Four punks find a rotting boat and sail to Haiti on vibes and duct tape.
Stories of maniac sailors, anarchist castaways, and the voyage of the S/V Pestilence: a video zine three friends and I made about finding a derelict sailboat, fixing it up, and sailing from Florida to Haiti.
Practical Effects
Actual derelict boat resurrection with zero budget and maximum hubris.
Direction
Moxie's raw zine aesthetic — no polish, all personality.
Director
Moxie Marlinspike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hold Fast circulated through pirate radio and zine networks before YouTube, embodying pre-internet DIY distribution.
Director Moxie Marlinspike later founded Signal, the encrypted messaging app — same anti-authority energy, different medium.
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