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180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless

180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Chris Malloy
Produced by Tim Lynch
Emmett Malloy
Rick Ridgeway
Written by Daniel Moder
Chris Malloy
Rick Ridgeway
Zachary Slobig
Steven Barilotti
Starring Yvon Chouinard
Doug Tompkins
Jeff Johnson
Keith Malloy
Makohe
Timmy O'Neill
Music by Ugly Casanova
Mason Jennings
James Mercer
Cinematography Daniel Moder
Edited by Tim Wheeler
Production
company
Woodshed Films Inc.
Distributed by Magnolia Pictures
Red Envelope Entertainment
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
Country United States
Language English

180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless, or simply 180° South, is a 2010 documentary directed by Chris Malloy that covers the journey of Jeff Johnson as he travels from Ventura, California to Patagonia, Chile retracing the 1968 trip that Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins took in their Ford E-Series Econoline Van. After finding footage of the 1968 expedition, Johnson decided to make climbing the Corcovado Volcano in Patagonia as his life goal and, after speaking to Chouinard and Tompkins, planned his own journey.

The subtitle of the film comes from Lionel Terray's mountaineering autobiography, Les Conquérants de l'inutile (1961).

The film emulates the 1968 trip made by Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia, but rather than by land, Jeff Johnson travels by sea from Mexico and south along the west coast of Chile. The film opens with original home movie footage as taken by Chouinard and Tompkins, and then continues with Johnson's own footage, in which he includes surfing, sailing and climbing as the film follows Johnson signing on with a small boat heading for Chile, his being delayed for several weeks on Easter Island, his meeting travel partner Makohe, and in his reaching Patagonia, Johnson meeting with Chouinard and Tompkins. The film concludes with his attempt to climb Cerro Corcovado (the Corcovado volcano), an attempt that was halted 200 feet from the summit out of concerns for safety.

The film debuted February 10, 2010 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, followed in April 2010 by limited theatrical release, as well as festival screenings at the Newport Beach International Film Festival. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in June 2010, followed by additional festival screenings in September 2010 at the Asbury Park Independent Film Festival, in November 2010 at the Banff Film Festival and Save the Waves Film Festival. The film had theatrical release in Japan in January 2011.


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