BEST DOCUMENTARY 2018: Momentum Generation Dir: Jeff Zimbalist & Michael Zimbalist A very special screening presented by surf icon: Rob Machado!! In the 1990s a group of fresh faced teens, including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Taylor Knox, Benji Weatherley, Kalani Robb, Ross Williams, Taylor Steele, and Pat O’Connell,  drifted […]

BEST FILM 2018: Priboi  Dir: Kokorev Konstantin, 2018 (80mins) In Siberia, winter water temperatures average just 2 degrees, snow lays heavy on the beaches and then there are the blizzards to contend with. This is cold water surfing at its very limits. The groundbreaking Priboi is a search for waves, […]

The 7th annual London Surf / Film Festival x Reef hits the capital 19 – 26th October 2017 and are you in for a treat! We’ve assembled (if we do say so ourselves) an epic programme of premieres, award winning features and underground projects from the world’s best that showcase […]

UK PREMIERE: Perilous Sea  Dir: Ryan Meichtry / Mike Bromley, 2017 (30mins) A trans continental cold water surfing odyssey capturing the raw spirit, glorious landscapes and pure perfection that arises when conditions conspire creating moments of cold water nirvana that rival any across the globe. Inspired by the storytelling style […]

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY LS/FF 2017 // The Seawolf  Dir: Ben Gulliver, 2017 (46mins) Multi-award filmmaker Ben Gulliver presents a tour of duty through the very best cold water surf spots on the globe. The surfing is cutting edge, the back-drops are jaw dropping and the cinematography is crisp. One of the most […]

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL LS/FF 2017:  The Church of the Open Sky  Dir: Nathan Oldfield, 2017 (54mins) Award winning Director Nathan Oldfield serves up a beautiful and highly anticipated cinematic masterpiece. The imagery is crisp, the surfing – from logs to shortboards and finsfree to bodysurfing  is loose, the locations are lush […]

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 […]

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 […]

  VIEWERS CHOICE: Chasing Zero CJ MIRRA and Chris McClean, 2016 (60 mins)  WINNER LS/FF 2016 Having collaborated on a number of award winning projects, we’re thrilled to play host to composer/ musician CJ Mirra and filmmaker Chris McClean as they bring their other-worldly live audio visual interactive cinematic experience to London. CJ Mirra’s […]

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 […]