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Part 1

Watch Films HereThe Rider
00:02:49 [In English]
Dir. Caitlin-Marie Miner Ong – United States

Nominated For >> Best Animated Film

Synposis: A loosely autobiographical animated short, “The Rider” is based off of my own experience learning to surf in NYC, proving that the ocean can bring us together with nature even in the most surprising of places.

The majority of the film is animated frame-by-frame, and the film’s score is inspired by Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train.”

The short centers around a character who discovers surfing while on the subway and, after a few mishaps, rides their first wave.

KeyWords: Animation #Surfing #NNYC #Dolphins #OnTheWater #HngTen

Watch Films HereSea-ing the Land
00:10:00 [In English]
Dir. Kyra Lenting – Netherlands, Australia

Nominated For >> Best WaterSports Film, Best Surf Film

Synposis: What if, instead of land-ing the sea, we try sea-ing the land? This immersive short film is based on ethnographic fieldwork in Australia within a surfing community and explores the everyday life between land and the sea.

KeyWords:  #Documentary #Surfing #Freedom #SurfGirl #HangTen

Watch Films HereMolokai And The Frog – Molokai y la Rana
00:19:17 [In Spanish]
Dir. José Gerardo Flores Ruiz – Mexico, United States

Nominated For >> Best Water Sports Film, Best Extreme Adventure, Best Swim Film

Synposis: With giant waves, dozens of species of sharks and deadly jellyfish; the “Molokai Channel” is one of the most complex open water swimming challenges in the world. The window for René’s crossing approaches but bad weather forces the team to speed up plans, launching a mission that will put the entire crew to the test.

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KeyWords: #Documentary #Swimming #Hawaii #MexicanSwimmer #LongDistanceSwim #Life #Challenge

Watch Films HereBagus Lagi – The Dream Never Ends
00:25:00 [In Portuguese]
Dir. Alexandre Ribas – Brazil, Indonesia

Nominated For >> Best Surf Film, Best Cinematography, Best Travel Film

Synposis: “Bagus Lagi means good again in the Indonesian language.
No better expression to describe the trip of the free surfer Pedro Booman, a deep admirer of Indonesia and its infinite perfect barrels .
After 3 years of impediments and restrictions during the pandemic, Pedro had the opportunity to finally return to Indonesias and stay for more than 60 days in one of the best resorts in northern Mentawais, located right in the middle of the region’s more than 20 perfect waves.
Pedro has found many lonely tubes, and others with few lucky surfers such as João and Kailani Jabour, Sam Pitter, Max Minchalewski and even Kelly Slater’s phenomenon in the largest Nokandui of the year.
An adventure complete with amazing surf days, but also with challenges and tension.”

KeyWords: #Documentary #Indonesia #Portugal #Surfers #Surfing #HangTen #Adventure #ExtremeAdventure

Watch Films HereFoil The Strait
00:27:30 [In English and Maori]
Dir. Mark Tantrum – New Zealand
Featuring KiteBoarders Brian Walters + Justin Grobler

Nominated For >> Best Surf Film, Best Documentary Short, Best Extreme Adventure Film, Best WaterSports Film

Synposis: A documentary covering our planning to be the first kiteboarders to do a return trip crossing of the Cook Strait, New Zealand on hydrofoils.

KeyWords:#Documentary #Maori #NewZealand #KiteBoarders #CookStrait #Hydrofoils #ExtremeAdventure

 

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