Friday: Screening 1
oct 11 2019 / 7:00pm
Dive deep into the mind of child and rediscover what matters most. Fun, passion and curiosity drives the storytelling in this screening that will leave you feeling powerful, uplifted and maybe a little bit younger! A screening for everyone who enjoys the ocean, so bring the whole family.
Turning Tides – #RiseofTheReusables
Director – Jo Guthrie & Lucy Hawes
A short surf film that challenges expectations of what a ‘surf’ or ‘charity’ film should be. With punchy visuals and a soundscape composed entirely of recordings made from found plastic, ‘Turning Tides’ exposes the devastation our oceans are currently experiencing and challenges us all to do something about it. Working in collaboration with the not-for-profit organisation City to Sea, this film aims to raise awareness for their ongoing #RiseoftheReusables initiative. To learn more about how you can help the cause visit: citytosea.org.uk
United Kingdom
2:16min
Good Surf Wax – Episode 1
Director – Josh Rufford
Of all the people who should be treading as lightly as possible on Mother Earth, surfers would have to be at the top of the list. But here’s the thing. Most surf wax, one of simplest, most crucial ingredients in the surf bliss equation, is made from a petrochemical base. Meaning? That although you can’t see it, it breaks down into tiny particles, and seeps into the water and the food chain. A fish full of petrochemicals is a dead fish. Ditto for anything that eats it. Created by Josh Rufford Art Direction by Adam Harriden Music by Dear Doonan (recorded at Thomas Studios). We are also currently working on Episode 2!
Australia
1:8mins
South Fish
Director – Lucia Santiago
The local marine environment between Newcastle and Sydney is under attack from seismic testing, oil and gas exploration- 3D seismic testing is being planned for a 1000 square km area to locate the best drilling targets for gas and oil fields. We all have a deep connection to this beautiful coastline and the marine life that also calls these waters home. As a strong ocean-loving community, we must mobilise now to ensure our coast remains pristine, thriving and wild.
Australia
6min
salt of the earth
Director – Dean Saffron
Tom Wegener’s story as a master shaper based in the Australian community, where he makes amazing traditional handmade wooden surfboards. He’s an icon as both a shaper and an all-around character. “It’s like a symphony as you peel the wood off with your hand tools,” he says. “And there’s so much to the character of every piece of wood.” Tom Wegener has long been considered a master shaper, but it is in the genre of finless craft that he has really earned his rep.
Australia
4.42min
ENCAN(T)AMENTO
Director – Henrique Nichele
The designer Henrique Nichele shows his creative process through a different perspective, using scraps os PVC pipes for creating a Single Fin.
Brazil
4:15min
Save Martha Lavinia
Director – Matty Hannon
Our Surfrider crew just returned from King Island, Tasmania with Surfrider Ambassador, Barton Lynch where we met with the local community to hear their views on the proposed Tassal fish farms threatening Martha Lavinia Beach surf break. Their views were unanimous – No to fish farms on King Island.
Australia
4:16min
Spot Stands Up
Director – Zack McCune
From the oldest known dog surfing film comes, SPOT STANDS UP – a silent movie rescored by Larisa Berger and reanimated by Zack McCune. While the earliest known surf film was made by Thomas Edison in 1906, the earliest known dog surfing film is from 1930. That film features “Night Hawk” the dog, surfing with his owner in the film “On the Waves at Waikiki.” But in watching older surf movies on the Internet Archive, Berger and McCune discovered that the 1926 “Sons of the Surf” film features a dog surfing and even NAMES the dog shown.
USA
2min
In Dancing Days Of Dawn
Director – Chris Miyashiro
A crowd favourite in film festivals around the world, In Dancing Days Of Dawn is a wild journey to find purpose and meaning. This story is a poetic peak into the mind of Chris Miyashiro, the visionary behind the film. Chris—also known as “Mowgli”—was born and raised in Hawai’i. After growing up surfing, skating and doodling in his notebook, Mowgli decided to pursue something a little different from his peers. This film is a children’s book style narrative that follows the travels of two characters around the world with their passions of art and wave riding. It is a story about embracing change and learning how we can use our talents for things much greater than ourselves.
Hawai’i
Saturday: Screening 2
oct 12 2019 / 4:00pm
Screening 2 throws the viewer into an audio and visual fantasy with epic adventures, cold water and Mexican summers.
Waveform
Director – Skye Thompson
The Sleep Window presents ‘Waveform’. This film offers dreamy glimpses of the curves of Tea Tree Bay via two rolls of 8mm film. Digital vertical scrolling and analogue hand painted film, intersect the horizontal wave forms of real life.
Australia
2.30min
Nowhere
Director – Bernat Sampol
In 1968 Julio Villar began a four years trip on board a small sailboat. He recorded his experiences in a journal that he turned into a book called “¡Eh petrel! Diary of a lonely sailor”. Inspired by this diary, surfer Kepa Acero set out on a journey in search of a lonely wave. During his path, he leaves behind his fear of the unknown and social constraints to t in with the wild environment and the remote island inhabitants. “Nowhere” illustrates the traveler’s soul through Julio Villar’s words and Kepa Acero’s experiences.
Spain
12:30min
Beyond the Noise
Director – Andrew Kaineder
Obsessed with world’s of our own invention, the natural world becomes invisible, technology is our king. As the cracks in society spread, two surfers seek solitude in the North Atlantic Ocean, away from the deafening clamour of humankind. Can they truly escape?
Australia
37:30min
Self Discovery for Social Survival
Director – Chris Gentile
Mexican Summer (a Brooklyn based record label) and Pilgrim Surf and Supply have made called Self Discovery for Social Survival, which is a beautifully shot surf and music film (Mexico, Iceland, the Maldives) featuring 7x award winning surfer Stephanie Gilmore, Ryan Burch, Creed McTaggart (+ more) alongside bands: Allah-Las, Connan Mockasin, Andrew of MGMT, and Peaking Lights, alongside pro-surfers,embark on a journey that combines a symbiotic relationship between music and the waves, the environment, and local culture. poetically narrated by the legendary avant-garde film maker Jonas Mekas.
USA
Saturday: Photographer showdown
oct 12 2019 / 6:00pm
It’s not often that photographers get to showcase their work on the big screen, so we want to provide a platform that celebrates not only the craft, but the creativity behind still images that capture surfing, surf culture and the human spirit.
This year we will be inviting 5 x photographers to present a 5 minute slideshow set to music, and that takes the crowd on a compelling visual journey. It can include a life’s body of work, single or multiple themes, or a standout session or swell.
An adaptation of the photography challenge introduced at our last event, this year the photographers will take centre stage at The J and feature alongside our films screened on the Saturday night.
Saturday: Screening 3
oct 12 2019 / 7:30pm
Life getting you down? Up for some fun? Sure you are! Screening 3 will make you want to chill out, trip out and party with your mates all the way to the lineup.
Terminal Velocity
Director – Hunter Vercoe
The fundamentals of a mid winter day on the Sunshine Coast, accompanied by some left over super 8 footage.
Australia
1:11min
FERN & PEARL
Director – Filippa Edgehill
A film by our prolific talent, Filippa Edghill. This short movie celebrates Atmosea – the strong community of women that are connected to sea and land. The magic strumming of a fern and the tuning of an old seashell radio awakes and summons the witches for a walk along the plank on mystic waves.
Australia
3:18min
Go easy on the Zambezi
Director – Sam Moody
River Surfing in Africa With Harry Bryant, Dylan Graves, And Mikey February
Africa
25:34min
AZ
Director – Wilzen Crawford
This is a short surf film of @aaronkelly123 reaching new heights… Captured by @wilzen_crawford – both of these boys are from the Sunshine Coast, Australia. The footage comes from spending an epic month on a remote island in North Sumatra finding plenty of waves around the exclusive surf resort @moonbeachresort.
Africa
25:34min
MUSICAL VOYAGE
Director – Patrick Trefz
MUSICAL VOYAGE documents French/American surfer and musician Lee-Ann Curren exploring the intersections of sound and surf. This tri-lingual expose follows her roots; taking us from the Basque Country to California.
USA
12min
This Way
Director – Scott Wynn & Elley Norman
Two surfers. One skateboarder. One 1994 stretch limo. 240 cans of PBR. One long road down the east coast of the US. 9 days of fucken good times.
USA
13:44min
ZONE FREQUENCY
Director – Jack Coleman
“Zone Frequency” serves as a follow-up for Coleman’s 2016 film “The Zone”, a feature-length creation that was shot over the span of three years throughout Australia, Indonesia, Morocco, Mexico, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, Spain and California. Cast of characters include some of surfing’s most unique stylists including Bryce Young, Ryan Burch, Ozzie Wright, Ari Browne, Asher Pacey, Robin Kegel, Dave Rasta, Gavin Beschen, Andy Nieblas, Derrick Disney, Eric Snortym and Rangi Ormond.