Clint travelled to Turkey as soon as restrictions eased, to meet Deniz. They set off on a Black Sea road trip, and ended up in Ordu, near to Persembe where Deniz’s family is from: “There were no waves. We backtracked and went west a bit, but got skunked again. The next day there was swell, so we set out again. We went out to a headland, turned a corner and I saw this slab break. It was sketchy, pretty much going dry on the peak, but beautiful. A proper wave. I’ve only ever seen it that good three times. The headland is Yason Burnu, or Cape Jason, and is steeped in ancient mythology and the legend of Jason and the Argonauts. I thought: “THIS, is the story.” He titled his film Vona, for the ancient Greek name for the town of Persembe.
