FACING MONSTERS
Posted by LSFF on November 4, 2022
WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY AND BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY UK PREMIERE: FACING MONSTERS Dir. Bentley Dean “The surfing version of Free Solo.” Letterboxd “The best movie about a surfer ever made.” Nick Carroll, Surfline “As hardcore and honest and mindblowing as they come.” Stab This multi award-winning documentary digs deep into the psyche […]
THE BIG SEA
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SATURDAY 26 NOV EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW SCREENING: THE BIG SEA Dir. Lewis Arnold Surfing is killing it. This $10 billion global industry – built on the dream of carefree spirits, crystal clear waters and an even clearer connection to the natural world – has never been more popular. Surfing has set […]
SAVAGE WATERS
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WINNER: BEST BRITISH FILM LONDON PREMIERE: SAVAGE WATERS Dir. Mikey Corker A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a journey in search of a mythical wave in some of the most dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. How far would you go searching for something that may not exist? For […]
Cassie Bennitt
Posted by LSFF on October 21, 2021
Cassie has been writing, producing and directing documentaries for over 15 years and has a reputation for making the impossible, possible. From filming with remote tribes in the jungles of Papua New Guinea or bringing the behind the scenes drama of Formula 1 to the masses, to taking Pam […]
LS/FF 10 Submissions
Posted by LSFF on June 15, 2020
LS/FF 10 SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED Submissions for the 10th Annual London Surf / Film Festival are now open. Surfing and surf culture are wide open to creative interpretation and we welcome submissions from across the globe and across the genres that explore all aspects and angles from documentary to […]
LA OLA SIN FRONTERAS
Posted by LSFF on September 18, 2019
UK PREMIERE: LA OLA SIN FRONTERAS Dir. Julian and Joaquin Azulay Julian and Joaquin Azulay, (Gauchos del Mar) have garnered a reputation as hardy, nomadic, waveriding adventurers. In this much anticipated, thought-provoking documentary they go searching for waves in the remote and under-explored Falkland Islands, an often inhospitable and inaccessible […]
WHITE RHINO
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WINNER: YEEEEEW FACTOR AWARD WHITE RHINO Dir. Brent Storm Combining dazzling cinematography, vivid insight, and mind bending waveriding, this multi award-winning movie is an immersive story captured from the perspective of big wave surfers and photographers who witnessed the largest surf ever ridden – Bruce Irons, Nathan Fletcher, Mark Healey, […]
SPOONS
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WINNER: SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD SPOONS – A SANTA BARBARA STORY Dir. Wyatt Daily A small corner of coastal California has produced some of the world’s most talented surfers and innovators. The groomed lines that wrap around the cobblestone point at Rincon have provided the proving ground for many […]
AND 2 IF BY SEA
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UK PREMIERE: AND 2 IF BY SEA DirJustin Purser UK PREMIERE: Highly anticipated and critically acclaimed tale of two of the most iconic surfers of the professional era – identical twins CJ and Damien Hobgood. Imagine the scenario: your DNA is virtually identical, you’ve got the same friends, the same […]
In Conversation with Rob Machado
Posted by LSFF on December 12, 2018
Rob Machado is one of the most stylish surfers in the world and a true icon of the waveriding tribe. He is also one of our all time favourite surfers, so we were suitably stoked to have Rob attend London Surf / Film Festival 2018 to host a very special […]
Rail Road
Posted by LSFF on October 22, 2018
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT 2018: RAIL ROAD Dir: Gustavo Imigrante Nic Von Rupp embarks on an ethereal surf lapse around Europe, traversing the continent on night trains, branch lines and intercity expresses, finding stirring landscapes and time to contemplate, between stalking sickeningly shallow slabs with Mick Fanning and mind warpingly huge waves […]
LEWATLE: Black is a Colour: A Special Screening
Posted by LSFF on October 6, 2018
WORLD PREMIERE: “LEWATLE: BLACK IS A COLOR Dir: Taylor Knox/Sal Masekela SATURDAY 13 OCT: Regent St Cinema, W1 // SESSION 1 // 7.00pm >> TICKETS << (Screening with TROUBLE: THE LISA ANDERSEN STORY) We are stoked to be able to host the World Premiere and a very special screening of the new movie Lewatle, an […]
Big Wata: Filmmaker Interview
Posted by LSFF on October 5, 2018
Big Wata West Africa has a turbulent and violent past, a history marked by civil war, ravaged by disease. In a small corner of Sierra Leone, during an Ebola outbreak, a band of brothers find solace, escape and a new sense of identity through surfing. Director Gugi van der Velden […]
2018 Shorties Entries CLOSED
Posted by LSFF on August 3, 2018
UPDATE: Submissions for this year’s Shorties have now closed. Submissions to the 2018 London Surf / Film Festival x Reef Shorties short film competition are open. Now in its 8th year, this prestigious annual event has fast become the showcase for homegrown filmmakers. “While the main festival welcomes features from across the […]
Island Earth Screening at 71a x Huck
Posted by LSFF on October 13, 2017
TUESDAY 24th OCT, 71A Gallery, EC2A // 7pm >> TICKETS ARE FREE BUT LIMITED!! AVAILABLE >> HERE UK PREMIERE: Island Earth by Cyrus Sutton // We are stoked to be bringing this LS/FF x HUCK pop-up to 71a, with the UK Premiere of this highly anticipated film, with beers courtesy of […]
Dirty Old Wedge
Posted by LSFF on September 5, 2016
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 […]