Films 2024
Beyond Normal
26 mins
Location: USA, Language: English
Beyond Normal follows the journey of professional surfer Becca Speak as she fights her way back to the water after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The film is an intimate portrait of self-discovery and a vulnerable look into the gravity of the injury.
Directed by: Jordyn Romero & Anna Wilder Burns
Director of Photography: Anna Wilder Burns Additional
Cinematography: Leah De Leon, Matt Meredith, Beau Gaughran, Steven Talens, Nate Laverty, Brayden Rudert, Jordyn Romero
Producers: Jill Wyman, Stacy Buchanan, Jordyn Romero
EP & Head of Marketing: Erik Hibbard EPs: Dustin Devlin, Anna Wilder Burns, Jordyn Romero BTS Photo: Erik Hibbard, Jordyn Romero, Anna Wilder Burns
Lead Editor: Tyler Clinton Assistant Editor: Nadia Healey, Lennon Mapes
Post Producer: Colleen Crandall
Art Director: Christopher Miller Composer: Christopher Miller
Colorist: Matt Jones Gaffer: Hiram Borges Surf Guides: Nate Laverty & Reed Platenius Special
Yeti Presents: Beyond Sunset
24 mins
Location: USA, Language: English
It’s easy to think that she just gets it from her father. After all, Roger Erickson is a legend in his own right on the North Shore, and she rides his boards – long, single-fin guns. But when Emi is out there, charging, riding 15 to 20-foot faces, and getting rag-dolled at Jaws, she deserves for you to know that yeah, maybe it’s in her blood, but no one’s on that board but her.
A Bimarian Films Production
Directed by: Keith Malloy and Jeff Johnson
Producer: Brett Williams
Director of Photography and Editor: Andrew Schoneberger
Location Sound: Prahlad Strickland Original Score and Sound Mix: Todd Hannigan featuring “Maybe Not” by Cat Power
Additional Cinematography: Dave Homcy, Ben Ono, and Daniel Russo
Color: Arlington Peak Archival
Additional Footage: Jeff Albritton, Paul Cohen, Sonny Miller, Maui Media Cartel, Mike Latronic, Powerlines, Red Bull, Grant Rohloff, Daniel Russo
Mahoroba
23 mins, New York Premiere
Location: Japan, Language: Japanese
MAHOROBA, meaning "a beautiful place" in ancient Japanese, is a surf documentary that follows Natsumi and Nachos as they chase waves in northern Japan. Filmed during the pandemic, the journey allowed them to explore their homeland with newfound appreciation. Armed with just a camera, surfboards, and a map, they sought adventure and joy, capturing the raw and unfiltered beauty of their experiences, including both the bliss and challenges of their travels. The film reflects the true essence of adventure and the lasting impact it had on both of them.
Director/Producer: NAOKO HARA (NACHOS)
Fifth Tide
18 mins, New York Premiere
Location: Portugal, Language: English
Winter swells, thundering waves, sharp reefs, paddling larger waves with guns, and the struggle and joy that comes with all of that. FIFTH TIDE shows the life of two women during the rough Portuguese winter season. It shows their connection to the ocean, waves, and nature, and how they found sisterhood through all of this.
Directors: Christina Gindl & Lena Kemna
Writers: Christina Gindl & Lena Kemna
Producers: Christina Gindl & Lena Kemna
Key Cast: Christina Gindl & Lena Kemna
Camera: Luigi Rapanelli
Director of Photography: Antonio Saraiva
Editor: Rico Stein
Over the Undertow
16 mins, USA & New York Premiere
Location: New Zealand, Language: English
Over The Undertow is a documentary short film that captures the essence of women's surfing in Aotearoa. It follows the journey of four top young female surfers embarking on a surf trip across the North Island, while they anecdote and relate over their shared experiences in surfing. The film challenges perspectives and assumptions of women’s limits in surfing, whilst also highlighting how far women’s surfing has progressed, and encouraging a future generation of female surfers. The female experience can be as diverse as their natural surroundings, at once elegant and rugged, resilient and challenged.
Director, Producer, DOP, Editor: Cassia Walton, Lauren Crerar
Surfers: Ava Henderson, Brie Bennett, Gabi Paul, Liv Haysom
Featuring: Jonette Mead, Baylin Larking
Music by: Bojet, Luther, Day We Ran, Band of 3 brothers, Marianne Wren, Rosina & The Weavers
Poetry By: Jenny Rockwell
Animation By: Piper Mcconell
Camilla
10:27 mins
Location: Portugal, Language: German
The portrait "CAMILLA" accompanies the German surf champion Camilla Kemp on her surfing journey. It delves deep into her moving story and shows the highs and lows she has faced in the sport of surfing. Camilla's inspiring journey includes the challenges of asserting herself as a woman in surfing and her change of identity when she decided to leave the Portuguese team in 2020 and surf under the German flag. The film portrays this significant change that has shaped Camilla's path with great empathy and authenticity. Filmmaker Sebastian Bechtel takes us to Camilla's hometown in Portugal, where her love for surfing was born. Through his lens, the film reveals the roots of her passion and gives us an intimate insight into her world, characterized by courage, determination, and the boundless pursuit of success.
Directed by: Sebastian Bechtel
Starring: Camilla Kemp
Additional footage by: Juliano Cerossimo, Mohamed Bouboul, and Miguel Moreira
Voice Over by: Justus Bückers
Produced by: SEASIDE MEDIA
MAWJA
10:11 mins
Location: Morocco, Language: English/French
Shot in 2018, this film documents a challenging journey along the Moroccan coast in search of women surfers. Despite struggles with elusive waves, the project was put on hold, but five years later, the filmmakers decided to release it, capturing a moment in time that reflects the rapid changes in women's surfing. The film highlights the inspiring women who pursued their passion and led others with confidence, showcasing how much has evolved since then.Director, cinematographer, and editor: Alissa Waldo
Sound and assistant cinematography: Giulio Rosati
Surfers: Aida lotfy, Maryam el Gardoum, Zineb Tebbai, Lilias Tebbai, Fatimzahra Berrada
The Granny Grommets
9 mins, New York Premiere
Location: Australia, Language: English
Every Friday morning, the Granny Grommets meet at Middleton Beach to catch a wave, turning the tide on what becomes expected of us as we age.
Directed By: Leah Rustomjee
Director Of Photographer: Rick Rifici
Calm Down
8 mins, World Premiere
Location: Cantabria, Spain, Language: English
Short documentary film about Shannon Marie Quirk, a professional surfer who faces the challenge of riding giant waves in the "La Vaca Gigante" championship, in Santander (Cantabria), Spain in 2024. The film talks about what surfing means to her, riding the waves of the sport as a female, the illusion of competing, seizing opportunities and enjoying every moment in and out of the water.
Directed, Produced & Edited by: Fran Rodríguez
Starring: Big Wave Surfer Shannon Reporting
Additional footage: HF Media, Rodrigo Farias Moreno, Lexuri Ortiz
Surfers:
Shannon Reporting, Nano Riego,Nico García, Jorge Martínez, Yeray García, Pilou Ducalme
Sayang Indonesia
8 mins, New York Premiere
Location: Indonesia, Language: French
Through her many stays, Camille forges links with Lala, a young surfer. Their friendship becomes the symbol of a rich cultural exchange and a true passion for longboarding. This friendship plunges her back into her childhood, and encourages her to engage in her learning. In this film, we try to take you with us to discover the raw beauty of Sumatra, where in contact with the locals, Camille discovered a simple lifestyle, and based on sharing, values that will profoundly transform her vision of the world.
Realised, filmed, edited: Maéva Mirol
Principal surfer: Camille Droulin
Produced by: Sunbum and RVCA
Music by: Rory J Williams
All Spruced Up
7 mins
Location: USA, Language: English
A film that celebrates 4 girls and their love for cold water. Based in the PNW, this is a film meant to stoke out the viewer and empower women surfers. This girl group is a staple on the Oregon Coast. You can find them having the most fun out in the line up. Hooting, hollering and stoking out. This film is a love letter to our home and our love for cold water surfing.
Directed by: Sophia Knox
Rainhas dos Picos - Queen of the Peaks
6:34 mins
Location: Brazil, Language: Portugese
Rainhas dos Picos (Queen of the Peaks) - A good way to live is a film about a group of women from Maceió - Brazil, supported and strengthened each other with the aim of experiencing surfing.
Director and writer: Thiago Canuto
Produced by: Muvi Studio
Key Cast: Laura Cavalcante, Alina Wallraf, Vidda Cavalcante, Yumi Midori
A life of Surfing As old by Leah Dawson
4:32 mins
Location: USA, Language: English
Leah Dawson grew up a weekend warrior on the nose of her father's board in Florida. As her heart led her to Hawai'i, her creativity for capturing a frame blossomed alongside it. As an integral part of surfing event broadcast teams, her eyes have helped capture some of the most memorable moments in WSL history that were shared with the rest of the world. This is As Told By Leah Dawson. Since it hosted the first Championship Tour event ever in 1976, Sunset Beach has long stood as an old-school test of power surfing. And while timeless rail-to-rail surfing still dominates, a new school of surfers is beginning to redefine the wave with a more modern approach. Who will win out, and who heads to colder waters on a hot streak?
Directed by: Devyn Bisson
Edited by: Ryan Mills
Produced by: WSL and Yeti
Key Cast: Leah Dawson
DelMar
20 mins, New York Premiere
Location: El Salvador & USA, Language: Spanish
A surfer on the cusp of adulthood navigates life between two worlds. Brenda is one of several women in her family known locally in El Zonte for her surfing prowess. She began competing at the age of 15 and quickly rose through the ranks, making her dreams of traveling and surfing around the world more
attainable. At the age of 17 however, she makes the decision to move to Maryland, a state far from beaches to reunite with her mother whom she has never met
Director: Lucy Morales Carlisle (She)
Producers: Grace Remington (She) & Lorena De Miranda Marques (she)
Associate Producers: Carmen Simon Rubio (she) & Lucas Carlisle (he)
Cinematographer: Warut Snidvongs (he)
Surfer: Brenda Alvarez (she)
Great Ocean Love
28 mins, New York Premiere
Location: Australia, Language: English
Great Ocean Love is part documentary, part road trippin’ surf flick that follows Belinda Baggs, Linley Hurrell and Lilly Pollard on a journey of discovery from the teachings of Gunditjmara whale dreamer Yaraan Bundle. Along the way they meet saltwater women of the deep south who share their love for the rugged coastline that they call home. Directed by Great Ocean Road local Ella Bourne.
Director: Ella Bourne
DP & Editor: Lucia Santiago
Producers: Linley Hurrell, Belinda Baggs, Josh Kirkman, Ella Bourne
Surfers: Linley Hurrell, Belinda Baggs, Lilly Pollard