-education
Forming a sea kayak expedition | Ep 1 - Bass by Kayak Beau Miles 2017-03-08 | Bass by Kayak follows Beau and a band of merry men across Australia's Bass Strait in a Sea Kayak. This famous body of water separates the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Episode One of Six is all about putting together the many moving parts of an expedition.A six-part series following Beau’s sea kayak expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayaking Film’ - Reel Paddling Film Festival 2018WINNER of ‘Best Sea Kayak Film’ - Waterwalker Film Festival 2018Beau: facebook.com/beaumilesfilm Dan: instagram.com/thenaturalscholarMUSIC by David Cuthbertson: theanimators.bandcamp.comAdventure Kayak Magazine: facebook.com/AdventureKayakMagazine Mirage Kayaks: http://www.mirageseakayaks.com.au Monash Outdoor Education: https://www.monash.edu/education/future-students/courses/teacher-education/bachelor-of-education-honours/secondary-health-and-physical-education
Bass by Kayak (Trailer) Beau Miles 2017-02-21 | Since the 70’s, a hangover of the golden era of exploration, sea kayakers have paddled from mainland Australia to Tasmania. They do so via several routes, the most popular being via the island chains of the Hogan, Kent and Furneaux Island groups. Crossings are up to 70km, chancing mind and body across Bass Strait, one of the worlds most notorious bodies of water. Adding to the 300+ paddlers who have gone before, this expedition is a tip-of-the-cap to the Aboriginal seafarers who made the journey thousands of years ago during the last ice age. As far as I know, this is the first ever feature film (series) dedicated to a sea kayak crossing of the Strait. Bass by Kayak: A six-part series following Beau’s expedition across Australia’s Bass Strait.Episode 1: youtu.be/KZaFo00Hel8Episode 2: youtu.be/l9_rgrvxxvkEpisode 3: youtu.be/b5N5_gdaLOoEpisode 4: youtu.be/dRyI28THydUEpisode 5: youtu.be/USPops-0GqUEpisode 6: youtu.be/Qan3OOWzJ38
Running 650km through the Australian Alps (in 13 days) Beau Miles 2016-12-14 | Beau Miles laces up for a different kind of world first, running 650+km of the Australian Alpine Walking Track. Traversing through some of the highest peaks in Australia, Beau battles injury, fatigue and ultimately himself in his own personal Trial of Miles. For trail blazers of this new era, running long distance walking trails, passing through wild landscapes quickly seems to nourish a new kind of physical craving. Not, as is the case for Trials of Miles, without questioning how and why we drag ourselves, and our family, into the endevour. This film unpacks the physical and mindful nature of being the first to run the Australian Alps walking track.- - Produced, Ran & Directed by Beau MilesDirector of Photography, Produced & Edited by Brett CampbellOriginal Music Score by David Cuthbertson with emerging indie artistsLinks:http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Kayaking 2000km around the southern tip of Africa Beau Miles 2016-11-09 | Africa by Kayak: In 2007, Beau Miles attempted to paddle the 4000kms from one side of Africa to the other. Starting in Mozambique and continuing along the South African coast Beau allowed 5 months to complete the voyage. With him for over half the journey was Jared Sharples of New Zealand. Together the pair experienced the magnificent coast until Jared, crippled with sickness, left the expedition. Beau paddled alone for 6 weeks, experiencing for the first time in his life, a truly nomadic, solo existence. Battling huge surf, Beau only completed 2000kms of the original plan after realising that his trip wasn't about kilometres gained but rather the quality of the experience.Shown on Outside TV USA, winner of OuterEdge Magazines most outstanding Adventure Film (2010), official selection at Montreal Adventure Film Festival (2009) & Vancouver International Mountain Film festival 2012.--AFRICA BY KAYAKProduced and directed by BEAU MILESEdited byBrett Campbell with Michael Crotty Music score byDAVID CUTHBERTSONDialogue editor Chris BraunCamera Beau MilesWith additional footage from Jared Sharples, Brett Campbell, Alistair Young, Richard Moran, Justin Bosch, Paul Hughes, Jamie Magyar.
Paddle to Work - The Commute (Preview) Beau Miles 2016-06-23 | "The Commute" follows Beau as he journeys to work using unique forms of adventure. The following trailer see’s him paddle 200k's from home to work. Over four days, he sees the best and worst of humans in the ditches, drains and waterways alongside his regular commute.--http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Q&A: Walking 100km from Home to Work Beau Miles 2016-05-30 | The Walk Q&A. Sit down for a brew with Beau, as he answers questions about walking 100km from home to work.See the trailer here: youtu.be/cY_3RBITmWo
Walk to Work - The Commute (Preview) Beau Miles 2016-05-27 | "The Commute" follows Beau as he journeys to work using unique forms of adventure. The following trailer see’s him walk 100k's from home to work. Starting with nothing but the clothes on his back, he finds everything else along the way.--http://www.beaumiles.comfacebook.com/beaumilesfilminstagram.com/beauisms
Q&A: Kayaking Australias Bass Strait Beau Miles 2016-05-20 | The Bass Strait Q&A. Sit down for a brew as I answer questions about Sea Kayaking across Bass Strait.Facebook: facebook.com/beaumilesfilmWebsight: http://www.beaumiles.com
