Event information reads: 7-9th November 2024, Riverside Studios, London, Surf / Film / Art / Culture

THURSDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

Pete Devries Creatures of Habit captured by Liam MacDonald

UK Premiere: Creatures of Habit // Dir. Nate Laverty Thursday 7th November // Pete Devries reaping those cold Canadian rewards Image: Liam MacDonald

THURSDAY 7th November: EXPLORING THE OUTER EDGES

Gala Opening night journeys from the frigid fringes of Iceland, Ireland, Canada and Chile and deep into the notion of self.

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The LS/FF THURSDAY NIGHT PASS delivers a whole evening of the very best surf cinema, Q+A’s, icons, filmmakers, good times, and more PLUS a complimentary beer from our friends at Sharp’s brewery… all for £20. Or come to a single session from £12.50.

Thursday 7th November – the line up

SESSION 1: 6.45pm  CREATURES OF HABIT x CHILE DOUBLE BILL >> TICKETS

Plus special Q+A’s with Alice Ward, Luke Pilbeam, James Bowden & Noah Lane

UK PREMIERE Creatures of Habit Dir. Nate Laverty. An unwavering call to action to embrace the adventure of uncertainty. Reaping the rewards exploring the frigid fringes of Canada and Iceland, seeking out cold, heavy, challenging waves in inaccessible locations with hard charging crew Pete Devries, Reed Platenius, Cam Richards, Mathea Olin, Sanoa Olin, Andrew Jacobson, Ryan Huckabee and Dimitri Polous, this cinematic masterpiece is an ode to the rewards of embracing the unknown.

WORLD PREMIERE A wild adventure in Chile with explorer James Bodwen and charger Noah Lane, captured by award winning filmmaker Luke Pilbeam, Lucuma stirs the wanderlust for oft overlooked realms.

WORLD PREMIERE Salt a film by Alice Ward. From her mother noticing her skin was unusually salty at birth, leading to a diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis, to becoming Ireland’s first woman water photographer to to capture surfing from a female perspective “SALT” is an intimate and artistic exploration of the role that sodium chloride (NaCl) has played throughout the filmmaker’s life.

SESSION 2: 8.50pm  THE LIFE & DEATH OF WESTERLY WINDINA >> TICKETS

Plus special filmmaker intro

EUROPEAN PREMIERE The Life and Death of Westerly Windina Dir. Alan White and Jamie Brisick is the untold tale of one surfing’s most enigmatic figures. Peter Drouyn was a Rockstar character, driven competition surfer and innovative thinker. Combining intimate interviews and rare archival footage, the film highlights Drouyn’s seminal contributions while exploring the isolation and struggles he faced behind that swaggering public persona—and his eventual transition into Westerly Windina. Twelve years in the making this is an essential exploration of identity and unflinching query into selfhood.

“Astonishing…groundbreaking and important… much more than just another sporting hero biopic…” Tracks Magazine

The evening is accompanied by The Shorties shortlist film – the very best short films from homegrown filmmakers.

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Our evening passes are limited, always popular and always sell out. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

Young Peter Drouyn in action Credit Dick Hoole

European Premiere: The Life & Death of Westerly Windina// Dir. Alan White and Jamie Brisick  Thursday 7th November // Young Peter Drouyn in action Image: Dick Hoole

Westerly Windina at home circa 2013_Credit Jamie Brisick

Westerly Windina at home circa 2013 Image: Jamie Brisick. The Life & Death of Westerly Windina, is “above all else about identity and one person’s deep search for and investigating of their truest self.” explains Brisick.