The More Things Change
Posted by LSFF on September 23, 2016
LONDON PREMIERE LS/FF 2016: The More Things Change Dir. Nathan Myers, 2016 (30 mins) Gerry Lopez first surfed Uluwatu in 1974. The fabled Balinese wave was pristine, magical, and empty. Gerry returned to Uluwatu 40 years later to find it bustling, developed, and a different scene. The old dirt track out to the […]
Let’s Be Frank
Posted by LSFF on September 5, 2016
BEST FILM: Let’s Be Frank Dir. Peter Hamblin, 2016 (45 mins) WINNER LS/FF 2016 Let’s Be Frank is a visceral journey through the unseen and unknown world of big wave surf adventurer Frank James Solomon. This intercontinental clandestine investigation blurs the lines between myth, legend and reality – leading to the question… […]
Forbidden Trim
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SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL: Forbidden Trim Dir. George Trimm, 2016 (75 mins) WINNER LS/FF 2016 A very special 35 mm screening presented by the filmmaker, Forbidden Trim is one of the year’s most hotly anticipated movies – for good reason. Here’s the scenario: using a group of surfers for cover, a crack commando […]
Dirty Old Wedge
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BEST DOCUMENTARY: Dirty Old Wedge Dir. Tim Burnham, 2016 (60 mins) WINNER LS/FF 2016 The Wedge is a mythical man-made mutant. Since its creation, people have flocked to stand and stare in awe as a tight crew of surfers and bodysurfers take on the monstrous waves where injuries are common and where deaths […]
Fire & Water
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EUROPEAN PREMIERE LS/FF 2016 : Fire & Water Dir. Thomas Brookins, 2016 (73 mins) From award wining documentary filmmaker Thomas Brookins comes the compelling tale of Fire & Water. In the late 1950’s Don Eichin and a small crew of pioneering NY surfers set out to make a life in Hawaii, testing their […]
The Adventures of NASASA
Posted by LSFF on September 4, 2016
UK PREMIERE LS/FF 2016: The Adventures of NASASA, Dir. Ian Lewis (12 min) Follow the intrepid crew of the National Aeronautics Space and Surfing Administration, or NASASA, as they search the distant solar systems of our galaxy for water covered worlds. Because where there is water, there is…surf! Combining footage […]
View From A Blue Moon
Posted by LSFF on September 3, 2016
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: View From A Blue Moon Dir. Blake Vincent Kueny, 2015 (60 mins) WINNER LS/FF 2016 This hotly anticipated film follows the world’s most dynamic surfer John Florence and his closest friends from his home on the North Shore of Oahu to his favorite surfing destinations around the globe. From the […]
The Zone
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YEEEEW! FACTOR The Zone Dir. Jack Coleman, 2016 (35 mins) WINNER LS/FF 2016 Award winning independent filmmaker Jack Coleman serves up an alternate surfing dimension to blow minds. Featuring the fins free wizardry of Derek Hynd and Ryan Burch as well as mind blowing artistry from the likes of Rob Machado, Alex Knost, […]
SORRIA
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EUROPEAN PREMIERE LS/FF 2016 : Sorria Dir. Gabriel Novis, 2016 (45 mins) Sorria or “smile” in Portuguese will make you do just that. Serving up an all star cast of Brazil’s hottest talents from Filipe Toledo to Caio Ibelli Sorria takes performance surfing to the next level. Featuring the eye widening waves of Mexico, […]
PENINSULA MITRE
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UK PREMIERE LS/FF 2016 Peninsula Mitre Dir. Gauchos del Mar, 2016 (60 mins) From the multi award winning filmmakers, Gauchos del Mar comes this stunning travelogue. Undertaking a 2 month journey on foot to the uncharted South American Tierra del Fuego Province, the two brothers Joaquin and Julian Azulay set out in search of a […]
LS/FF 2012 WINNER
Posted by LSFF on September 19, 2012
SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL: THE AFRICA PROJECT, Dir: Jason Hearn, SA European Premiere. South Africa filmmaker Jason Hearn scoured the east and west coasts of the continent in search of the true African surfing story and found it. Featuring the likes of Jordy Smith, Davey Weare, big wave legend Twiggy Baker […]
LS/FF 2012 EUROPEAN PREMIERE
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RAW, Dir: Mark Brightwell and Cohan Banfield, AUS, 2012, 54 mins Official European Premiere. Combining stunning cinematography and an amping sound track to document the world’s best taking on some of the planet’s most awesome waves from the Shipsterns Bluff to macking Chopes. Featuring the likes of Owen Wright, Sion […]
LS/FF 2012 FEATURE
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OTELO BURNING, Dir: Sara Blecher, SA, 2011, 96 mins Feature Film. Somewhere between City of God and Blue Crush, Otelo Burning is a coming of age story of a group of township kids who discover the joy of surfing. Set in 1989, against a backdrop of brewing conflict between two political […]