Thursday/Friday
Thursday 7th June 17:00 H
Aquarium de Donostia
(click for area map)
Taluego, Majo. 2006
Directed by : Jim-Box,
Spain. 3 minutes
Ficticious telephone conversation that shows corruption around town planning. Planning to build high standard holiday homes, some politician intends to dredge the river mouth of Villaviciosa, to avoid unexperienced summer holiday boat drivers having trouble with their ships. As a result, the break at Rodiles, one of the best in Europe, will be seriously affected. Who has the priority, the cigar smoking new rich that comes by during the summer, to make noise and pollute this natural environment, or the people who enjoy surfing here all year long? Rodiles cannot be dretched. A film by the creative and versatile director from Asturias Jim-Box, whose debut at the Surfilm Festibal was in 2003 with a film called “Fuel”.
Pulp, Poo and Perfection: a green surfing story. 2007
Directed by: Angel Marin
Chile. 15 minutes.
This short documentary investigates two major issues threatening surfing and water quality in Chile: Pichilemu's sewage pipeline and southern Chile's forestry industry pollution. Mythical waves, activists, angry fishermen, environmental problems and sharky corporate executives weave a classic South American tale of environmental action and local solutions. Featuring Ramon Navarro, Shane Dorian, Congrio Colorado and Quechua. Watch trailer.
Riding the Wave, 2006
Directed by: Christopher Cutri. USA. 38 minutes
Surfing, with its historic and contemporary roots in Hawaii, has become a world wide marketing magnet. How has surfing, an activity traditionally associated with a counter culture ethos, exploded into a multinational billions dollar industry with cultural influence almost beyond measure? Surf clothing and other paraphernalia have blanketed the cultural landscape in this country and around the world. With commentaries from Steve Pezman of the Surfers Journal, Bob Mcknight, CEO of Quiksilver, Paul Naude, President of Billabong, Dave Parmenter, Mickey Munoz and many others, we discover the tensions surrounding this movement and its effect on the sport.
After the "Surf industry and sustainability" round table , we will re-show in a open session at 20:15 H: "Taluego, majo", "Pulp, poo and perfection" and
View from the Greenroom. 2007
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). UK. 45 minutes
5 surfers, 8 days, 5 campaigns.
The UK’s first environmental surf documentary, ‘View from the Greenroom’, examines the pollution issues of today through the eyes of Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigners. Joined by Team Quiksilver, they highlight the dangers the coastline faces with a touch of humour. Filmed on location in East Scotland, North Scotland, Outer Hebrides……so Scotland basically! Featured riders: Glen ‘Micro’ Hall, Spencer Hargraves, Candice O’Donnell, Nathan Phillips, Shaun ‘Skippy’ Skilton. It has a very funky, different sound track with great new UK bands mixed in with old school stylers. The perfect music to watch surfers go by!
Friday 8th June 18:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
One winter story. 2006
Directed by: Sally Lundburg & Elizabeth Pepin. USA. 60 minutos
One Winter Story, which is slated to be released in February 2006, is a rare glimpse into the adrenaline-pumped, male-dominated world of big wave surfing through the eyes of Sarah Gehrhardt, a big-wave surf pioneer and scientist. This hour-long, experimentally shot film by San Francisco & Hawaiian filmmakers Sally Lundburg & Elizabeth Pepin takes viewers inside an overly hyped sport, exploring the nature of fear and desire through the experience of the first female to surf the monstrous waves at Mavericks. One Winter Story is a personal documentary that follows Sarah from her difficult childhood filled with poverty and homelessness into adulthood where she achieves academic and athletic success. The film captures more than four years of surf sessions in the blistering wind, rain and fog on the Northern California Coast, and features spectacular surfing by both men and women, from Santa Cruz and Mavericks, to Hawaii's North Shore.
Heart of a Soul Surfer. 2007
Directed by: Becky Baumgartner. USA. 32 minutes
Bethany Hamilton, a 13 year old Hawaiian girl with a promising surfing career ahead is attacked by a tiger shark who tears one her arms out. The film, with a strong evangelist message – no wonder religious surfers organization “Walking on Water” sits behind it- shows footage of Bethany and her friends before and after the attack, raising up questions like how to overcome loosing something or how to struggle against all odds.
Friday 8th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
La marea. 2006
Directed by: Iván Sainz-Pardo, Dirk Soldner & Jim-Box .
Spain. 8 minutes
A guerrilla short film with dialogues in German and Spanish that tells a bizarre story seen from the perspective of the apparently different worlds of the two starring surfing buddies.
One California day. 2006
Director: Jason Baffa & Mark Jeremias. Usa.
A collection of stories about the California Surfing Experience.
From the filmmakers who brought you Singlefin: yellow, Drive ( My life in skateboarding ) and Stylemasters, comes a story about surf culture and tradition. One California Day is a visual journey through six distinct coastal regions, capturing the California surfing experience through the surfers who live it. Shot in brilliant super 16mm colour film, the movie examines the variety of subtle differences that make California so unique. Shot entirely on super 16mm (wide format) motion picture film and transferred to High Definition, this film raises the bar in filmmaking for the retro surf genre. Watch the trailer.
Friday 8th June 22:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Tu Perrito Librepensador. 2007
Directed by : Patrick Trefz. Usa. 4 min
A music video clip from Single’s latest album with Elefant Records directed by Patrick Trefz, on of the most prestigious surf photographers in the world. Patrick presented his first shortfilm “ “Bicycle Trip” at the Surfilm Festibal 3, in 2005.
Three Foot Charlie . 2007
Director: Marten Persiel .
USA. 22 minutos
The truth and nothing but the truth (or almost). 1976, Coppola films Apocalypse Now at the Philippines. Kuya Ed and Pawikan were 17 years old and worked as rice collectors. They had heard that a US film crew was working on a war film in the region, but they didn’t pay much attention until the production assistant had an accident in front of their village. This accident turned them into the first Philippines to own a couple of surfboards. Three Foot Charlie tells their incredible story , their struggle through the deepest jungles and along the wildest rivers ; the search of their first waves. The documentary was filmed on the actual location used for the surfing scenes (in the middle of the famous helicopter attack with Wagner as the soundtrack) and it includes interviews with Coppola’s military advisor for Apocalypse Now, surfing legend and pioneer Kuya Ed, and F.F. Coppola himself.
Litmus. 1996
Director : Andrew Kidman, Jon Frank y Mark Shuterland. Australia. 56 min
Litmus for Andrew Kidman is a metaphor for change. After spending a few years around the editorial world of surfing, Kidman created The Val Dusty Experiment to produce this study of the older ones in the tribe and to show the roots of surfing that inspired him and the surfers in his generation. He also wanted to feature the generational link and love of surfing that gets passed down through families. A surfing odissey, Litmus was the inspiration for the soul surf film of the late 90’s.
Thursday 7th June 17:00 H
Aquarium de Donostia
(click for area map)
Taluego, Majo. 2006 Directed by : Jim-Box,
Spain. 3 minutes
Ficticious telephone conversation that shows corruption around town planning. Planning to build high standard holiday homes, some politician intends to dredge the river mouth of Villaviciosa, to avoid unexperienced summer holiday boat drivers having trouble with their ships. As a result, the break at Rodiles, one of the best in Europe, will be seriously affected. Who has the priority, the cigar smoking new rich that comes by during the summer, to make noise and pollute this natural environment, or the people who enjoy surfing here all year long? Rodiles cannot be dretched. A film by the creative and versatile director from Asturias Jim-Box, whose debut at the Surfilm Festibal was in 2003 with a film called “Fuel”.
Pulp, Poo and Perfection: a green surfing story. 2007Directed by: Angel Marin
Chile. 15 minutes.
This short documentary investigates two major issues threatening surfing and water quality in Chile: Pichilemu's sewage pipeline and southern Chile's forestry industry pollution. Mythical waves, activists, angry fishermen, environmental problems and sharky corporate executives weave a classic South American tale of environmental action and local solutions. Featuring Ramon Navarro, Shane Dorian, Congrio Colorado and Quechua. Watch trailer.
Riding the Wave, 2006Directed by: Christopher Cutri. USA. 38 minutes
Surfing, with its historic and contemporary roots in Hawaii, has become a world wide marketing magnet. How has surfing, an activity traditionally associated with a counter culture ethos, exploded into a multinational billions dollar industry with cultural influence almost beyond measure? Surf clothing and other paraphernalia have blanketed the cultural landscape in this country and around the world. With commentaries from Steve Pezman of the Surfers Journal, Bob Mcknight, CEO of Quiksilver, Paul Naude, President of Billabong, Dave Parmenter, Mickey Munoz and many others, we discover the tensions surrounding this movement and its effect on the sport.
After the "Surf industry and sustainability" round table , we will re-show in a open session at 20:15 H: "Taluego, majo", "Pulp, poo and perfection" and
View from the Greenroom. 2007Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). UK. 45 minutes
5 surfers, 8 days, 5 campaigns.
The UK’s first environmental surf documentary, ‘View from the Greenroom’, examines the pollution issues of today through the eyes of Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) campaigners. Joined by Team Quiksilver, they highlight the dangers the coastline faces with a touch of humour. Filmed on location in East Scotland, North Scotland, Outer Hebrides……so Scotland basically! Featured riders: Glen ‘Micro’ Hall, Spencer Hargraves, Candice O’Donnell, Nathan Phillips, Shaun ‘Skippy’ Skilton. It has a very funky, different sound track with great new UK bands mixed in with old school stylers. The perfect music to watch surfers go by!
Friday 8th June 18:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
One winter story. 2006Directed by: Sally Lundburg & Elizabeth Pepin. USA. 60 minutos
One Winter Story, which is slated to be released in February 2006, is a rare glimpse into the adrenaline-pumped, male-dominated world of big wave surfing through the eyes of Sarah Gehrhardt, a big-wave surf pioneer and scientist. This hour-long, experimentally shot film by San Francisco & Hawaiian filmmakers Sally Lundburg & Elizabeth Pepin takes viewers inside an overly hyped sport, exploring the nature of fear and desire through the experience of the first female to surf the monstrous waves at Mavericks. One Winter Story is a personal documentary that follows Sarah from her difficult childhood filled with poverty and homelessness into adulthood where she achieves academic and athletic success. The film captures more than four years of surf sessions in the blistering wind, rain and fog on the Northern California Coast, and features spectacular surfing by both men and women, from Santa Cruz and Mavericks, to Hawaii's North Shore.
Heart of a Soul Surfer. 2007Directed by: Becky Baumgartner. USA. 32 minutes
Bethany Hamilton, a 13 year old Hawaiian girl with a promising surfing career ahead is attacked by a tiger shark who tears one her arms out. The film, with a strong evangelist message – no wonder religious surfers organization “Walking on Water” sits behind it- shows footage of Bethany and her friends before and after the attack, raising up questions like how to overcome loosing something or how to struggle against all odds.
Friday 8th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
La marea. 2006 Directed by: Iván Sainz-Pardo, Dirk Soldner & Jim-Box .
Spain. 8 minutes
A guerrilla short film with dialogues in German and Spanish that tells a bizarre story seen from the perspective of the apparently different worlds of the two starring surfing buddies.
One California day. 2006Director: Jason Baffa & Mark Jeremias. Usa.
A collection of stories about the California Surfing Experience.
From the filmmakers who brought you Singlefin: yellow, Drive ( My life in skateboarding ) and Stylemasters, comes a story about surf culture and tradition. One California Day is a visual journey through six distinct coastal regions, capturing the California surfing experience through the surfers who live it. Shot in brilliant super 16mm colour film, the movie examines the variety of subtle differences that make California so unique. Shot entirely on super 16mm (wide format) motion picture film and transferred to High Definition, this film raises the bar in filmmaking for the retro surf genre. Watch the trailer.
Friday 8th June 22:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Tu Perrito Librepensador. 2007 Directed by : Patrick Trefz. Usa. 4 min
A music video clip from Single’s latest album with Elefant Records directed by Patrick Trefz, on of the most prestigious surf photographers in the world. Patrick presented his first shortfilm “ “Bicycle Trip” at the Surfilm Festibal 3, in 2005.
Three Foot Charlie . 2007Director: Marten Persiel .
USA. 22 minutos
The truth and nothing but the truth (or almost). 1976, Coppola films Apocalypse Now at the Philippines. Kuya Ed and Pawikan were 17 years old and worked as rice collectors. They had heard that a US film crew was working on a war film in the region, but they didn’t pay much attention until the production assistant had an accident in front of their village. This accident turned them into the first Philippines to own a couple of surfboards. Three Foot Charlie tells their incredible story , their struggle through the deepest jungles and along the wildest rivers ; the search of their first waves. The documentary was filmed on the actual location used for the surfing scenes (in the middle of the famous helicopter attack with Wagner as the soundtrack) and it includes interviews with Coppola’s military advisor for Apocalypse Now, surfing legend and pioneer Kuya Ed, and F.F. Coppola himself.
Litmus. 1996Director : Andrew Kidman, Jon Frank y Mark Shuterland. Australia. 56 min
Litmus for Andrew Kidman is a metaphor for change. After spending a few years around the editorial world of surfing, Kidman created The Val Dusty Experiment to produce this study of the older ones in the tribe and to show the roots of surfing that inspired him and the surfers in his generation. He also wanted to feature the generational link and love of surfing that gets passed down through families. A surfing odissey, Litmus was the inspiration for the soul surf film of the late 90’s.
Sunday 10th June 18:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Entrenamendu eguna. 2007
Directed by: Agustin Egiguren & Haritz Mendiluze.
Euskadi. 8 minutes
A short documentary film made in San Sebastian, that tells the daily ups and downs of a group of surfing grommets aged 10 to 16. Besides the grommets, it features some footage of their local heroes .
Antecedentes. 2007
Directed by: Juan Aizpitarte & Alain Gonfaus,
Basque Country. 4 minutos
Slide show on the evolution of surfing in Gros, San Sebastián; from the 60’s to our days. It cleans the dust off local legends. You won’t see yourself if you don’t come .
Cara B. 2007
Directed by: Juan Aizpitarte & Alain Gonfaus, Basque Country. 13 minutos
Uncensored images reflecting different generations of surfers from Gros, on a day in their neighbourhood. Surf, the beach, the people, the sea…
Invasion from planet C . 2007
Director : David M Potter,
USA 90 minutes.
“It’s easy to forget these days, but at the core of the surfing experience is a proud past of counter-culture antics and hilarious prankster precedent. Long before surfboards started being shaped by uncalloused hands in landlocked Asian factories and the “surf-style” became a fashionable way to dress for just about everybody this side of Paris, there was a tradition of good, clean, laugh-out-loud fun that began in the water and carried over seamlessly to the shore with stink bombs in movie theatres, parking lot hijinks, and radical Vietnam draft evasions. It’s not that the colourful characters responsible for these acts have faded, it’s just that they have become watered down by the cult of cool that currently hordes our beaches and surf shops.
Luckily, from the distant reaches of the universe, a savior has arrived. It’s called Invasion! From Planet C, the world’s first-ever sci-fi surf film which premieres this Saturday at Victoria Hall Theater. Complete with laser-toting trolls, spaceships, puppets, aluminum foil-covered control panels, and perfect peeling empty point breaks from all over the world, this feature-length film is a wicked ride of satire and smooth surfing”. Ethan Stewart-Santa Barbara Indepedent Watch trailer
Sunday 10th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
El dia del conejo. 2007
Directed by: Rodrigo Farías Moreno.
Chile. 8 minutes
Fabian “Conejo” Farias is a young surfer from Pichilemu, Chile, who works hard on his way to the top of the podium at one of the most prestigious surf competitions in South America, Ceremonial de Punta de Lobos.
Local Heroes 2006/07
Lostminds Extreme Movies. Canary Islands. 8 minutes
Local Heroes was created by a group of young surfers from the Canary Islands who found the meaning of life in big wave riding. Screening of two different sessions, one from 2006 and the second one from 2007.
Sunday 10th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Santa Marina. 2007.
Tow in Center. Spain.11 minutes
SMG is a big wave contest held in Santa Marina, an island in Cantabria, Spain. The wave needs a big swell and favourable winds to break, and these conditions met on December the 4th 2006, the day seven surfers met to enjoy an unforgettable session at Santa Marina. These and other waves from 2006.
Oxbow Punta Galea. 2007
Oxbow . Basque Country. 15 minutes
The Oxbow Punta Galea Big Challenge is an invitational event that gathers the most accomplished big wave riders on the Cantabrian coast. Punta Galea is a point break in Getxo, Bizkaia, that has only offshore access and requires very specific meteorological conditions to peel off big. After a waiting period, circumstances met and the wave reached the minimum 4 meters required for the contest to get started, resulting in spectacular footage seen all over the world.
Red Bull TaiFu. 2006
Director: Eurocam/Red Bull
Australia. 48 minutos
From July to September each year, Japan lives in fear of Tai Fu – or typhoons – that are renowned for taking lives and devastating coastlines. When the typhoons hit, everybody seeks protection, except for big wave riders in the World, like Australian veteran Ross Clarke-Jones, who set out to harness that energy and surf a typhoon in Japan. In a continuation of his quest to traverse the globe in search of new and challenging waves, Ross was joined by Japanese tow-surfer Shimpei Horiguchi and some of the most experienced big-wave surfers on the planet including Tom Carroll, Brazilian Carlos Burle, Hawaiians Ian Walsh and Jun Jo and fellow Aussie Beau Emerton. The team set out on a mission dubbed Red Bull Tai Fu: surfing Ioke typhoon when it hit Wakayama region in Japan, creating 20-foot waves.
Sunday 10th June 22:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Bagia. 2006
Basque Country.
36 minutes
The four elements in Nature: earth, wind, fire and water. These are the four chapters in this documentary film. Four seasons, a year and a whole life dedicate to surfing as seen by German Maneros.
Tow in surfing. 2006
Director: Rosaldo Cavalcanti y Jorge Guimarães,
Brazil, 71 minutes,
Surfers are towed by personal watercrafts into waves that are higher than a five-story building. Tow-in surfing explores the limits of surfing. The film, investigates the physical and spiritual experience inherent to this dangerous challenge and portrays some of the best tow surfers in the planet: Archie Kallepa, Brad Gerlach, Buzzy Kerbox, Cheyne Horan, Garret MacNamara, Ken “Skindog”Collins, Makua Rothman, Michel Larronde, Mike Parsons, Rodrigo Resende, and Victor Lopez, among others.
The filmmakers assemble breathtaking footage with amazing performance.The high point of the story occurs on January 7, 2002, a typical winter's day in Hawaii when the first competition of the sort, the I Tow In World Cup, was held, in Jaws. Six cameras (super 16 and 35) were shooting simultaneously from the air, water and the cliffs surrounding Jaws (final arena for giant waves) when a selected group of performers left on their journey after the biggest waves ever.
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Entrenamendu eguna. 2007Directed by: Agustin Egiguren & Haritz Mendiluze.
Euskadi. 8 minutes
A short documentary film made in San Sebastian, that tells the daily ups and downs of a group of surfing grommets aged 10 to 16. Besides the grommets, it features some footage of their local heroes .
Antecedentes. 2007Directed by: Juan Aizpitarte & Alain Gonfaus,
Basque Country. 4 minutos
Slide show on the evolution of surfing in Gros, San Sebastián; from the 60’s to our days. It cleans the dust off local legends. You won’t see yourself if you don’t come .
Cara B. 2007Directed by: Juan Aizpitarte & Alain Gonfaus, Basque Country. 13 minutos
Uncensored images reflecting different generations of surfers from Gros, on a day in their neighbourhood. Surf, the beach, the people, the sea…
Invasion from planet C . 2007Director : David M Potter,
USA 90 minutes.
“It’s easy to forget these days, but at the core of the surfing experience is a proud past of counter-culture antics and hilarious prankster precedent. Long before surfboards started being shaped by uncalloused hands in landlocked Asian factories and the “surf-style” became a fashionable way to dress for just about everybody this side of Paris, there was a tradition of good, clean, laugh-out-loud fun that began in the water and carried over seamlessly to the shore with stink bombs in movie theatres, parking lot hijinks, and radical Vietnam draft evasions. It’s not that the colourful characters responsible for these acts have faded, it’s just that they have become watered down by the cult of cool that currently hordes our beaches and surf shops.
Luckily, from the distant reaches of the universe, a savior has arrived. It’s called Invasion! From Planet C, the world’s first-ever sci-fi surf film which premieres this Saturday at Victoria Hall Theater. Complete with laser-toting trolls, spaceships, puppets, aluminum foil-covered control panels, and perfect peeling empty point breaks from all over the world, this feature-length film is a wicked ride of satire and smooth surfing”. Ethan Stewart-Santa Barbara Indepedent Watch trailer
Sunday 10th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
El dia del conejo. 2007Directed by: Rodrigo Farías Moreno.
Chile. 8 minutes
Fabian “Conejo” Farias is a young surfer from Pichilemu, Chile, who works hard on his way to the top of the podium at one of the most prestigious surf competitions in South America, Ceremonial de Punta de Lobos.
Local Heroes 2006/07Lostminds Extreme Movies. Canary Islands. 8 minutes
Local Heroes was created by a group of young surfers from the Canary Islands who found the meaning of life in big wave riding. Screening of two different sessions, one from 2006 and the second one from 2007.
Sunday 10th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Santa Marina. 2007.Tow in Center. Spain.11 minutes
SMG is a big wave contest held in Santa Marina, an island in Cantabria, Spain. The wave needs a big swell and favourable winds to break, and these conditions met on December the 4th 2006, the day seven surfers met to enjoy an unforgettable session at Santa Marina. These and other waves from 2006.
Oxbow Punta Galea. 2007 Oxbow . Basque Country. 15 minutes
The Oxbow Punta Galea Big Challenge is an invitational event that gathers the most accomplished big wave riders on the Cantabrian coast. Punta Galea is a point break in Getxo, Bizkaia, that has only offshore access and requires very specific meteorological conditions to peel off big. After a waiting period, circumstances met and the wave reached the minimum 4 meters required for the contest to get started, resulting in spectacular footage seen all over the world.
Red Bull TaiFu. 2006Director: Eurocam/Red Bull
Australia. 48 minutos
From July to September each year, Japan lives in fear of Tai Fu – or typhoons – that are renowned for taking lives and devastating coastlines. When the typhoons hit, everybody seeks protection, except for big wave riders in the World, like Australian veteran Ross Clarke-Jones, who set out to harness that energy and surf a typhoon in Japan. In a continuation of his quest to traverse the globe in search of new and challenging waves, Ross was joined by Japanese tow-surfer Shimpei Horiguchi and some of the most experienced big-wave surfers on the planet including Tom Carroll, Brazilian Carlos Burle, Hawaiians Ian Walsh and Jun Jo and fellow Aussie Beau Emerton. The team set out on a mission dubbed Red Bull Tai Fu: surfing Ioke typhoon when it hit Wakayama region in Japan, creating 20-foot waves.
Sunday 10th June 22:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Bagia. 2006Basque Country.
36 minutes
The four elements in Nature: earth, wind, fire and water. These are the four chapters in this documentary film. Four seasons, a year and a whole life dedicate to surfing as seen by German Maneros.
Tow in surfing. 2006 Director: Rosaldo Cavalcanti y Jorge Guimarães,
Brazil, 71 minutes,
Surfers are towed by personal watercrafts into waves that are higher than a five-story building. Tow-in surfing explores the limits of surfing. The film, investigates the physical and spiritual experience inherent to this dangerous challenge and portrays some of the best tow surfers in the planet: Archie Kallepa, Brad Gerlach, Buzzy Kerbox, Cheyne Horan, Garret MacNamara, Ken “Skindog”Collins, Makua Rothman, Michel Larronde, Mike Parsons, Rodrigo Resende, and Victor Lopez, among others.
The filmmakers assemble breathtaking footage with amazing performance.The high point of the story occurs on January 7, 2002, a typical winter's day in Hawaii when the first competition of the sort, the I Tow In World Cup, was held, in Jaws. Six cameras (super 16 and 35) were shooting simultaneously from the air, water and the cliffs surrounding Jaws (final arena for giant waves) when a selected group of performers left on their journey after the biggest waves ever.
Saturday 9th June 18:30 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Billabong XXL. 2007
Billabong
Australia. 12 minutes
Every year, the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards showcase the world’s best biggest waves of the last twelve months. Surfers and photographers/filmers from all over the world send their entries until a list of the nominated waves in the different categories is announced. This years new category « The Ride of the Year » awarded top prize of US$50,000 to the most amazing performance on a big wave documented on video and it went to Californian big wave Ken “Skindog” Collins performance filmed at Puerto Escondido, Mexico by Josh Pomer . Other categories include monster tube, biggest wave, best overall performance woman and man, and monster paddle. This last category had Basque surfer Asier Muniain at Playa Gris, Zumaia on the list of nominated waves, shot by Pablo Azkue and filmed by Pablo Garcia.
Radical rodents. 2007
Directed by: Justin Gane .
Australia. 2 :20 / 2 :40 min
Unreal footage of Australian rodents surfing waves , towed in by their coach Shane Willmott. This short films have raised all kinds of reactions in You Tube: from sponsoring offers to strong criticism for animal torture…but come on, rodents also have the right to enjoy the goodies in life, don’t they…A second release is already out, showing the mice have improved their skills , featuring some serious drop ins on some 10 inch tall big waves.
One life. 2006
Directed by: Patrick Guisasola, Euskadi. 44 minutes
Filmed on location in Mexico, Indonesia, Puerto Rico and Madeira, it’s the first release from someone who tries to transmit his passion for surfing above all. Featuring surfers such as Axi Muniain, Aritz Aramburu, Gabriel Villaran, Hugues Oyarzabal.... Dream surf spots with good friends and great quality waves.
Margarita Cadillac. 2006
Director: Dani Holguin “Txapu”. Euskadi. 40 minutes
Documentary road movie inspired on the legendary road trip on a van from California down to Mexico, on a low budget, 70’s style, searching for good waves and something else. Return to the charming town by Scorpion Bay, on the Pacific side of the Sonora desert. You’ll like it if you like travelling, adventure and soul surfing.
Saturday 9th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Podsurf TV. 2007
Podsurftv.
Usa.10 minutos
Podsurftv is the world's No.1 surf pod casting channel featuring the latest and coolest surf action, interviews, entertainment and music from around the globe! Download all the action for FREE straight to your iPod or PSP and
enjoy what the world's best surf podcast has to offer!
Log on to win stuff, check out the latest surfing, play games and much more.
Gure North Shore TV. 2007
Directed by : Manex Artola
Euskadi. 4 minutes
The 7km of coastline separating Zumaia from Zarauz, gather some of the most spectacular waves on the whole Basque Coast. Gure North Shore is an online media agency created with many contributor’s data, footage, forecasts, environmental information and anything happening along this shore, our north shore.
Linburlesque. 2007
Directed by: Igor Eizaguirre y Mikel Makala .
Basque Country. 20minutes
Linbur Colectivo Audiovisual from Zarautz, has gather local surfing footage, highlighting the big waves spots and riders in the area. The hottest moment comes with the only known footage of the 4th of December session in Agiti, a recently unveiled big wave spot near San Sebastian.
Hot Buttered Soul. 2007
Directed by: Mick Waters. Australia.
Andrew Kidman displays his talent one more time, as writer, performer and music director of this film that tells the history of surfing around Warrewood Beach, on the North Coast of Australia from the late 70’s to our days, specially focusing on legend surfer and shaper Terry Fitzgerald, founder of Hot Buttered surfboards. Epic images of surfing legends Wayne Deane, Matt Cattle, Poto riding single fins in the seventies and surfing a North Coast cyclone in the eighties. Kidman, together with Tim Gaze had the idea of performing and adding the music to the edited film, perfectly capturing the action on the screen with their sound track. Watch trailer.
and after that...
Saturday 9th June 22:00 H
BBQ and BIG FIESTA !
at Café de la Playa, La Zurriola
(click for area map)
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
(click for area map)
Billabong XXL. 2007Billabong
Australia. 12 minutes
Every year, the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards showcase the world’s best biggest waves of the last twelve months. Surfers and photographers/filmers from all over the world send their entries until a list of the nominated waves in the different categories is announced. This years new category « The Ride of the Year » awarded top prize of US$50,000 to the most amazing performance on a big wave documented on video and it went to Californian big wave Ken “Skindog” Collins performance filmed at Puerto Escondido, Mexico by Josh Pomer . Other categories include monster tube, biggest wave, best overall performance woman and man, and monster paddle. This last category had Basque surfer Asier Muniain at Playa Gris, Zumaia on the list of nominated waves, shot by Pablo Azkue and filmed by Pablo Garcia.
Radical rodents. 2007Directed by: Justin Gane .
Australia. 2 :20 / 2 :40 min
Unreal footage of Australian rodents surfing waves , towed in by their coach Shane Willmott. This short films have raised all kinds of reactions in You Tube: from sponsoring offers to strong criticism for animal torture…but come on, rodents also have the right to enjoy the goodies in life, don’t they…A second release is already out, showing the mice have improved their skills , featuring some serious drop ins on some 10 inch tall big waves.
One life. 2006Directed by: Patrick Guisasola, Euskadi. 44 minutes
Filmed on location in Mexico, Indonesia, Puerto Rico and Madeira, it’s the first release from someone who tries to transmit his passion for surfing above all. Featuring surfers such as Axi Muniain, Aritz Aramburu, Gabriel Villaran, Hugues Oyarzabal.... Dream surf spots with good friends and great quality waves.
Margarita Cadillac. 2006Director: Dani Holguin “Txapu”. Euskadi. 40 minutes
Documentary road movie inspired on the legendary road trip on a van from California down to Mexico, on a low budget, 70’s style, searching for good waves and something else. Return to the charming town by Scorpion Bay, on the Pacific side of the Sonora desert. You’ll like it if you like travelling, adventure and soul surfing.
Saturday 9th June 20:15 H
Teatro Principal de Donostia (C/ Mayor 1)
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Podsurf TV. 2007Podsurftv.
Usa.10 minutos
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Gure North Shore TV. 2007Directed by : Manex Artola
Euskadi. 4 minutes
The 7km of coastline separating Zumaia from Zarauz, gather some of the most spectacular waves on the whole Basque Coast. Gure North Shore is an online media agency created with many contributor’s data, footage, forecasts, environmental information and anything happening along this shore, our north shore.
Linburlesque. 2007Directed by: Igor Eizaguirre y Mikel Makala .
Basque Country. 20minutes
Linbur Colectivo Audiovisual from Zarautz, has gather local surfing footage, highlighting the big waves spots and riders in the area. The hottest moment comes with the only known footage of the 4th of December session in Agiti, a recently unveiled big wave spot near San Sebastian.
Hot Buttered Soul. 2007Directed by: Mick Waters. Australia.
Andrew Kidman displays his talent one more time, as writer, performer and music director of this film that tells the history of surfing around Warrewood Beach, on the North Coast of Australia from the late 70’s to our days, specially focusing on legend surfer and shaper Terry Fitzgerald, founder of Hot Buttered surfboards. Epic images of surfing legends Wayne Deane, Matt Cattle, Poto riding single fins in the seventies and surfing a North Coast cyclone in the eighties. Kidman, together with Tim Gaze had the idea of performing and adding the music to the edited film, perfectly capturing the action on the screen with their sound track. Watch trailer.
and after that...
Saturday 9th June 22:00 H
BBQ and BIG FIESTA !
at Café de la Playa, La Zurriola
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