After a successful tour of Australia, Thundercloud is now moving to international screenings and the Basque region of Spain will play host to the epic documentary in Spanish subtitles on Sunday 8th June at San Sebastian during Surfilmfestibal12.
June 8th is the 2 year anniversary of the historic swell of 2012 when the Volcom Fiji Pro was controversially called off due to the large surf and the best big wave surfers were able to paddle out and take on Cloudbreak's majestic beauty. Thundercloud also details the history of the area and investigates the change of decree that opened the door to the surfing public to be able to surf the once exclusive area of Fiji. 'Thundercloud' is a documentary about the events that transpired on and leading up to the 8th June 2012, when a storm of massive proportions sent a 50ft + swell straight towards the South Pacific archipelago of Fiji.
It just so happened that the swell was scheduled to arrive right in the middle of an ASP World Tour event at Cloudbreak, Fiji and very few of the world's best surfers were prepared for waves of that size.
A tight knit group of the world's best Big Wave surfers were aware of the forecast swell and converged on the break that the ancient Fijians called Thundercloud Reef.
A day that will be revered as an historic day in surfing, when men faced their fears, raised the bar, rode moving mountains in the South Pacific Ocean and lived to tell their stories.
This is those stories.....
Noticia publicada el June 2, 2014
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