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 […]

 WINNER: LS/FF 10 ICON AWARD MORNING OF THE EARTH (REMASTERED) Dir: Albert Falzon Considered by many the greatest surf movie ever made, Albert Falzon crafted this visually stunning masterpiece around some of the most stylish, groundbreaking surfers of all time – names that redefined waveriding – Nat Young, Terry Fitzgerald, […]

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 […]

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, […]

WINNER: BEST FILM AWARD ZONE FREQUENCY Dir. Jack Coleman Hotly anticipated, visually spectacular curation of surfing from the boundaries of waveriding and beyond. Prepare to have your mind expanded by the most radical and stylish surfing from the planet’s most innovative wave sliding talents… Bryce Young, Ryan Burch, Derrick Disney, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

UK PREMIERE: PAIGE Dir: Bjarne Salen Paige Alms is a ground breaking waverider, XXL award winning charger and pioneer of women’s big wave surfing. This insightful documentary takes you inside Paige’s world, journeying to her home island of Maui where she trains, mentally and physically preparing for the rigours of a […]

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 FILM LS/FF 2017; VIEWERS CHOICE LS/FF 2017 Nervous Laughter  Dir: Dan Norkunas, 2017 (66mins) Albee Layer is one of the most relevant and exciting surfers on the planet. This mind-blowing documentary lifts the curtain on Albee and friends – the tight-knit group of surfers who are redefining not only […]

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 […]

The Dirty Old Wedge The Wedge has always held a special place in surfing folklore. It is a wave as beautiful as it is dangerous. It is that scary cocktail at a wild party – the Absinthe of the surfing world. Part awe-inspiring splendour, part jaw dropping horror show. The […]

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 […]

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… […]

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 […]