Documentary Description
Writer-director Dana Brown follows in his father’s footsteps and takes a 21st-century look at
the sport, employing up-to-date cinematographic technology to bring the
audience right into those monster waves. The film stars dedicated
surfers Ken “Skindog” Collins, Laird Hamilton, Rochelle Ballard, and
Gerry Lopez as they test the waters around the globe.
Where Bruce Brown cast his beach bums as nomads,
wandering in search of the perfect wave and sharing smiles with
like-minded dudes, junior is eager to capture the sport as a broader
phenomenon, showing women, kids, and men caught in curls everywhere
from shores of Ireland to the beaches of Vietnam. In one sequence, he
latches onto a group of top female surfers and takes to Tahiti’s famous
Teahupo’o Beach.
He also follows three Irish brothers as they not
only introduce some local kids to surfing but also invite Protestant
boys and girls to join Catholic kids for the lessons. As can be
expected, the surfing footage is heart-pounding stuff; you’ll be amazed
just how close Brown will bring you to the action. Slow-motion camera
work elongates some of the most spectacular rides, and you’ll feel
every wipeout as though it had happened to you.
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